The upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup will be hosted at several venues across the UK, including Bristol’s Ashton Gate. The 27,000-capacity venue will host both semi-finals and quarter-finals, along with Exeter’s Sandy Park. The tournament starts on August 22 with pool stage matches taking place in Northampton and Brighton and Hove. Manchester, York, and Exeter will also host group games.
Tickets for the event go on sale in September, with prices ranging from £5 to £95. The final at Twickenham will have a £95 category one adult ticket available, making it the highest value non-hospitality ticket for an international women’s team sport event in the UK. Rugby World Cup 2025 managing director Sarah Massey described the upcoming tournament as a “generational moment” and anticipates “unprecedented demand” for tickets. She highlighted the growth of women’s rugby and the pricing structure meant to attract new fans to the sport.
A record crowd for a women’s international in April 2023 saw England secure a Six Nations Grand Slam against France in front of 58,498 fans at Twickenham. Tickets for RWC 2025 matches in Sunderland and the final at Twickenham go on sale on September 24, 2024, with the remaining tickets available in October. The tournament will see more than 400,000 tickets available, double the number from the previous women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in 2022.
