2023 WXV

WXV 2023

Tournament details
Host	New Zealand (WXV 1)  South Africa (WXV 2)  United Arab Emirates (WXV 3)
Dates	13 October — 4 November 2023
Teams	18 (6 in 3 divisions each)
Website	wxvrugby.com
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The 2023 WXV was the first edition of WXV, a women's international rugby union group tournament for senior national teams organised by World Rugby, and took place between 13 October and 4 November. The competition featured three divisions of six nations each, evenly divided across two pools. Participating teams were determined by regional competitions and play-in matches. Wellington, Dunedin, and Auckland in New Zealand hosted the first-division WXV 1. Stellenbosch and Cape Town in South Africa hosted WXV 2, and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates hosted WXV 3.

England, Scotland and Ireland respectively won their competitions by all going unbeaten, while Scotland edged Italy by points difference.

Format[edit]

The competition was a group tournament featuring a league system of three divisions with six teams each: WXV 1, WXV 2 and WXV 3. Within each division, the six teams were evenly divided into two pools; teams played a match against each team in the other pool.^[1][2] World Rugby tournaments typically award four competition points to teams for winning a match, two points for a draw, and no points for a loss. A bonus point is also awarded for scoring four or more tries in a match, or losing by seven or less match points.^[3][4] Classification tiebreakers are decided in order of: the result of matches between tied teams, match points difference, tries difference, match points for, tries for, and world rank.^[4][5] At the end of the competition, promotion and relegation between the regional position of the first-placed WXV 3 team and the regional position of the last-placed WXV 2 team will occur ahead of the next edition.^[1][6] The last-placed team in WXV 3 will also play-off against the team with the highest world rank that did not participate in the competition, for a spot in WXV 3 in the next edition.^[2][7] No promotion or relegation between WXV 1 and WXV 2 will take place in the inaugural season.^[1][2]

Qualification[edit]

Participants in the competition were determined by regional competitions and play-offs matches staged in 2023. The top three teams of that year's Six Nations and Pacific Four series were placed in WXV 1. The fourth-placed team in both tournaments were placed in WXV 2 alongside that year's African, Asian and Oceanian champions; their runners-up were placed in WXV 3 alongside the sixth-placed Six Nations team.^[7] The winners of a play-in between the fifth-placed Six Nations team and the European champions were placed in WXV 2, while the losers were placed in WXV 3 alongside the winners of a play-off between the only two active Sudamérica Rugby women's national teams, Brazil and Colombia.^[8][9]

The South American play-off was a two-match series on 5 and 9 July in Medellín, Colombia.^[10] It was preceded by the 2023 Americas Rugby Trophy, the first South American tournament for women's national teams sanctioned by World Rugby.^[11] A match in the tournament between Brazil and Colombia was decided by a late try by Juliana Soto, helping Colombia win 18–15.^[9] It was the closest Brazil had ever come to defeating Colombia up to that point.^[12] In the opening match, Colombia scored thrice before half-time, including a double from Valentina Álvarez.^[13] Brazil mounted a comeback in the second half though, as the pressure of two yellow cards on Colombia's defence helped facilitate a controversial late try by Lohana Valente; evidence that she had grounded the ball was unclear.^[13][14] However, the attempt to convert it failed, and the match ended with Colombia leading the series by a single point.^[14] The second match was decisive, with Colombia scoring four unanswered tries, including a hat-trick by Leidy Soto, who was recognised as critical in Colombia's victory.^[15][16] Two late penalty tries for Brazil were not enough to overcome the 54–42 aggregate score, and thus Colombia earned qualification to WXV 3.^[15][17]

The European play-off was a single match between Italy and Spain on 22 July in Piacenza, Italy.^{[8] [18][19]} Italy played their first game at the Stadio Walter Beltrametti [it] and made a comfortable four-try defeat of Spain, and consequently earning qualification to WXV 2.^[18][20] Despite a notable offensive effort early in the second half, Spain failed to score a single point in the match, settling for a place in WXV 3.^[18][20]

Play-offs[edit]

WXV 3 final qualification[edit]

