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Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
England Women v Samoa Women
Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 2
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Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
England Women v Samoa Women
Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 2
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Helena Rowland
Jess Breach
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Abi Burton
Claudia MacDonald
Marlie Packer
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Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
Hemispheres collide in the new Nations Championship. Stream live, replays and highlights free on RugbyPass TV.
England Red Roses face off against Samoa Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Round 2 on Sat 30th August 2025 at Franklin's Gardens. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:00. In South Africa it’s at 18:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 09:00 EST in the US.
England Red Roses won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, England Red Roses sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Samoa Women holds 15.
The two sides are separated by 14 places in the rankings with England Red Roses in position 1 and Samoa Women in position 15 as such England Red Roses are favourites on paper.
The official squads for England Red Roses vs Samoa 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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