New Zealand Women v Spain Women 
Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 1 
Sun 24th August 2025, 11:30am CDT 
LNER Community Stadium 
Ella Goldsmith Last 5 Games
New Zealand Women v Spain Women Women's Rugby World Cup - Round 1 Sun 24th August 2025, 11:30am CDT LNER Community Stadium Ella Goldsmith 
60' 60' 69' 79' 80' 
Renee Holmes 
Ines Antolinez Fernandez 
Liana Mikaele-Tu'u 
Alba Capell 
Jorja Miller 
Layla Sae Layla Sae 
Kelly Brazier Black Ferns face off against Spain Women in Women's Rugby World Cup Round 1 on Sun 24th August 2025 at LNER Community Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:30. In South Africa it’s at 18:30 SAST, 04:30 NZST in New Zealand, 02:30 AEST in Australia and 09:30 EST in the US.
Black Ferns won the last encounter but Black Ferns are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Black Ferns sits at 2 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Spain Women holds 14.
The two sides are separated by 12 places in the rankings with Black Ferns in position 2 and Spain Women in position 14 as such Black Ferns are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Black Ferns vs Spain 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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