5 July 2023 15:00 COT (UTC−5)

Colombia	24–23 [N 1]	Brazil
Try: Álvarez (2) 15' c, 40' +2 c Gutiérrez 21' c Con: Arzuaga (3/3) 16', 22', 40' +3 Pen: Arzuaga (1/1) 55'	Report	Try: Santini 34' m Gomes 45' c Valente 74' c Con: Valente (1/2) 46' Pen: Valente (2/2) 12', 67'

Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín Referee: Federico Solari (Argentina)

9 July 2023 15:00 COT (UTC−5)

Brazil	19–30 [N 1]	Colombia
Try: Campos 6' m Penalty try (2) 76', 80' +1	Report	Try: Soto (3) 36' m, 47' m, 52' c Mestra 70' c Con: Arzuaga (2/4) 53', 71' Pen: Arzuaga (2/2) 4', 19'

Estadio Cincuentenario, Medellín Referee: Federico Solari (Argentina)

WXV 2/WXV 3 play-off match[edit]

22 July 2023 19:30 CEST (UTC+2)

Italy	23–0 [N 2]	Spain
Try: Giordano 35' m D'Incà 40' +2 m Vecchini 60' m Granzotto 71' m Pen: Sillari (1/1) 3'	Report

Stadio Walter Beltrametti [it], Piacenza Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Notes

Match officials[edit]

World Rugby named the following 18 referees, one assistant referee and seven television match officials:^[21][22]

Squads[edit]

WXV 1[edit]

2023 WXV 1

Tournament details
Host	New Zealand
Dates	20 October — 4 November 2023
Teams	Australia  Canada  England  France  New Zealand  Wales
Final positions
Champions	England (1st title)
Runner-up	Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Tries scored	69 (7.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Sophie de Goede (28)
Most tries	Lark Atkin-Davies (5)
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The 2023 WXV 1 was staged in New Zealand between 20 October and 4 November.^[23][24][25] The first round took place at Wellington's Regional Stadium, the second round at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin, and the final round at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.^{[a] [23][25][26]} England, France and Wales played matches against Australia, Canada and New Zealand.^[24][27]

2023 WXV 1 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	England (C)	3	3	0	0	120	31	+89	18	5	3	0	15
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	83	87	−4	12	12	2	0	10
3	Australia	3	2	0	1	61	81	−20	9	12	2	0	10
4	New Zealand (H)	3	1	0	2	99	58	+41	16	8	1	1	6
5	France	3	1	0	2	58	75	−17	7	10	0	0	4
6	Wales	3	0	0	3	48	137	−89	7	22	0	1	1

Round 1[edit]

20 October 2023 19:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) England	42–7	Australia
Try: Botterman 5' c Wyrwas 18' c M. Packer (2) 30' c, 49' c Breach 38' c Jones 57' c Con: Aitchison (6/6) 6', 18', 31', 38', 49', 58'	Report	Try: Marsters 54' c Con: Dallinger (1/1) 55'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Referee: Lauren Jenner (Italy/New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Helena Rowland RW 14 Abigail Dow OC 13 Megan Jones  58' IC 12 Tatyana Heard  61' LW 11 Jessica Breach FH 10 Holly Aitchison SH 9 Ella Wyrwas  61' N8 8 Alex Matthews  58' OF 7 Marlie Packer (c) BF 6 Maisy Allen RL 5 Zoe Aldcroft  48' LL 4 Rosie Galligan TP 3 Maud Muir  56' HK 2 Connie Powell  56' LP 1 Hannah Botterman  56' Replacements: HK 16 Lark Atkin-Davies  56' PR 17 Mackenzie Carson  56' PR 18 Kelsey Clifford  56' LK 19 Sarah Beckett 80' to end'  48' FL 20 Daisy Hibbert-Jones  58' SH 21 Natasha Hunt  61' CE 22 Sophie Bridger  58' FB 23 Emma Sing  61' Coach: Louis Deacon FB 15 Faitala Moleka RW 14 Maya Stewart  18' OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Arabella McKenzie LW 11 Ivania Wong FH 10 Carys Dallinger  61' SH 9 Layne Morgan  73' N8 8 Kaitlan Leaney OF 7 Emily Chancellor BF 6 Siokapesi Palu  50' RL 5 Annabelle Codey 29' to 39'  57'  LL 4 Michaela Leonard (c)  66' TP 3 Asoiva Karpani  66' HK 2 Tania Naden  50' LP 1 Brianna Hoy  50' Replacements: HK 16 Adiana Talakai  50' PR 17 Bree-Anna Cheatham  50' PR 18 Emily Robinson  66' LK 19 Atasi Lafai  66' FL 20 Ashley Marsters  50' SH 21 Sarah Dougherty  73' CE 22 Cecilia Smith WG 23 Desiree Miller  18' Coach: Jay Tregonning Player of the Match: Holly Aitchison (England) Assistant referees: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) Taneika Uerata (New Zealand) Television match official: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland) Notes: Daisy Hibbert-Jones (England) and Brianna Hoy, Sarah Dougherty and Desiree Miller (all Australia) made their international debuts.

