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The 2023 WXV is the first edition of WXV, a women's international rugby union group tournament for senior national teams organised by World Rugby, and will take place between 14 October and 4 November. The competition will feature three divisions of six nations each, evenly divided across two pools. Participating teams were determined by regional competitions and play-in matches. Three cities in New Zealand will host the first-division WXV 1, while Cape Town, South Africa will host WXV 2, and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates will host WXV 3.
Format
The competition will be a group tournament featuring a league system of three divisions with six teams each: WXV 1, WXV 2 and WXV 3. Within each division, the six teams are evenly divided into two pools; teams will play a match against each team in the other pool.[1][2] World Rugby tournaments typically award four competition points to teams for winning a match, two points for a draw, and no points for a loss. A bonus point is also awarded for scoring four or more tries in a match, or losing by seven or less match points.[3][4] Classification tiebreakers are decided in order of: the result of matches between tied teams, match points difference, tries difference, match points for, tries for, and world rank.[4][5] At the end of the competition, promotion and relegation between the regional position of the first-placed WXV 3 team and the regional position of the last-placed WXV 2 team will occur ahead of the next edition.[1][6] The last-placed team in WXV 3 will also play-off against the team with the highest world rank that did not participate in the competition, for a spot in WXV 3 in the next edition.[2][7] No promotion or relegation between WXV 1 and WXV 2 will take place.[1][2]
Qualification
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/2023_WXV_qualification.svg/310px-2023_WXV_qualification.svg.png)
- Qualified teams by division:
- WXV 1 WXV 2 WXV 3
WXV 1 | WXV 2
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WXV 3
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World rank in parentheses |
Participants in the competition were determined by regional competitions and play-in matches staged in 2023. The top three teams of that year's Six Nations and Pacific Four series were placed in WXV 1. The fourth-placed team in both series were placed in WXV 2 with that year's African, Asian and Oceanian champions; their runners-up were placed in WXV 3 with the sixth-placed Six Nations team.[7] The winners of a play-in between the fifth-placed Six Nations team and the European champions will be placed in WXV 2, while the losers will be placed in WXV 3 with the winners of a play-in between Brazil and Colombia, the only two active Sudamérica Rugby women's national teams.[8][9]
The South American play-in will be staged as a two-match series on 5 and 9 July in Medellín, Colombia.[10] It was preceded by the 2023 Americas Rugby Trophy, the first South American tournament for women's national teams sanctioned by World Rugby.[11] A match in the tournament between Brazil and Colombia was decided by a late converted try by Juliana Soto, helping Colombia win 15–18.[9] It was the closest Brazil had come to defeating Colombia yet.[12] The European play-in will be staged as a single match between Italy and Spain on 22 July in Piacenza, Italy.[8] Spain had lost their previous two encounters against Italy, including a 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifier where Italy ended Spain's World Cup bid by scoring five tries in a convincing 34–10 victory.[8][13]
Play-ins
Test: 1596 | 5 July | Colombia ![]() |
24–23 | ![]() |
Estadio Cincuentenario | |
COT (UTC−5) |
Test: 1599 | 9 July | Colombia ![]() |
30–19 | ![]() |
Estadio Cincuentenario | |
COT (UTC–5) |
Test: 1615 | 22 July | Italy ![]() |
v | ![]() |
Stadio Walter Beltrametti | |
CEST (UTC+2) |
Competition
WXV 1
WXV 1 will be staged in New Zealand between 20 October and 4 November.[14][15] The first round will take place at Wellington's Regional Stadium, the second round at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, and the final round at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[a] Each round will be led by a Friday night match, followed by two Saturday matches.[14][16] England, France and Wales will be in Pool A, playing matches against New Zealand, Canada and Australia in Pool B.[15] Prior to the tournament, England will play Canada in two September test matches.[17]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PD | T | TD | B | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(H) Host
WXV 2
Cape Town will host all nine matches of WXV 2 between 14 and 28 October.[6] Samoa, Scotland and the European play-in winners will be in pool A, playing matches against Japan, South Africa and the United States in pool B.[18]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PD | T | TD | B | Pts | Relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WXV 3 |
(H) Host
WXV 3
The Sevens Stadium in Dubai will host all nine matches of WXV 3 between 14 and 28 October 2023.[10][19][20] Colombia, Ireland and the European play-in losers will be in pool A, playing matches against Fiji, Kazakhstan and Kenya in pool B.[citation needed]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PD | T | TD | B | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WXV 2 |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation play-off |
Broadcasting
In New Zealand, all nine matches of WXV 1 will be broadcast on Sky Sport.[16]
References
Notes
- ^ During the competition, the Wellington Regional Stadium was known by its sponsor name "Sky Stadium", and Mount Smart Stadium by its sponsor name "Go Media Stadium Mt Smart".[14][16]
Citations
- ^ a b c "WXV tournament: England and Wales to head to New Zealand for inaugural three-tier international event". Sky Sports. 5 May 2023. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
Each division in the annual tournament will be played out as a cross-pool format, while there will be no relegation or promotion in WXV1 for the first two years. The sixth-placed regional position in the WXV 2 competition at the end of each season will be relegated to WXV 3, with the winner of the third tier getting promoted.
- ^ a b c Bridge, Bobby (16 May 2023). "WXV explained". Rugby World. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
It will be played in a cross pool format [...] Is there promotion/relegation? Not in the first season of WXV 1. [...] who finishes sixth (last) [in WXV 2] will be relegated to WXV3. The regional position of the winner of WXV 3 will be promoted to WXV 2 and the bottom team will play off against the next best ranked side.
- ^ Browne, PJ (23 September 2019). "Explained: The Rugby World Cup Bonus Points System". Balls.ie. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
Points will be awarded as follows: Win: four points; Draw: two points; Loss: zero points. If a team scores four tries or more in a match, they receive one bonus point. If a team loses by seven points or fewer, they receive one bonus point.
