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Week Three: Best Rugby World Cup 2025 social media moments
By Ciara Fearn
If the opening fortnight of the 2025 Rugby World Cup felt like a whirlwind round 3 only cranked things up further. Quarter-final spots were claimed, milestones hit and the players once again delivered on and off the field.
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With heartfelt posts, light-hearted clips and more fun outfits of the day, here are the best social media moments from the week.
England Red Roses keep the vibes high
Brighton hosted another sell-out crowd and the England players weren’t shy about sharing their gratitude.
@hollyaitchison_ (Instagram): England fly half Holly Aitchison took to Instagram to post a photo of herself back in action for England captioning it: ‘Excited for more sold out stadiums and knockout rugby but just grateful to be out there above everything else.’
It was a moment that captured both the scale of the Brighton crowd with over 30,000 in attendance and the connection this Red Roses side clearly feels with their supporters.
@abby.dow (Instagram) once again showed off her crocheting skills with a hand-made bouquet of roses fit for royalty as she gifted them to the Princess of Wales whilst making a visit to the England changing rooms after the match.
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@jessbreach97 (Instagram): Marked her 50th cap in style. Breach’s post not only celebrated a personal milestone but also underlined the bond between player and crowd, with her timeline flooded by teammates and supporters congratulating her achievement.
‘Brighton you will always have a special place in my heart. 50 not out – thank-you to everyone who came out to support us all. To have represented my country 50 times is actually crazy, to everyone that has got me here, I applaud you.’
She celebrated further on TikTok with huge silver balloons and dancing!
@jessicabreach 50🤍🌹✨ @Zoe Harrison #rwc2025 #womensrugbyworldcup #fyp #redroses #bestie ? original sound – AjWavy
On TikTok, Sarah Bern dropped a playful clip that perfectly captures her off-beat charm and witty character. She shared a funny TikTok trend of her essentially going where the wind takes her.. to the rugby field.
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Stating in the caption: ‘It’s pretty windy down here, so we should see a lot of you there! Who’s coming? Yes, I do all my own stunts.’
Finally, Hannah Botterman (TikTok) as ever not taking herself to seriously, offered us a very English rainy-day fit check that had fans howling.
Australia have been soaking it all in
The Wallaroos’ Desi Miller embraced the big-stage buzz and took to Instagram to comment on how big the crowd was in Brighton compared to back home in Australia.
@desimiller (Instagram) ‘Loved every minute of this experience! We don’t get crowds like this at home (yet). 30,443 Wow. Thank you.’
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USA vibes intact despite exit
The Eagles’ campaign may have ended by week three, but their social feeds showed no signs of slowing down.
Ilona Maher (TikTok) kept the laughs coming with her trademark humour captioning it ‘we may not have gotten the result we wanted but at least we have each other..’ as they all take a drink.
@ilonamaherWe’ll make it through? Originalton – pollycordes
Canada – captain’s pride
Before the tournament even kicked off Canada captain Alex Tessier @alexandratessier (Instagram) opened up about what it means to captain Canada at a World Cup.
She reflected on the honour of leading her team on the world stage and how special it is to do so in Exeter surrounded by passionate fans. Her post highlighted not just the responsibility of the role, but also the pride and excitement that comes with being captain.
Scotland made history
Whilst winger Francesca McGhie @francescamcghie (Instagram) showed the try from the game against Canada showing her hitting six tries for the tournament so far reminding everyone she’s one of the form players of Rugby World Cup 2025.
Black Ferns brilliance
The Kiwis lit up Round three with the Black Ferns and scrum-half Maia Joseph @maiajoseph (Instagram) sharing the final try New Zealand scored against Ireland, captioning the post ‘How about that for your first try in the black jersey?’
Katelyn Vahaakolo (TikTok) shared a few lovely picture highlights from her week in Brighton, even bagging a pair of Lilo and Stitch pyjamas from Primark and a new tattoo.
Whilst all round rugby phenomenon Jorja Miller @jorjamiller (Instagram) and the Black Ferns (Instagram) posted the back rows stats to savour: ‘2 tries. 126 metres carried. 6 defenders beaten.’
On TikTok, Miller’s highlights were among the most-watched clips of the week as she shared a dance sequence with Portia Woodman-Wickliffe and Kelly Brazier. Captioning it playfully ahead of week 3: ‘You know what’s coming!’
@jorjamiller7 you know what’s coming !! week 3 and old girl is still EATINNGGGGG IT UP 🍽️ @Portia Woodman #kellycanmove #ate #ageisjustanumber #bad #oldaunties ? son original – FRENCH FUSE
Finally, Portia Woodman-Wicliffe continued the trend of Black Ferns giving away their scrunchies to the delight of a young fan in the crowd, captured by one of the RugbyPass team (Instagram). Heart warming stuff.
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