21 October 2023 16:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) Canada	42–22	Wales
Try: de Goede 4' c Svoboda 31' c Grant 37' c Hunt 50' c Boag 67' c Lachance 78' c Con: de Goede (6/6) 5', 32', 38', 51', 67', 80'	Report	Try: Phillips 8' c G. Evans 39' c Callender 74' m Con: Bevan (2/3) 9', 40' Pen: Bevan (1/1) 28'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Referee: Sara Cox (England)

Team details

FB 15 Maddy Grant RW 14 Florence Symonds  58' OC 13 Shoshanah Seumanutafa IC 12 Alex Tessier LW 11 Sarah-Maude Lachance FH 10 Claire Gallagher  70' SH 9 Olivia Apps  58' N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c) OF 7 Sara Svoboda BF 6 Gabby Senft  76' RL 5 Laetitia Royer LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom  70' TP 3 Alex Ellis  47' HK 2 Emily Tuttosi  51' LP 1 McKinley Hunt  64' Replacements: HK 16 Gillian Boag  51' PR 17 Brittany Kassil  64' PR 18 DaLeaka Menin  47' LK 19 Ashlynn Smith  70' FL 20 Sara Cline  76' SH 21 Justine Pelletier  58' CE 22 Julia Schell  70' WG 23 Krissy Scurfield  58' Coach: Kévin Rouet FB 15 Jasmine Joyce RW 14 Lisa Neumann OC 13 Hannah Jones (c) IC 12 Kerin Lake LW 11 Carys Cox  64' FH 10 Robyn Wilkins  67' SH 9 Keira Bevan  76' N8 8 Bethan Lewis OF 7 Alex Callender BF 6 Alisha Butchers  57' RL 5 Georgia Evans  47'  63' LL 4 Abbie Fleming  63' TP 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu  51' HK 2 Carys Phillips  57' LP 1 Gwenllian Pyrs  70' Replacements: HK 16 Kelsey Jones  57' PR 17 Abbey Constable  70' PR 18 Donna Rose  51' LK 19 Kate Williams  47' N8 20 Sioned Harries  57' SH 21 Megan Davies  76' FH 22 Lleucu George  67' WG 23 Carys Williams-Morris  64' Coach: Ioan Cunningham Player of the Match: Sophie de Goede (Canada) Assistant referees: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand) Taneika Uerata (New Zealand) Television match official: Rachel Horton (Australia) Notes: DaLeaka Menin (Canada) earned her 50th test cap. Courtney Holtkamp was originally to start on the Canada bench, but withdrew before kick-off. She was replaced by Sara Cline.

21 October 2023 19:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) New Zealand	17–18	France
Try: Mikaele-Tu'u 11' c Vaha'akolo 72' c Con: Holmes (1/1) 12' Demant (1/1) 73' Pen: Holmes (1/1) 56'	Report	Try: Boulard 5' c Banet 16' m Con: Bourgeois (1/2) 7' Pen: Bourgeois (2/2) 34', 45'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Team details