- ^ a b "Factbox: Women's Rugby World Cup". Reuters. 5 October 2022. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
Teams will be awarded four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded for scoring four or more tries in a game and/or for losing by fewer than eight points. [...] 1. Matches between the tied teams; 2. Points difference; 3. Tries difference; 4. Points scored; 5. Most tries scored; 6. Highest World Rugby ranking.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Bonus Points Explained". Rugby World. 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
This criteria is used in the following order to determine their final standings: The winner of the match between the two tied teams is ranked higher. The team with the best points difference in the pool stages is ranked higher. The team with the best difference between tries scored and tries conceded in the pool stages is ranked higher. The team which has scored the most points in the pool stages is ranked higher. The team which has scored the most tries in the pool stages is ranked higher. Should the teams still remain level after steps 1-5, the official World Rugby Rankings on 14 October 2019 will determine the higher ranked team.
- ^ a b Ball, Josh (5 May 2023). "New Zealand, South Africa to host new women's rugby tournaments, and Hong Kong could bid to join them". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
Cape Town will be the setting for WXV 2, with matches in October from the 14 to 28. The sixth-placed regional position in the WXV 2 competition at the end of each season will be relegated to WXV 3.
- ^ a b "Race to qualify for WXV gathers momentum". Women in Rugby. 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
The region represented by the team that finishes bottom of WXV 2 at the end of each tournament, will be relegated to WXV 3 for the following year. [...] The regional position of the WXV 3 winner will be promoted to WXV 2 for the following year. The team finishing bottom of WXV 3 will play-off against the next-best ranked side...
- ^ a b c "Date set for Italy v Spain WXV play-off". World Rugby. 6 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
Italy and Spain will renew their rivalry in Piacenza on 22 July [...] Whoever wins in northern Italy will take their place in WXV 2 [...] The loser, meanwhile, will compete in WXV 3. [...] Italy have been victorious in their last two meetings with Spain. The most recent of those came on the final day of the Rugby World Cup 2021 Europe Qualifier [...] The Azzurre ran in five tries to win 34-10...
- ^ a b "Colombia Marcó El Terreno". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
Colombia terminó en segundo lugar gracias a su trabajada victoria por 18 a 15 ante As Yaras en el cierre del torneo, [...] A diez del final, el try de Juliana Soto, convertido por tapias estiró la diferencia a más de un try convertido, dándole una frágil tranquilidad en los minutos finales.
- ^ a b "El WXV 3 femenino de Dubai contará con presencia sudamericana". ESPN Argentina (in Spanish). 23 June 2024. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
Solamente restan dos lugares disponibles y uno de ellos será ocupado por Colombia o Brasil, que se enfrentarán en una eliminatoria a partido doble en Medellín, el próximo 5 y 9 de julio. El torneo [...] se llevará a cabo en The Sevens Stadium.
- ^ "Llega El Americas Rugby Trophy Femenino". Sudamérica Rugby (in Spanish). 18 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
Con la organización de Sudamérica Rugby y la financiación de World Rugby, Brasil será sede del primer Americas Rugby Trophy femenino para equipos de quince, en el camino de Brasil y Colombia a la clasificación a WXV, la nueva competencia global femenina.
- ^ "Colombia to face Brazil in WXV play-off". World Rugby. 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
We are yet to beat Colombia but we came close at the Americas Trophy.
- ^ "Ireland 18-20 Scotland: Last-gasp Scots through to final World Cup 2021 qualifying tournament". BBC Sport. 25 September 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
However Italy's 34-10 triumph in the day's first match extinguished Spain's hopes of advancing...
- ^ a b c "NZ venues for inaugural WXV 1 tournament confirmed". Radio New Zealand. 19 June 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
The teams will play nine tests during the tournament from 20 October to 4 November, with each venue hosting a standalone Friday night test followed by a Saturday double-header. [...] 20-21 October: Sky Stadium, Wellington; 27-28 October: Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin; 3-4 November: Go Media Stadium Mt Smart, Auckland
- ^ a b Naiper, Liam (5 May 2023). "WXV: New Zealand to host world's best women's rugby teams". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
New Zealand will host the inaugural WXV tournament [...] The event will pit England, France and Wales – the top three teams from the northern hemisphere – against the three leading southern rivals who must first qualify through the Pacific Four tournament...
- ^ a b c Dixon, Ed (20 June 2023). "WXV 1 confirms three New Zealand venues as excitement builds around inaugural event". SportsPro. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
...each match weekend venue hosting a standalone Friday night Test followed by a Saturday doubleheader. [...] Sky Stadium in New Zealand's capital city Wellington from 20th to 21st October [...] Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium (27th to 28th October) [...] Go Media Stadium Mount Smart (3rd to 4th November). [...] all nine WXV 1 Tests will be broadcast live on pay-TV service Sky Sport...
- ^ Orchard, Sara (12 July 2023). "England to host two-Test series against Canada in WXV warm-up". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
England will host a two-Test series against Canada in September before the new WXV tournament in New Zealand.
- ^ "Undefeated Black Ferns crowned World Rugby Pacific Four Series 2023 champions". www.world.rugby. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ O'Connor, Ruaidhri (23 June 2023). "Ireland off to Dubai for the World XV tournament in November to face Fiji, Kazakhstan and Kenya". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
Tier 3 of the new WXV competition will take place in Dubai this November. The Sevens Stadium will be the host venue...
- ^ Treacy, Neil (23 June 2023). "Dubai to host Ireland's WXV games". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
The Sevens Stadium in Dubai will host all games in WXV 3 [...] WXV 3 will be played across the weekends of 14, 21 and 28 October...