Italy Women face off against Canada Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 15th October 2022 at Waitakere Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 00:45. In South Africa it’s at 01:45 SAST, 11:45 NZST in New Zealand, 09:45 AEST in Australia and 18:45 EST in the US.
Canada Women won the last encounter but Canada Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Canada Women sits at 2 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Italy Women holds 9.
The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with Italy Women in position 9 and Canada Women in position 2 as such Canada Women are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Italy Women vs Canada Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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