FB 15 Renee Holmes  68' RW 14 Ruby Tui OC 13 Amy du Plessis 40' to 45'  60' IC 12 Sylvia Brunt  60' LW 11 Katelyn Vaha'akolo  45' FH 10 Ruahei Demant (c) SH 9 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu  56' N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u  68' OF 7 Kennedy Simon  45' BF 6 Alana Bremner  60' RL 5 Charmaine Smith  45' LL 4 Maia Roos TP 3 Amy Rule  60' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  60' LP 1 Krystal Murray  45'  68' Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor  60' PR 17 Chryss Viliko  45'  62' PR 18 Tanya Kalounivale  60' LK 19 Chelsea Bremner  45' FL 20 Lucy Jenkins  60' SH 21 Ariana Bayler  56' CE 22 Patricia Maliepo  40'  45'  60' WG 23 Martha Mataele  45' Coach: Allan Bunting FB 15 Morgane Bourgeois RW 14 Cyrielle Banet  63' OC 13 Marine Ménager  77' IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier  53'  77' LW 11 Émilie Boulard FH 10 Lina Queyroi SH 9 Alexandre Chambon  60' N8 8 Charlotte Escudero  63' OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet BF 6 Axelle Berthoumieu RL 5 Madoussou Fall  56' LL 4 Manae Feleu (c)  66' TP 3 Clara Joyeux  63' HK 2 Élisa Riffonneau  66' LP 1 Ambre Mwayembe  42' Replacements: HK 16 Laure Touyé  66' PR 17 Coco Lindelauf  42' PR 18 Assia Khalfaoui  63' LK 19 Audrey Forlani  66' FL 20 Lea Champon  63' N8 21 Emeline Gros  63' SH 22 Pauline Bourdon Sansus  60' CE 23 Nassira Konde  53' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz Player of the Match: Émilie Boulard (France) Assistant referees: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) Amber McLachlan (Australia) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England) Notes: This was France's first victory over New Zealand in New Zealand. This was only New Zealand's third defeat at home, after respective 27–22 and 29–21 losses to England in 2001 and 2017.

Round 2[edit]

27 October 2023 19:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) England	45–12	Canada
Try: Kildunne 8' c Atkin-Davies (4) 37' c, 40' +1 c, 51' c, 57' m Breach 69' m MacDonald 71' c Con: Aitchison (1/1) 9' Rowland (4/6) 38', 43', 52', 72'	Report	Try: Tuttosi 31' m Farries 44' c Con: de Goede (1/2) 45'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Ellie Kildunne RW 14 Abigail Dow  63' OC 13 Helena Rowland IC 12 Amber Reed  51' LW 11 Claudia MacDonald FH 10 Holly Aitchison 30' to 40' SH 9 Natasha Hunt  56' N8 8 Alex Matthews OF 7 Marlie Packer (c)  63' BF 6 Morwenna Talling RL 5 Catherine O'Donnell  56' LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft TP 3 Sarah Bern  63' HK 2 Lark Atkin-Davies  58' LP 1 Mackenzie Carson  50' Replacements: HK 16 Connie Powell  58' PR 17 Hannah Botterman  50' PR 18 Maud Muir  63' LK 19 Rosie Galligan  56' FL 20 Maisy Allen  63' SH 21 Ella Wyrwas  56' CE 22 Tatyana Heard  51' WG 23 Jessica Breach  63' Coach: Louis Deacon FB 15 Sarah-Maude Lachance RW 14 Paige Farries OC 13 Shoshanah Seumanutafa IC 12 Alex Tessier LW 11 Florence Symonds  66' FH 10 Claire Gallagher  51' SH 9 Olivia Apps  51' N8 8 Sophie de Goede (c) OF 7 Sara Svoboda  72' BF 6 Gabby Senft RL 5 Courtney Holtkamp LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom  62'  68'  72' TP 3 DaLeaka Menin  63' HK 2 Emily Tuttosi  62' LP 1 McKinley Hunt  63' Replacements: HK 16 Gillian Boag  62' PR 17 Brittany Kassil  63' PR 18 Alex Ellis  63' LK 19 Ashlynn Smith  62' 68' to 72' FL 20 Sara Cline  72' SH 21 Justine Pelletier  51' FH 22 Julia Schell  51' 56' to 66' WG 23 Maddy Grant  66' Coach: Kévin Rouet Player of the Match: Lark Atkin-Davies (England) Assistant referees: Lauren Jenner (Italy/New Zealand) Cassie Watt (New Zealand) Television match official: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland) Notes: Lark Atkin-Davies (England) became the first female hooker to score four tries in a test.

