Women’s Rugby World Cup standout performers

Women’s Rugby World Cup standout performers

The Women’s Rugby World Cup has produced standout players across scoring, finishing, and defence, here are the leaders.

 

Top Point Scorers
New Zealand’s Braxton Sorensen-McGee leads the way with 38 points.

 

Rank Player Country Points
1 Braxton Sorensen-McGee New Zealand 38
2 Renee Holmes New Zealand 33
3 Sophie de Goede Canada 31
4 Julia Schell Canada 30
5 Jess Breach England 30

Braxton Sorensen-McGee of New Zealand kicks a conversion during the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool C match between New Zealand and Japan at Sandy Park


 

Top Try Scorers
Five players are tied on six tries each: Julia Schell, Jess Breach, Braxton Sorensen-McGee, Freda Tafuna, and Francesca McGhie.

 

Rank Player Country Tries
1 Julia Schell Canada 6
2 Jess Breach England 6
3 Braxton Sorensen-McGee New Zealand 6
4 Freda Tafuna USA 6
5 Francesca McGhie Scotland 6

Canada's full back Julia Schell scores a try during the Women's Rugby World Cup pool B match between Canada and Fiji at York Community Stadium


 

Top Tacklers
Scotland’s Evie Gallagher leads defence with 62 tackles.

 

Rank Player Country Tackles
1 Evie Gallagher Scotland 62
2 Piper Duck Australia 58
3 Rachel Malcolm Scotland 56
4 Eshyllen Coimbra Brazil 51
5 Elisa Giordano Italy 50

Canada's lock Sophie de Goede is tackled by Scotland's number 8 Evie Gallagher during the Women's Rugby World Cup pool B match between Canada and Scotland at Sandy Park


 

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