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Pool A of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will begin on 22 August 2025. The pool includes hosts and two-time winners England, and previous champions United States. They are joined by Australia and Samoa. [1]
| Pos. | Team | Band | Confederation | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Apps. | Last | Previous best performance | World Rugby Rankings [2] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 October 2024 [N 1] | 18 August 2025 [N 2] | |||||||||
| A1 |  England | 1 | Europe | Hosts + Top 4 at 2021 RWC | 30 October 2022 | 10th | 2021 | Winners (1994, 2014) | 1 | |
| A2 |  Australia | 2 | Oceania | 2024 WXV 2 | 12 October 2024 | 8th | 2021 | 3rd (2010) | 5 | |
| A3 |  United States | 3 | North America | Pacific Four | 25 May 2024 | 10th | 2021 | Winners (1991) | 9 | |
| A4 |  Samoa | 4 | Oceania | 2024 WXV 3 | 11 October 2024 | 4th | 2014 | 9th (2002) | 15 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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