28 October 2023 16:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) New Zealand	70–7	Wales
Try: Paul (3) 12' m, 53' c, 80' m Tui (4) 15' c, 20' m, 25' m, 28' m du Plessis 46' c Vaha'akolo 61' m Demant 70' c Jenkins (2) 73' m, 77' c Con: Holmes (5/12) 16', 47', 54', 71', 78'	Report	Try: Fleming 57' c Con: Wilkins (1/1) 58'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Referee: Amber McLachlan (Australia)

Team details

FB 15 Renee Holmes RW 14 Ruby Tui  60' OC 13 Amy du Plessis IC 12 Sylvia Brunt  67' LW 11 Mererangi Paul FH 10 Ruahei Demant (c) SH 9 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu  49' N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u  63' OF 7 Kennedy Simon BF 6 Layla Sae  63' RL 5 Chelsea Bremner LL 4 Maia Roos  58' TP 3 Amy Rule  49' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  44' LP 1 Kate Henwood Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor  49' PR 17 Krystal Murray  44' PR 18 Tanya Kalounivale  58' FL 19 Alana Bremner  63' FL 20 Lucy Jenkins  63' SH 21 Iritana Hohaia  49' FH 22 Patricia Maliepo  67' WG 23 Katelyn Vaha'akolo  60' Coach: Allan Bunting FB 15 Nel Metcalfe 15' to 25' RW 14 Jasmine Joyce OC 13 Hannah Jones IC 12 Hannah Bluck LW 11 Carys Williams-Morris  55' FH 10 Lleucu George  54' SH 9 Keira Bevan  48' N8 8 Sioned Harries  48' OF 7 Alex Callender  71' BF 6 Alisha Butchers RL 5 Kate Williams LL 4 Abbie Fleming TP 3 Donna Rose  41' HK 2 Kelsey Jones  63' LP 1 Gwenllian Pyrs  63' Replacements: HK 16 Katharine Evans  63' PR 17 Abbey Constable  63' PR 18 Sisilia Tuipulotu  41' LK 19 Bryonie King  48' FL 20 Bethan Lewis  71' SH 21 Megan Davies  48' FH 22 Robyn Wilkins  54' WG 23 Megan Webb  55' Coach: Ioan Cunningham Assistant referees: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) Sara Cox (England) Television match official: Rachel Horton (Australia) Notes: This was New Zealand's largest win over Wales.

28 October 2023 19:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

France	20–29	Australia (1 BP)
Try: Boulard 14' c Riffonneau 74' m Vernier 81' m Con: Bourgeois (1/3) 15' Pen: Bourgeois (1/1) 36'	Report	Try: Karpani (3) 3' c, 51' c, 70' c Friedrichs 24' m Con: Dallinger (2/3) 4', 53' McKenzie (1/1) 71' Pen: McKenzie (1/1) 62'

Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Team details

FB 15 Morgane Bourgeois RW 14 Suliana Sivi OC 13 Nassira Konde IC 12 Marine Ménager  53' LW 11 Émilie Boulard FH 10 Lina Queyroi  66' SH 9 Alexandre Chambon  53' N8 8 Charlotte Escudero OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet BF 6 Lea Champon  61' RL 5 Madoussou Fall  76' LL 4 Manae Feleu (c) TP 3 Clara Joyeux  59' HK 2 Élisa Riffonneau LP 1 Yllane Brosseau  48' Replacements: HK 16 Melanie Blanchard PR 17 Coco Lindelauf  48' PR 18 Assia Khalfaoui  59' LK 19 Kiara Zago  76' N8 20 Emeline Gros  61' SH 21 Pauline Bourdon Sansus  53' FH 22 Carla Arbez  66' CE 23 Gabrielle Vernier  53' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz FB 15 Faitala Moleka  68' RW 14 Desiree Miller OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Arabella McKenzie LW 11 Ivania Wong FH 10 Carys Dallinger  59' SH 9 Layne Morgan  71' N8 8 Kaitlan Leaney OF 7 Emily Chancellor BF 6 Siokapesi Palu  59' RL 5 Michaela Leonard (c) LL 4 Sera Naiqama  63' TP 3 Asoiva Karpani  71' HK 2 Tania Naden  55' LP 1 Brianna Hoy  55' Replacements: HK 16 Adiana Talakai  55' PR 17 Bree-Anna Cheatham  55' PR 18 Emily Robinson  71' LK 19 Atasi Lafai  63' FL 20 Leilani Nathan  59' SH 21 Sarah Dougherty  71' CE 22 Cecilia Smith  59' WG 23 Melanie Wilks Coach: Jay Tregonning Player of the Match: Asoiva Karpani (Australia) Assistant referees: Lauren Jenner (Italy/New Zealand) Cassie Watt (New Zealand) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England) Notes: This was Australia's first victory over France since the 2010 World Cup.

