New Women’s Rugby World Cup Unveiled as RWC 2025 Is Less Than 100 Days Away

The new Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy was unveiled as further tickets were released on May 14th, which marked 100 days to go until the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 England kicks off in Sunderland.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Managing Director Sarah Massey said: “We are just 100 days away from welcoming the world to England for what will be the biggest and best Women’s Rugby World Cup yet.”

For the first time at RWC 2025, all six World Rugby regions will be represented across the 16 nations involved, with a South American team, Brazil, making their debut.

New Women’s Rugby World Cup

World Rugby unveiled the new Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy, which they said is “a symbol of the game’s unstoppable global rise”, at London’s Battersea Power Station.

A group of Women’s Rugby World Cup champions and legends of the game, including Rachael Burford (ENG), Gill Burns (ENG), Monalisa Codling (NZL), Katy Daley-McLean (ENG), Fiao’o Fa’amausili (NZL), Sarah Hunter (ENG), Farah Palmer (NZL), Anna Richards (NZL) and Melodie Robinson (NZL) were involved in the trophy’s design process.

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The trophy is crafted in sterling silver and plated with 24-carat gold, and World Rugby said it “fuses history and future by retaining the iconic twin handles of the original prize while introducing a sleek, oval silhouette, with names of past champions engraved on its base acknowledging the trailblazers who have shaped the game.”

The world map is etched into the surface to symbolise the game’s universal reach, celebrating the nations that have competed on the Rugby World Cup stage and the new stars who will carry the game forward.

World Rugby Chief of Women’s Rugby Sally Horrox said: “This trophy represents far more than a tournament; it reflects a movement. A movement fuelled by passion, shaped by trailblazers, and driven by the next generation of women and girls stepping into the game around the world.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 is set to redefine what’s possible in women’s sport. The new trophy is a worthy emblem of the incredible athletes who will compete in England, and of the legacy we are building together with our partners, starting with the RFU, and through programmes like Impact Beyond 2025.”

The trophy will now embark on a nationwide tour of England at eight host locations – Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Exeter, London, Manchester, Northampton, Sunderland and York – will see the new trophy and engage their communities ahead of their first matches.

RWC 2025 Ticket Sales

The record-breaking tournament has already sold 300,000 tickets, and the tournament is on course to become the biggest Women’s Rugby World Cup in history. The last edition in New Zealand sold 150,000 tickets.

An official resale platform will launch on 24 June, enabling fans who can no longer attend to sell their tickets securely at face value to fellow supporters via tickets.rugbyworldcup.com.

Fans are also encouraged to join the “Road to Twickenham”, a free and fun global fitness challenge powered by Stepathlon, which is available now via the Official Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 app.

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