Qualified teams
| Region | Automatic qualifiers | Regional qualifiers | WXV qualifiers | Total teams |
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| Africa | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Asia | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Europe | 7 | |||
| North America | — | 2 | ||
| Oceania | 4 | |||
| South America | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 4/4 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 16/16 |
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| Dates | 3 February – 13 October 2024 |
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The qualification process for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England began during the knockout stage of the 2021 tournament in New Zealand, at which the four teams that reached the semi-finals qualified automatically for the 2025 event. A further six teams will qualify as winners of six regional tournaments in 2024. The final six spots will go to the highest-finishing WXV teams who have not yet qualified. [1] [2]
| Region | Automatic qualifiers | Regional qualifiers | WXV qualifiers | Total teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Asia | — | 0 | 1 | |
| Europe | 7 | |||
| North America | — | 2 | ||
| Oceania | 4 | |||
| South America | — | — | 1 | |
| Totals | 4/4 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 16/16 |
Following the previous World Cup, four teams received an automatic qualification berth - these berths being given to the top 4 teams (New Zealand, England, France, and Canada). England also automatically qualified as host. The remaining 12 berths for the tournament will be awarded to the winners of four regional tournaments, the highest finishing not automatic qualifying teams in the 2024 Women's Six Nations and 2024 Pacific Four and the six highest finishing 2024 WXV teams who have not yet qualified. [1] [3] [4]
Rugby Africa was granted one spot to the winner of the 2024 Rugby Africa Women's Cup (Africa 1). [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 22 | +142 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | Qualifies as Africa 1 |
| 2 |  Madagascar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Kenya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 109 | −43 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 106 | −84 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rugby Americas North was not granted a direct spot to the World Cup, but Sudamérica Rugby was granted one spot, awarded to the winner of a qualifying match between Brazil and Colombia (South America 1). [2]
| 29 June 2024 15:30 PYT (UTC-4) |
Colombia  | 13–34 |  Brazil |
| Try: Juliana Soto 15' m Laura Gutierrez 43' m Pen: María Arzuaga 38' Cards: Catalina Suárez  9' to 19'Laura Mejía 55' to 65'Gisel Gómez 59' to 69' | Report [5] | Try: Íris Coluna 10' m Isadora Lopes 27' m Eshyllen Coimbra 32' c Aline Mayumi 40+1' m Yasmim Soares 61' m Mariana Nicolau 65' c Con: Raquel Kochhann 34' Fernanda Tenório 66' Cards: Leticia Medeiros 74' to end'Patrícia Lima 78' to end' |
| Estadio Héroes de Curupayty, Luque [6] Referee: Federico Solari (UAR) [6] |
Asia Rugby was granted one spot to the winner of the 2024 Asia Rugby Women's Championship (Asia 1). [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 12 | +81 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | Qualifies as Asia 1 |
| 2 |  Hong Kong China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 86 | −86 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rugby Europe was granted one spot to the highest finishing team in the 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship that hadn't already qualified automatically (Europe 1). Ireland qualified as Europe 1 by finishing third behind England and France. [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | GS | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 41 | +229 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | Automatically qualified via the previous World Cup |
| 2 |  France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 79 | +73 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| 3 |  Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 170 | −71 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Qualifies as Europe 1 |
| 4 |  Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 104 | −50 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | Qualify via WXV |
| 5 |  Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 72 | 146 | −74 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 55 | 162 | −107 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Oceania Rugby was granted one spot to the winner of the 2024 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship (Oceania 1). [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 22 | +138 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Qualifies as Oceania 1 |
| 2 |  Samoa [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | Qualifies via WXV |
| 3 |  Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 124 | −113 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
One qualifying spot is awarded to the highest finishing team in the 2024 Pacific Four Series that had not already qualified automatically (P4). [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 40 | +65 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Automatically qualified via the previous World Cup |
| 2 |  New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 46 | +97 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 |  United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 132 | −88 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Qualifies as P4 |
| 4 |  Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 132 | −74 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Qualifies via WXV |
The final six spots in the World Cup would be awarded to the highest six finishers in the 2024 WXV who have not already qualified through other means. [2]
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