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Pool C of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will begin in August 2025. The pool includes Ireland, Japan, defending champions New Zealand, and Spain.

Teams

Pos. Team Band Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Apps. Last Previous best
performance 		World Rugby Rankings
14 October 2024 18 August 2025
C1  New Zealand 1 Oceania Top 4 at 2021 RWC 29 October 2022 9th 2021 Winners (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017, 2021) 3
C2  Ireland 2 Europe Europe 1 27 April 2024 8th 2017 Fourth place (2014) 7
C3  Japan 3 Asia Asia 1 27 May 2024 6th 2021 Fourth place (1994) 11
C4  Spain 4 Europe 2024 WXV 3 12 October 2024 7th 2017 6th (1991) 13

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 24 August 2025. Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers

Matches

Ireland vs Japan

24 August 2025
12:00 BST (UTC+1)
Ireland v Japan
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton


New Zealand vs Spain

24 August 2025
17:30 BST (UTC+1)
New Zealand v Spain
York Community Stadium, York


Ireland vs Spain

31 August 2025
12:00 BST (UTC+1)
Ireland v Spain
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton


New Zealand vs Japan

31 August 2025
14:00 BST (UTC+1)
New Zealand v Japan
Sandy Park, Exeter


Japan vs Spain

7 September 2025
12:00 BST (UTC+1)
Japan v Spain
York Community Stadium, York


New Zealand vs Ireland

7 September 2025
14:45 BST (UTC+1)
New Zealand v Ireland
Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium, Brighton


Notes

  1. The rankings of 14 October 2024 were used for seeding for the draw.
  2. The final rankings before the tournament started

References

  1. "Rugby World Cup 2025 draw: England in pool with Australia, USA and Samoa". BBC Sport. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. "Women's and Men's Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
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