On August 22, the Red Roses will kick off the competition in Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.
The schedule also includes Scotland and Wales playing Australia and Samoa in a doubleheader in Pool B at the Salford Community Stadium.
On September 7, Ireland will play their last Pool C match in Brighton against world champions New Zealand.
The tournament’s organizers hope it will have the same effect on women’s rugby in England as the 2022 home European Championship victory by the Lionesses did on women’s football.
According to Sarah Massey-Taylor, chief executive of RWC2025, the competition is a “showcase” of “the very best of women’s rugby.”
As the first South American nation to ever qualify for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, Brazil will be one of 16 teams participating in the competition for the first time since 2002.
In Pool A, the red roses are drawn. Following their first game against Sunderland, they will travel to Northampton to play Samoa in their second game on August 30. On September 6, they will play Australia in Brighton in their group final.
