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2026 WXV Global Series: Every single fixture and kick-off time
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2026 WXV Global Series: Every single fixture and kick-off time
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In September a new era for women’s rugby will begin when the WXV Global Series sets sail for the very first time.
The top 18 ranked teams in the world will face-off across an eight-week global window between 12 September to 31 October. The 12 top-ranked sides in the world – Australia, Canada, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, USA, and Wales – will take part in the home-and-away cross-regional touring WXV Global Series.
It has also been confirmed that Mitsubishi Electric is the presenting partner of the WXV Global Series and WXV Global Series Challenger. Over 100 women’s Test matches will be played ahead of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029 in Australia – 36 Test matches will be played across September and October this year.
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Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 winners, the Red Roses, start their campaign against Australia in the north-west of England, before taking on Canada at Exeter’s Sandy Park and New Zealand at Allianz Stadium across the following fortnight.
Teams ranked 13-18 in the world – Fiji, Hong Kong China, Netherlands, Samoa, Spain and Brazil – will take part in a three-week WXV Global Series Challenger at a centralised competition hosted at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong.
This two-tier format will allow more competitive matches for supporters to enjoy on television and from the stands ahead of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029.
Qualification for the 2029 tournament is also a key part of WXV Global Series events. Hosts, Australia, have already qualified for the tournament, as have England, Canada, New Zealand and France. This means that 13 teams have been left to compete for the 11 open slots.
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Eight of those places will be filled through regional competition, while the two best non-qualified teams according to the World Rugby rankings will qualify at the end of the 2027 international window. The final place will be decided at the 2028 edition of the WXV Global Series Challenger.
Confirmed WXV Global Series fixtures
September 2026
Week 1
- Saturday 12 September, England v Australia, 3pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 12 September, France v New Zealand, 4:10pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 12 September, Scotland v Canada, 4:45pm BST kick-off
Week 2
- Friday 18 September, Wales v South Africa, 7:15pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 19 September, Italy v Japan, 1:30pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 19 September, England v Canada, 3pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 19 September, France v Australia, 4:45pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 19 September, Scotland v New Zealand, 5:10pm BST kick-off
- Sunday 20 September, Ireland v USA, 1:45pm BST kick-off
Week 3
- Saturday 26 September, Italy v South Africa, 13:3pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 26 September, England v New Zealand, 3pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 26 September, Wales v USA, 3pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 26 September, Scotland v Australia, 4:10pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 26 September, France v Canada, 4:45pm BST kick-off
- Sunday 27 September, Ireland v Japan, 12:45pm BST kick-off
October 2026
Week 4
- Friday 16 October, Canada v England, 0:00am BST kick-off
- Saturday 17 October, Australia v Scotland, 3am BST kick-off
- Saturday 17 October, New Zealand v France, 3:05am BST kick-off
- Saturday 17 October, USA v Italy, 11pm BST kick-off
Week 5
- Friday 23 October, Australia v Scotland, 09:45am BST kick-off
- Friday 23 October, Japan v Wales, 4pm BST kick-off
- Friday 23 October, Canada v England, 0:00am BST kick-off
- Saturday 24 October, New Zealand v France, 3:05am BST kick-off
- Saturday 24 October, South Africa v Ireland, 2pm BST kick-off
- Saturday 24 October, USA v Italy, 9:15pm BST kick-off
Week 6
- Friday 30 October, USA v England, 9:15pm GMT kick-off
- Saturday 31 October, Japan v Wales, 7am GMT kick-off
- Saturday 31 October, New Zealand v France, 8:15am GMT kick-off
- Saturday 31 October, South Africa v Ireland, 11am GMT kick-off
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