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Who will win the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup? We ran 10,000 simulations to rank the contenders

20 August 2025

England are clear favourites to win the Women’s Rugby World Cup, which kicks off on August 23. But that oval ball can bounce in unexpected directions.

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All Blacks Patrick Tuipulotu and Anton Lienert-Brown will be absent due to respective head and nose knocks this week against Argentina in Buenos Aires - prop Tamaiti Williams and loose forward Wallace Sititi are poised to return
	19 Aug: All Blacks Patrick Tuipulotu and Anton Lienert-Brown will be absent due to respective head and nose knocks this week against Argentina in Buenos Aires - prop Tamaiti Williams and loose forward Wallace Sititi are poised to return... more

Getting rid of the third-quarter blues is a focus for the All Blacks ahead of their second match of the Rugby Championship
	18 Aug: Getting rid of the third-quarter blues is a focus for the All Blacks ahead of their second match of the Rugby Championship... more

A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr
	18 Aug: A close knit team is being pinpointed as a winning formula for high jumper Hamish Kerr... more

Otago have come out on top in a 12 try NPC extravaganza - prevailing 46-41 over Wellington in Porirua
	17 Aug: Otago have come out on top in a 12 try NPC extravaganza - prevailing 46-41 over Wellington in Porirua... more

The Wallabies expect a Boks backlash to be in the forecast after their stunning victory in Johannesburg
	17 Aug: The Wallabies expect a Boks backlash to be in the forecast after their stunning victory in Johannesburg... more

A plethora of improvement areas for Waikato heading into this afternoon's NPC rugby outing against Counties Manukau in Hamilton
	17 Aug: A plethora of improvement areas for Waikato heading into this afternoon's NPC rugby outing against Counties Manukau in Hamilton... more

Ellis Park shock loss forces Springboks coach to re-think line-up for next week's Wallabies rematch
	17 Aug: A shock loss at Ellis Park has forced Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus to re-think his line-up for next week's rematch against the Wallabies in Cape Town... more

Waikato are wary of some big name personnel in the Counties Manukau ranks ahead of this afternoon's NPC rugby fixture in Hamilton
	17 Aug: Waikato are wary of some big name personnel in the Counties Manukau ranks ahead of this afternoon's NPC rugby fixture in Hamilton... more

Wallabies coach giving journeyman his flowers after Rugby Championship victory over South Africa
	17 Aug: Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is giving one of their journeyman his flowers after a remarkable Rugby Championship victory over South Africa in Johannesburg... more

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Most Popular Recent Rugby News

27 Aug: Former Maori All Black Shane Christie has died in Nelson, aged 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++

24 Aug: Otago have moved to fourth on the NPC ladder after a 33-19 victory over the winless Counties Manukau in Dunedin +++++++++++++++++++

27 Aug: Former Maori All Black Shane Christie has died +++++++++++++++++++

24 Aug: Excitement is brewing for the Black Ferns ahead of tomorrow morning's World Cup opener against Spain in York +++++++++++++++++

24 Aug: All Blacks coach Scott Robertson is pointing to poor execution and ill discipline as the main reasons behind their 29-23 Rugby Championship loss to Argentina in Buenos Aires +++++++++++++++

24 Aug: Disappointment from All Blacks fullback Will Jordan with hooker Codie Taylor's 100th game ending on a sour note +++++++++++++++

30 Aug: A rare NPC feat will be celebrated at Rangiora this afternoon with hooker Ben Funnell to bring up 100 games for Canterbury +++++++++++++++

Rugby NewsLinks

19 Sep: The greatest weapon in women's rugby - and it belongs to england (Stuff.co.nz)

18 Sep: Pasifika sipoti in brief for 18 september (RadioNZ)

17 Sep: Axon perform opens uk office to boost elite sports analytics (ITBrief)

17 Sep: 'pinnacle moment': black ferns not the only kiwis to earn world cup semifinal (Stuff.co.nz)

17 Sep: ‘my brother’: the unlikely bromance between rival rugby greats (Stuff.co.nz)

17 Sep: An arsenal win made from the bench - and inspired by rugby union (BBCWorld)

17 Sep: ‘the absolute goat’: women’s rugby’s biggest name on the black ferns star canada will fear the most (Stuff.co.nz)

16 Sep: Cramp cocktails and apps - how rugby tracks 'fifth vital sign' (BBCWorld)

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