Rugby World Cup 2025

Ashton Gate, Bristol will host both semi-finals and two quarter-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, when the biggest-ever celebration of women’s rugby comes to England.

The quarter-finals will take place on the weekend of 13 September and the semi-finals on the weekend of 19 September, with the Red Roses to play their quarter-final match at Ashton Gate should they progress!

Across six weekends from 22 August to 27 September, fans will have the chance to watch the world’s 16 best teams and the biggest stars of the game compete at eight locations across the length and breadth of the country, culminating in a grand finale at the world’s largest dedicated rugby union venue, Twickenham Stadium, London.

Find out more about the tournament here, including information on tickets here.

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