Round 3[edit]

3 November 2023 19:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) Australia	25–19	Wales (1 BP)
Try: Stewart 16' m Karpani 52' m Cramer 67' c Wong 73' m Con: Dallinger (1/4) 68' Pen: Dallinger (1/1) 34'	Report	Try: Phillips 28' c Penalty try 48' K. Jones 77' m Con: Bevan (1/2) 30'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Team details

FB 15 Faitala Moleka  49' RW 14 Maya Stewart OC 13 Georgina Friedrichs IC 12 Arabella McKenzie  60' LW 11 Ivania Wong FH 10 Carys Dallinger SH 9 Layne Morgan  73' N8 8 Kaitlin Leaney OF 7 Emily Chancellor BF 6 Siokapesi Palu  49' RL 5 Michaela Leonard (c)  61' LL 4 Sera Naiqama 48' to 58'  59' TP 3 Asoiva Karpani  61' HK 2 Tania Naden  61' LP 1 Brianna Hoy  61' Replacements: HK 16 Adiana Talakai  61' PR 17 Bree-Anne Cheatham  61' PR 18 Bridie O'Gorman  61' LK 19 Atasi Lafai  59' FL 20 Ashley Marsters  61' SH 21 Jasmin Huriwai  73' CE 22 Cecilia Smith  66' FB 23 Lori Cramer  49' Coach: Jay Tregonning FB 15 Jasmine Joyce RW 14 Lisa Neumann  70' OC 13 Hannah Jones IC 12 Hannah Bluck  55' LW 11 Carys Cox FH 10 Lleucu George SH 9 Keira Bevan  49' N8 8 Bethan Lewis OF 7 Alex Callender BF 6 Kate Williams RL 5 Georgia Evans  70' LL 4 Abbie Fleming  53' TP 3 Sisilia Tuipulotu  73' HK 2 Carys Phillips  64' LP 1 Gwenllian Pyrs  73' Replacements: HK 16 Kelsey Jones  64' PR 17 Abbey Constable  73' PR 18 Cerys Hale  73' FL 19 Alisha Butchers  53' N8 20 Sioned Harries  70' SH 21 Megan Davies  49' FH 22 Robyn Wilkins CE 23 Kerin Lake  55' Coach: Ioan Cunningham Player of the Match: Kaitlin Leaney (Australia) Assistant referees: Sara Cox (England) Tiana Anderson (New Zealand) Television match official: Ian Tempest (England)

4 November 2023 16:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

France	20–29	Canada (1 BP)
Try: Bourdon Sansus 14' c M. Ménager 57' c Con: Bourgeois (2/2) 15', 58' Pen: Bourgeois (2/2) 2', 73'	Report	Try: Tuttosi 35' c Scurfield 44' c Holtkamp 50' m Bermudez 66' c Con: de Goede (3/4) 36', 35', 68' Pen: de Goede (1/1) 76'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)

