Women's competition to convene top 12 nations worldwide in the year 2026
World Rugby Announces New Centralized Tournament for Women's Rugby
World Rugby has announced a new centralized tournament for women's rugby, which will take place in the same location as the Women XV Global Series. The tournament is part of World Rugby's commitment to offering regular and competitive competitions.
The announcement was made in a statement on Thursday by World Rugby President Brett Robinson, who stated that the new format concretizes their commitment to aim higher, offer regular and competitive competitions, and create sustainable economic benefits for the sport.
The centralized tournament will span from September to October, like the Women XV Global Series, and will also take place in the years 2026 and 2028. The Six Nations Tournament teams, along with seven other countries, will participate in the new international competition.
The six lower-level teams, including Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Samoa, and Spain, will compete in the centralized tournament as part of the Women XV Global Series. World Rugby has declared its funding of the centralized tournament.
However, the details of the centralized tournament, such as the format and the specific location, have not been disclosed in the statement. The French Rugby Federation President, Florian Grill, welcomed the news as an excellent development for women's rugby, but has not made any specific comments about the centralized tournament.
It is worth noting that the centralized tournament is not reserved for any specific year, unlike the World Cup and the British and Irish Lions tour. The year 2029 is reserved for the World Cup, and 2027 is reserved for the first tour of the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand.
The Women XV Global Series will operate in a round-trip crossover model, and will span from September to October. The exact countries participating in the centralized Women XV Global Series tournament planned for 2026 and 2028, funded by World Rugby, alongside a lower-tier competition for Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Samoa, and Spain, have not been explicitly listed in the available search results.
This new development is expected to provide more opportunities for women's rugby teams to compete at an international level, and to further grow the popularity of the sport.
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