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26 Nov 2025

World Rugby and Emirates announce record-breaking partnership extension

World Rugby and Emirates have announced a landmark multi tournament partnership, the biggest, longest and most wide ranging in the governing body’s history, strengthening a long-standing and globally recognisable relationship that will run across rugby’s premier events through to at least 2035.
26 Nov 2025

World Rugby expands trials of a new ball for women’s rugby to HSBC SVNS

World Rugby is expanding trials of a new ball for women’s rugby to this years’ HSBC SVNS Series. The new bespoke size 4.5 ball has been developed in partnership with Gilbert to be the same weight as a size 5 whilst maintaining the advanced aerodynamic and technological features.
18 Nov 2025

World Rugby to showcase women’s wellbeing initiatives in “This is not a Science Lesson” webinar

World Rugby will showcase the broad range of women’s wellbeing initiatives taking place across the game following Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. The webinars will take place on Monday 24 November at 0800 and 1600 GMT to allow for greater access to a global audience.
24 Oct 2025

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 stars set for HSBC SVNS return in Dubai as Emirates Dubai 7s match schedule revealed

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 stars will light up the Emirates Dubai 7s this November, with a number of players from the record-breaking event returning to HSBC SVNS action as the pools and match schedule are revealed for the season opener.
23 Oct 2025

World Rugby builds on growth of women’s rugby with Impact Beyond 25 webinar focused on nutrition

The fourth of World Rugby’s Impact Beyond 2025 women’s health webinars will focus on nutrition for female rugby players. This session builds on the huge success of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 and increased interest in the women’s game and is part of World Rugby’s Impact Beyond 2025 legacy programme around the tournament. It is part of a wider webinar series providing women and girls who play the sport with better awareness of health issues which often aren’t as openly discussed as they could be.
02 Oct 2025

Women’s Rugby World Cup stars shine in World Rugby Awards 2025

Following an exhilarating year of women’s rugby, the World Rugby Awards 2025 celebrate the game’s standout stars from around the world. From Women’s Rugby World Cup triumphs to breakthrough performances, these awards recognise the players, coaches, and officials who made their mark and captivated fans
30 Sep 2025

Benin grows the rugby family by joining World Rugby as an Associate Member

The World Rugby Council has approved Benin’s application for Associate Member status at it’s meeting in London on 23 September. The move takes the number of full and associate members of World Rugby to 134.
Breaking News 27 Sep 2025

Sophie de Goede, John Mitchell and Braxton Sorensen-McGee scoop World Rugby 2025 awards

Sophie de Goede wins World Rugby Women's 15s Player of the Year in association with HSBC as Braxton Sorensen-McGee is named as Women's 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year and John Mitchell is named World Rugby Coach of the Year.
25 Sep 2025

Hollie Davidson receives World Rugby Referee Award

Hollie Davidson has been presented with the World Rugby Referee Award in partnership with Emirates at the Women's Rugby Global Summit in London.

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