World Rugby confident other nations will catch up World Cup winners England
Women’s rugby expected to grow further following England’s triumph
- England's Red Roses secured the Women's Rugby World Cup title on home soil, defeating Canada 33-13 in the final at a sold-out Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
- The victory extended England's impressive unbeaten run to 33 matches, with their only loss in the last 64 games being the 2022 World Cup final against New Zealand.
- Despite England's dominance, World Rugby's Chief of Women's Rugby, Sally Horrox, expressed confidence that other nations are rapidly progressing and will close the gap.
- Horrox highlighted demonstrable proof of the game's progression across all 16 teams, noting improvements in performance metrics and an increase in ball-in-play time during the tournament.
- The Rugby Football Union's annual investment of approximately £15m in their women's programme, alongside the development of Premiership Women's Rugby, has been crucial to England's success and the sport's overall growth.