Team details

FB 15 Morgane Bourgeois RW 14 Marine Ménager OC 13 Nassira Konde 38' to 48' IC 12 Gabrielle Vernier  45' LW 11 Émilie Boulard FH 10 Lina Queyroi  61' SH 9 Pauline Bourdon Sansus  78' N8 8 Charlotte Escudero OF 7 Gaëlle Hermet BF 6 Emeline Gros  74' RL 5 Audrey Forlani  55' LL 4 Manae Feleu (c) TP 3 Assia Khalfaoui  55' HK 2 Laure Touyé  68' LP 1 Ambre Mwayembe  49' Replacements: HK 16 Élisa Riffonneau  68' PR 17 Coco Lindelauf  55' PR 18 Yllana Brosseau  49' LK 19 Kiara Zago  55' FL 20 Lea Champon  74' SH 21 Alexandre Chambon  78' FH 22 Carla Arbez  61' WG 23 Caroline Boujard  45' Coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz FB 15 Sarah-Maude Lachance RW 14 Paige Farries OC 13 Fancy Bermudez IC 12 Alex Tessier LW 11 Krissy Scurfield  52' FH 10 Julia Schell SH 9 Justine Pelletier  58' N8 8 Sophie de Goede OF 7 Sara Svoboda BF 6 Gabby Senft RL 5 Courtney Holtkamp  63' LL 4 Tyson Beukeboom  78' TP 3 DaLeaka Menin  68' HK 2 Emily Tuttosi  61' LP 1 McKinley Hunt  59' Replacements: HK 16 Gillian Boag  61' PR 17 Brittany Kassil  59' PR 18 Alex Ellis  68' LK 19 Laetitia Royer  63' FL 20 Julia Omokhuale  78' SH 21 Olivia Apps  58' FH 22 Shoshanah Seumanutafa WG 23 Florence Symonds  52' Coach: Kévin Rouet Player of the Match: Fancy Bermudez (Canada) Assistant referees: Lauren Jenner (Italy/New Zealand) Tiana Anderson (New Zealand) Television match official: Rachel Horton (Australia)

4 November 2023 19:00 NZDT (UTC+13)

(1 BP) England	33–12	New Zealand
Try: Matthews 4' c Atkin-Davies 12' c Bern 23' m Talling 55' c Aldcroft 69' c Con: Aitchison (4/5) 5', 13', 56', 70'	Report	Try: Simon 39' c Vaha'akolo 49' m Con: Holmes (1/1) 40'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

Team details

FB 15 Ellie Kildunne RW 14 Abigail Dow OC 13 Helena Rowland  68' IC 12 Tatyana Heard 52' to 62' LW 11 Claudia MacDonald  72' FH 10 Holly Aitchison SH 9 Natasha Hunt  62' N8 8 Alex Matthews OF 7 Marlie Packer (c) BF 6 Morwenna Talling 18' to 29'  72' RL 5 Rosie Galligan  73' LL 4 Zoe Aldcroft TP 3 Sarah Bern  72' HK 2 Lark Atkin-Davies  73' LP 1 Mackenzie Carson  47' Replacements: HK 16 Connie Powell  73' PR 17 Hannah Botterman  47' PR 18 Maud Muir  72' FL 19 Sarah Beckett  73' FL 20 Maisy Allen  18'  29'  72' SH 21 Ella Wyrwas  62' FH 22 Megan Jones  52'  62'  68' WG 23 Jessica Breach  72' Coach: Louis Deacon FB 15 Renee Holmes 54' to 64' RW 14 Ruby Tui OC 13 Amy du Plessis  72' IC 12 Sylvia Brunt LW 11 Mererangi Paul  40' FH 10 Ruahei Demant (cc) SH 9 Arihiana Marino-Tauhinu  56' N8 8 Liana Mikaele-Tu'u OF 7 Kennedy Simon (cc)  66' BF 6 Alana Bremner  46' RL 5 Chelsea Bremner LL 4 Maia Roos TP 3 Amy Rule  72' HK 2 Georgia Ponsonby  46' LP 1 Kate Henwood  46' Replacements: HK 16 Luka Connor  46' PR 17 Krystal Murray  46' PR 18 Sophie Fisher  72' LK 19 Layla Sae  46' FL 20 Lucy Jenkins  66' SH 21 Iritana Hohaia  56' CE 22 Patricia Maliepo  54'  64'  72' WG 23 Katelyn Vaha'akolo  40' Coach: Allan Bunting Player of the Match: Sarah Bern (England) Assistant referees: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) Amber McLachlan (Australia) Television match official: Andrew McMenemy (Scotland) Notes: Amy Cokayne was originally named as the England replacement hooker but withdrew before kick-off. She was replaced by Connie Powell. Referee Aimee Barrett-Theron officiated a record 47th test match. In order to win the title, England were required to avoid defeat, while New Zealand were required to win without England scoring any bonus points. As England won, they claimed their inaugural WXV 1 title. This was New Zealand's largest loss at home, surpassing the 8-point deficit they lost by to England in 2017.

