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The Independent
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Red Roses confirm clashes with Spain and France in World Cup warm-ups
The Red Roses will play a pair of warm-up matches before hosting the Women's Rugby World Cup this this summer. As reported in The Independent last month, the Six Nations champions and two-time World Cup winners will host Spain in Leicester at the beginning of August before travelling to take on France in Mont-de-Marsan a week later. Spain, who will meet with England on August 2, will appear at their first World Cup since 2017 after winning the WXV 3 tournament last year, while France will be aiming to reach their first final of the tournament having finished third on seven occasions. England last won the World Cup in 2014 and have reached the final in all-but-one of the previous nine editions. The Red Roses will go in as strong favourites having won all 25 matches since losing the last final to New Zealand in 2022. France pushed England hard in the recent Six Nations, with England clinching the Grand Slam on the final day in a thrilling 43-42 win over the French at Twickenham to claim championship victory for the seventh successive time. The World Cup begins on August 22 with England playing the United States in Sunderland. Samoa and Australia are with them in Pool A.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
England Women's Rugby: John Mitchell's side to face France and Spain in warm-ups before World Cup
England will play two warm-up matches before their home World Cup begins later this summer. The Red Roses will host Spain at Welford Road in Leicester on 3 August, before facing France in Mont-de-Marsan a week later. John Mitchell's side beat France by just a point in a final-game thriller last month to secure a fourth consecutive Women's Six Nations Grand Slam. If England and France top their World Cup pool and win their quarter-finals they will meet in the last four in Bristol. Spain won the WXV 3 tournament last autumn to qualify for the Women's World Cup for the first time since 2017. England play the United States in the opening match of the tournament in Sunderland on 22 August.
