WELLINGTON - England will face Australia in Wellington on October 20 to kick off a new women's international rugby tournament, organisers announced.
WELLINGTON - England will face Australia in Wellington on October 20 to kick off a new women's international rugby tournament, organisers announced.
The top tier, or WXV1, will see Canada play Wales and world champions New Zealand face France in a Wellington double-header to round off the opening weekend on Saturday October 21. "WXV represents the start of a new era for women's rugby with the three-level tournament model providing opportunities for the best athletes around the world to show their skills," said Sally Horrox, chief of women's rugby at World Rugby.
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