WXV 2[edit]

2023 WXV 2

Tournament details
Host	South Africa
Dates	13 — 28 October 2023
Teams	Italy  Japan  Samoa  Scotland  South Africa  United States
Final positions
Champions	Scotland (1st title)
Runner-up	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Tries scored	61 (6.78 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Libbie Janse van Rensburg (38)
Most tries	Aura Muzzo (3) Lana Skeldon (3) Libbie Janse van Rensburg (3)
2024 →

The 2023 WXV 2 was staged in South Africa between 13 and 28 October.^[29] The first round took place at Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch, while the second and final rounds were hosted by Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.^[29][30][31] Each round featured a Friday double-header, followed by a Saturday match.^[31] Samoa, Scotland and Italy played matches against Japan, South Africa and the United States.^[29][30]

The relegation of Samoa, and Ireland's victory in WXV 3, means that Europe gain a place in WXV 2 for 2024 at the expense of Oceania. The fourth and fifth team in the 2024 Women's Six Nations Championship will both automatically qualify for WXV 2 in 2024, with the sixth placed team facing the winner of the Rugby Europe Women's Championship for a place in WXV 2. The winner and runner up in the Oceania Cup will both enter WXV 3 in 2024.

2023 WXV 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Scotland (C)	3	3	0	0	93	38	+55	15	5	3	0	15
2	Italy	3	3	0	0	94	41	+53	14	6	3	0	15
3	South Africa (H)	3	1	0	2	68	74	−6	9	11	1	0	5
4	Japan	3	1	0	2	54	76	−22	8	11	1	0	5
5	United States	3	1	0	2	58	80	−22	9	13	1	0	5
6	Samoa (R)	3	0	0	3	43	101	−58	6	15	1	0	1

Round 1[edit]

13 October 2023 14:00 SAST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Italy	28–15	Japan
Try: Rigoni 4' c Muzzo (2) 30' c, 46' c Granzotto 52' c Con: Sillari (4/4) 5', 31', 47', 53'	Report	Try: Matsumura (2) 20' m, 80' +2 m Nduka 55' m

Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch Referee: Kat Roche (United States)

Team details

FB 15 Francesca Granzotto RW 14 Aura Muzzo OC 13 Michela Sillari 14' to 25'  75' IC 12 Beatrice Rigoni  76' LW 11 Alyssa D'Incà FH 10 Veronica Madia SH 9 Sofia Stefan (c)  66' N8 8 Giulia Cavina  57' OF 7 Alissa Ranuccini BF 6 Alessandra Frangipani RL 5 Giordana Duca LL 4 Valeria Fedrighi  73' TP 3 Sara Seye  41' HK 2 Vittoria Vecchini  57' LP 1 Silvia Turani  75' Replacements: HK 16 Laura Gurioli  75' PR 17 Gaia Maris  57' PR 18 Lucia Gai  41' LK 19 Alessia Pilani  73' FL 20 Sara Tounesi  57' SH 21 Emma Stevanin  62' FH 22 Beatrice Capomaggi  75' FB 23 Gaia Buso  66' Coach: Giovanni Raineri FB 15 Sora Nishimura RW 14 Misaki Matsumura OC 13 Mana Furuta  67' IC 12 Kanako Kobayashi LW 11 Komachi Imakugi FH 10 Ayasa Otsuka SH 9 Megumi Abe  64' N8 8 Ayano Nagai  52' OF 7 Iroha Nagata (c) BF 6 Seina Saito  45' RL 5 Otoka Yoshimura LL 4 Masami Kawamura  52' TP 3 Yuka Sadaka  44' HK 2 Asuka Kuge  52' LP 1 Sachiko Kato  62' Replacements: HK 16 Kotomi Taniguchi  52' PR 17 Hinata Komaki  44' PR 18 Nijiho Nagata  62' LK 19 Jennifer Nduka  52' FL 20 Sakurako Korai  45' SH 21 Kotono Yasuo  64' FL 22 Mei Yoshimoto  52' CE 23 Minori Yamamoto  67' Coach: Lesley McKenzie Player of the Match: Aura Muzzo (Italy) Assistant referees: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) Zoe Naude (South Africa) Television match official: Quinton Immelman (South Africa)