New Zealand Women

RWC2025 | Stuttering New Zealand see off valiant Japan

  Ten tries - including a record-setter for the incomparable Portia Woodman-Wickliffe - and more than 60 points suggest this was a straight-forward affair for New Zealand, but at times Japan had...

RWC2025 | New Zealand's Maia Roos talks about her route into rugby

New Zealand's Maia Roos talks about her route into rugby and reflects on her team's opening win over Spain ahead of the Black Ferns' Pool C match against Japan at Sandy Park on Sunday. Maia Roos On...

Japan assistant coach Ollie Richardson looks ahead to Sunday's Pool C match against New Zealand

Japan assistant coach Ollie Richardson looks ahead to Sunday's Pool C match against New Zealand at Sandy Park on the second weekend of the Women's Rugby World Cup. Ollie Richardson, assistant coach On...

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025: Round 2 Preview

As we head into Round 2 of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, we analyse all the fixtures, with a special eye on the crunch ties in each pool. The 2025 Rugby World Cup kicked off with a bang in Sunderland...

Rugby World Cup Daily - Tuesday, 26 August

1. Brazil a hit on first hit out The Brazil players made history when they took the field against South Africa in Northampton on Sunday, as they became the first team - women or men - to represent their...

Black Ferns Injury Update

Loose forward Kaipo Olsen-Baker and outside backs Ayesha Leti-I’iga and Amy du Plessis have been assessed by the Black Ferns medical team overnight following their Women’s Rugby World Cup opener...

New Zealanders to have more ways to watch rugby than ever before

New five-year agreement with Sky for 2026-30 as broadcast partner for all of rugby in New Zealand, including All Blacks, Black Ferns and Super Rugby.   Exciting new international...

Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 to feature largest ever cohort of female coaches

World Rugby and Gallagher have announced the latest cohort of 14 female coaches selected for the Gallagher High Performance Academy, who will take up coaching roles as part of the management teams of...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: South Africa Women v Black Ferns XV

Black Ferns name 33-strong squad for Rugby World Cup in England

Black Ferns coaches Allan Bunting, Tony Christie, Steve Jackson, Dan Cron and Riki Flutey have selected 33 players to defend their title at the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 in England next month.The...