France Women v Italy Women 
Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 1 
Sat 23rd August 2025, 12:15pm PDT 
Sandy Park 
Sara Cox Last 5 Games
France Women v Italy Women Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 1 Sat 23rd August 2025, 12:15pm PDT Sandy Park Sara Cox 
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Morgane Bourgeois 
Charlotte Escudero 
Francesca Sgorbini Francesca Sgorbini 
Kelly Arbey Charlotte Escudero Francesca Sgorbini 
Alexandra Chambon France Women face off against Italy Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sat 23rd August 2025 at Sandy Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 20:15. In South Africa it’s at 21:15 SAST, 07:15 NZST in New Zealand, 05:15 AEST in Australia and 12:15 EST in the US.
France Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 4 places in the rankings with France Women in position 4 and Italy Women in position 8, underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for France Women vs Italy 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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