Scotland to face Canada, Wales and Fiji at Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 12: Scotland players celebrate qualification for the 2025 World Cup during the WXV 2 2024 match between Australia v Scotland at Athlone Sports Stadium on October 12, 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Johan Rynners - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

The draw was made live on the BBC One Show with Gabby Logan and Maggie Alphonsi with just 10 months to go before the tournament kicks off in England.

Giving her reaction live at the draw, Scotland captain, Rachel Malcolm said: “None of those pools are easy but looking at our pool we’re super excited.

“What’s evident straight away is that the four teams play different styles of rugby. Canada are definitely a force to be reckoned with, they’re probably going to be our biggest challenge but equally we know Fiji play a very quick brand of rugby so we have to be ready for that and we know the challenge that a very physical Wales team bring so we’re excited for it.”

Following the completion of the WXV tournament, the 16 competing teams were drafted into four bands based on their final world rankings (as of 14 October).

The top four teams were placed into band 1 and pre-populated into the first position in each pool. The remaining 12 teams were drawn into bands 2,3 and 4 based on their rankings and were drawn one by one. With Scotland in seventh seed, they were placed in band 2 with Australia, Ireland and Italy.

Band 1: England (1), Canada (2), New Zealand (3), France (4)
Band 2: Australia (5), Ireland (6), Scotland (7), Italy (8)
Band 3: USA (9), Wales (10), Japan (11), South Africa (12)
Band 4: Spain (13), Samoa (15), Fiji (17), Brazil (42)

About Scotland’s opposition

Canada
Prior to 2018, Scotland had only ever played the world-ranked number two side at Rugby World Cup competitions. Their first meeting came in 1994 where Scotland won 11-5.

Their last Test match against each other was played at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, where Scotland narrowly lost out 25-28.

Wales
Scotland Women recorded their first consecutive victories over Wales since 2005 when they faced off at Hive Stadium in the Vodafone Series in September.

Scotland will once again face Wales in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations at Hive Stadium next year.

Fiji
Scotland played Fiji for the first time in their history earlier this year in the build up to the WXV competition. Scotland notched nine tries in an entertaining win at Hive Stadium, recording their largest home win of the 21^st century, 59-10.

Women’s Rugby World Cup Ticketing

Following the draw, the match schedule will be revealed on Tuesday 22 October, giving teams, host locations and fans clarity on fixtures. It has already been confirmed that England will play their opening match in Sunderland, with their remaining two pool matches being played in Northampton and Brighton and Hove.

All fans will have the opportunity to apply for tickets for all matches from 11:00 (GMT +1) on Tuesday 5 November until 11:00 (GMT+1) on Tuesday 19 November. Ballots will be used for any price categories which are oversubscribed. Fans can register to be the first to hear about ticket news here. 

Prior to the two-week ticket application phase, Worldwide Partner Mastercard is offering its cardholders access to a 48-hour priority sale for all matches from 11:00 (GMT +1) on Tuesday 22 October until 11:00 (GMT+1) on Thursday 24 October. Only Mastercard card payments will be accepted during this priority window.

More than 60,000 tickets have already been sold across the opening match at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light and the bronze final and final at Twickenham. Demand during the presale periods has exceeded supply, demonstrating the high level of excitement for the tournament.

2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations

Scotland Women will return to action in the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, hosting Wales, Italy and Ireland at Hive Stadium.

Don’t miss out on the action – buy your tickets now! https://scottishrugby.org/scotland-women-season2425/

Three-Match Package

You can secure your seat(s) at Hive Stadium for all three Guinness Women’s Six Nations games against Wales, Italy and Ireland through the three-match package. The adult packages come with a 10% discount on the individual match tickets, with the U12 package (booking fee only) available with a paying adult.

Individual Match Tickets

Individual match tickets are available in three categories for adults, students, U18s and free U12s (with booking fee).

In round one, Scotland will host Wales at Hive Stadium on Saturday 22 March, kick-off 4.45pm (GMT). Scotland recently hosted Wales in the Vodafone Series, coming away with a 40-14 victory. Scotland have recorded back-to-back wins against Wales for the first time since 2005.

In round two, Saturday 27 March, Scotland travel to France to face Les Bleus. This game will kick off at 1pm (GMT).

Scotland return to the Hive in round three, hosting Italy, on Sunday 13 April. Kick-off is at 3pm (GMT). Scotland emerged victorious over Italy at WXV 2 this year, recording their first ever shut out against them (0-19).

Round four will see Scotland back on the road, traveling to face the Red Roses. This game will take place on Saturday 19 April and kicks off at 4.45pm (GMT).

Scotland will kick off Super Saturday, the final round of the competition, hosting Ireland. This game will take place on Saturday 26 April, kicking off at 12.15pm (GMT).