Our information to every little thing it is advisable learn about WXV’s return for Season 2, with reigning champions England and Eire competing within the high flight and Scotland and Wales competing within the second tier…
What’s WXV?
Going down for the primary time in 2023, WXV is World Rugby’s annual competitors in non-World Cup years.
A complete of 18 groups and squads certified by means of ultimate placings in competitions such because the Girls’s Six Nations and Pacific Quad Sequence.
It’s divided into three divisions, with play-offs and play-offs to supply groups that haven’t certified by means of regional competitors the chance to compete within the WXV competitors.
What’s the format?
The 16 groups that advance to the ultimate stage are decided by means of regional competitions or play-offs/play-offs and are divided into three teams.
WXV Teams 1, 2 and three will then be divided into two teams of three groups every, with every crew in Group A taking part in every crew in Group B as soon as.
Groups obtain 4 factors for a win, one bonus level for 4 or extra makes an attempt, and one bonus level for a lack of seven or fewer factors. A tie is value two factors.
The groups with the very best factors after three video games can be topped champions of their respective divisions, with tiebreakers ordered based mostly on match outcomes, match level distinction, strive distinction, match factors, makes an attempt and world rankings between tied groups.
What groups are concerned?
WXV 1: Group A – UK, France, Eire; Pool B – Canada, New Zealand, United States.
WXV 2: Group A – Australia, Italy, Japan; Pool B – Scotland, Wales, South Africa.
WXV 3: Group A – Spain, Hong Kong, Samoa; Pool B – Fiji, Netherlands, Madagascar.
England are the reigning WXV 1 champions, having scored bonus-point victories in all three of their matches in New Zealand final yr.
Eire certified for this yr’s high flight by profitable WXV 3 in 2023 and ending third within the Girls’s Six Nations.
Wales performed within the play-offs in Cardiff in June, beating Spain 52-20 to drop to WXV 2.
Scotland have been final yr’s WXV2 champions and certified once more this yr after ending fourth within the Girls’s Six Nations.
The place is the competitors held?
The three divisions of the championship are held at totally different areas.
WXV1 is hosted by Canada, with video games held in Vancouver and Langley.
South Africa is the host nation for WV2 and the matches can be held at two stadiums in Cape City.
All WXV3 matches can be performed on the Dubai Sevens Stadium.
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What are the fixtures?
WXV 1: Sunday, September 29 – United States vs England, Canada vs France, New Zealand vs Eire (all held at BC Place in Vancouver); Saturday, October 5 – United States vs. France, Canada vs. Eire (each held at Langley Occasions Middle); Sunday, October 6 – New Zealand vs England (Langley Occasions Centre); Friday, October 11 – USA vs Eire (BC Place, Vancouver); Saturday, October 12 – New Zealand vs. France, Canada vs. England (each held at BC Place in Vancouver).
WXV 2: Friday, September 27 – South Africa vs Japan (DHL Enviornment, Cape City); Saturday, September twenty eighth – Australia vs Wales, Italy vs Scotland (all held at DHL Stadium in Cape City); Saturday, October 5 – Wales v Italy, Japan v Scotland, South Africa v Australia (all held at Athlone Stadium in Cape City); Friday, October 11 – Wales vs Japan (Athlone Stadium, Cape City); Saturday, October 12 – South Africa v Italy, Australia v Scotland (each at Athlone Stadium, Cape City).
WXV 3: Friday, September 27 – Spain vs Madagascar (Dubai Sevens Stadium); Saturday, September 28 – Fiji vs Hong Kong, Netherlands vs Samoa (all held on the Dubai Worldwide Sevens Stadium); Friday, October 4 – Madagascar vs Hong Kong (Dubai Sevens Stadium); Saturday, October 5 – Fiji vs Samoa, Netherlands vs Spain (all held on the Dubai Worldwide Sevens Stadium); Friday, October 11 – Samoa vs Madagascar (Dubai Sevens Stadium); Saturday, October 12 – Netherlands vs. Hong Kong, Fiji vs. Spain (each held at Dubai Worldwide Sevens Stadium).
How do groups qualify for the 2025 Rugby World Cup?
New Zealand is the present defending World Cup champion
Defending champions New Zealand, host England, Canada, France, Eire, South Africa, america, Japan, Fiji and Brazil have already certified for subsequent yr’s expanded 16-team Rugby World Cup.
Remaining spots can be stuffed based mostly on the ultimate standings of the remaining groups, beginning with WXV, with the six highest-ranked groups on this yr’s event that haven’t but certified will even obtain spots.
Scotland and Wales are among the many groups with an opportunity of qualifying by means of this yr’s WXV.
The draw for the 2025 World Cup can be held on Monday, October 14, with the match schedule to be introduced every week later.
Sky Sports activities+ has formally launched and can be built-in into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports activities app, permitting Sky Sports activities prospects to observe greater than 50% of dwell sports activities totally free this yr. Study extra right here.
