Japan look to be on the winning side after a tough but exciting battle against South Africa, they face defending champions Scotland who look to continue their successful defence
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What is the WXV Series?published at 11:53 British Summer Time 4 October
11:53 BST 4 October
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In
2023, World Rugby added a new three-tier annual global women’s international
15s competition to the test calendar with the ambition to accelerate the growth
of the women’s game. The WXV returns this September, with matches being held in
Canada, Dubai and South Africa.
The
competition promises to bring more exciting competitive matches on the road to
an expanded 16-team Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025.
WXV1published at 11:53 British Summer Time 4 October
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Round one roundup
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It’s round two of the current
world number one vs the world champions.
England were on the winning
side in an international friendly on 14th September when they beat New Zealand
24-12 at Twickenham Stadium.
The Black Ferns look to turn
their losing streak around and dismantle England's winning momentum who sit
comfortably on top of the WXV1 table.
One of the biggest shocks of
the weekend came from a historic win for Ireland over the current world
champions New Zealand.
Replacement Erin King's
last-gasp second try levelled the scores before fly-half Dannah O'Brien kicked
the decisive conversion via the upright.
Ireland will be back in action
against hosts Canada on Saturday who currently share the same points in the
table.
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Image caption,
Edel McMahon of Ireland, Kate Zachary of the United States, Zoe Aldcroft of England, Tyson Beukeboom of Canada, Marine Ménager of France and Ruahei Demant of New Zealand pose for a photo during the Captains Photocall ahead of the WXV1
WXV2published at 11:51 British Summer Time 4 October
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Round one roundup
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After a heavy defeat to the
Wallabies, Hannah Jones returns to captain Wales in their second round WXV2
game against Italy who also fell to a heavy defeat to defending WXV2 champions
Scotland.
Japan look to be on the winning
side after a tough but exciting battle against South Africa, they face
defending champions Scotland who look to continue their successful
defence.
Rounding off the WX2 games,
South Africa take on Australia who sit joint top of the table with six points
each.
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Image caption,
Hannah Jones of Wales, Elisa Giordano of Italy, Nolusindiso Booi of South Africa, Michaela Leonard of Australia, Rachel Malcolm of Scotland and Iroha Nagata of Japan during the Captain's Photocall ahead of WXV 2
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