2025 Women's Rugby World Cup statistics

This article documents the statistics of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup that is being held in England from 22 August – 27 September 2025.[1][2]

Team statistics

The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.

Team statistics
Team Played Won Drawn Lost PF PA PD Tries Cons Pens DG
 Australia 4 1 1 2 116 124 –8 18 13 0 0 1 0
 Brazil 3 0 0 3 14 214 –200 1 0 3 0 1 0
 Canada 6 5 0 1 240 83 +157 37 22 3 0 2 0
 England 6 6 0 0 316 55 +261 48 38 0 0 2 0
 Fiji 3 1 0 2 50 119 –69 8 5 0 0 2 2
 France 6 4 0 2 226 105 +121 35 21 3 0 3 0
 Ireland 4 2 0 2 98 99 –1 15 10 1 0 2 0
 Italy 3 1 0 2 88 56 +32 16 4 0 0 0 0
 Japan 3 1 0 2 62 125 –63 10 5 0 0 1 0
 New Zealand 6 5 0 1 263 104 +159 41 26 2 0 1 1
 Samoa 3 0 0 3 3 225 –222 0 0 1 0 1 1
 Scotland 4 2 0 2 94 103 –9 15 8 1 0 1 0
 South Africa 4 2 0 2 122 133 –11 19 12 1 0 0 1
 Spain 3 0 0 3 56 83 –27 9 4 1 0 1 0
 United States 3 1 1 1 98 100 –2 16 9 0 0 2 0
 Wales 3 0 0 3 33 108 –75 6 0 1 0 2 0

Last updated: Complete (27 September 2025)

Try scorers

11 tries
6 tries
5 tries
4 tries
3 tries
2 tries
1 try

Conversion scorers

21 conversions
20 conversions
19 conversions
12 conversions
11 conversions
10 conversions
9 conversions
8 conversions
7 conversions
5 conversions
4 conversions
3 conversions
2 conversions
1 conversion

Penalty goal scorers

3 penalties
2 penalties
1 penalty

Top point scorers

As of 27 September 2025
Pos Name Team T C P DG Pts
1 Braxton Sorensen-McGee  New Zealand 11 7 0 0 69
2 Renee Holmes  New Zealand 4 19 2 0 64
3 Sophie de Goede  Canada 3 20 2 0 61
4 Zoe Harrison  England 0 21 0 0 42
5 Jess Breach  England 6 0 0 0 30
Francesca McGhie  Scotland 6 0 0 0
Desiree Miller  Australia 6 0 0 0
Julia Schell  Canada 6 0 0 0
Freda Tafuna  United States 6 0 0 0
10 Morgane Bourgeois  France 0 9 3 0 27
Byrhandré Dolf  South Africa 0 12 1 0
Helena Rowland  England 1 11 0 0

Scoring

Overall

  • Total number of points scored: 1,879
  • Average points per match: 58.72
  • Total number of tries scored: 294 (including penalty tries)
  • Average tries per match: 9.19

Timing

Teams

  • Most points scored by a team in the pool stage: 208 by England
  • Fewest points scored by a team in the pool stage: 3 by Samoa
  • Most points conceded by a team in the pool stage: 225 by Samoa
  • Fewest points conceded by a team in the pool stage: 15 by France
  • Best point difference by a team in the pool stage: +191 by England
  • Worst point difference by a team in the pool stage: −222 by Samoa
  • Most points scored by a team overall: 316 by England
  • Fewest points scored by a team overall: 3 by Samoa

Individual

Hat-tricks

Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.

Rank Player Team Opponent Stage Result Venue Date
1 Julia SchellT6  Canada  Fiji Pool 65–7 York Community Stadium 23 August 2025
Braxton Sorensen-McGee  New Zealand  Japan Pool 62–19 Sandy Park 30 August 2025
 Ireland Pool 40–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium 7 September 2025
3 Freda TafunaT4  United States  Samoa Pool 60–0 York Community Stadium 6 September 2025
4 Desiree Miller  Australia  Samoa Pool 73–0 Salford Community Stadium 23 August 2025
Francesca McGhie  Scotland  Wales Pool 38–8
Aseza Hele  South Africa  Brazil Pool 66–6 Franklin's Gardens 24 August 2025
Jess Breach  England  Samoa Pool 92–3 30 August 2025
Vittoria Ostuni Minuzzi  Italy  Brazil Pool 64–3 7 September 2025
Francesca Granzotto Pool
Key
T6 Scored 6 tries
T4 Scored 4 tries

Player of the match awards

Awards Player Team Opponent Ref
2 Pauline Bourdon Sansus  France BrazilPM [4]
South AfricaPM [5]
Sophie de Goede  Canada WalesPM [6]
AustraliaQF [7]
Ellie Kildunne  England United StatesPM [8]
FranceSF [9]
Freda Tafuna  United States AustraliaPM [10]
SamoaPM [11]
1 Sylvia Brunt  New Zealand IrelandPM [12]
Charlotte Escudero  France IrelandQF [13]
Evie Gallagher  Scotland FijiPM [14]
Brittany Hogan  Ireland JapanPM [15]
Renee Holmes  New Zealand FranceBF [16]
Libbie Janse van Rensburg  South Africa ItalyPM [17]
Sadia Kabeya  England CanadaF [18]
Isabella Locatelli  Italy BrazilPM [19]
Alex Matthews  England AustraliaPM [20]
Francesca McGhie  Scotland WalesPM [21]
Liana Mikaele-Tu'u  New Zealand SpainPM [22]
Josifini Neihamu  Fiji WalesPM [23]
Aphiwe Ngwevu  South Africa BrazilPM [24]
Sora Nishimura  Japan SpainPM [25]
Kaipo Olsen-Baker  New Zealand South AfricaQF [26]
Justine Pelletier  Canada New ZealandSF [27]
Ellena Perry  Ireland SpainPM [28]
Helena Rowland  England SamoaPM [29]
Julia Schell  Canada FijiPM [30]
Cecilia Smith  Australia SamoaPM [31]
Braxton Sorensen-McGee  New Zealand JapanPM [32]
Morwenna Talling  England ScotlandQF [33]
Emily Tuttosi  Canada ScotlandPM [34]
Gabrielle Vernier  France ItalyPM [35]
Key
PM Pool match
QF Quarter-final
SF Semi-final
BF Bronze final
F Final

Discipline

Yellow cards

1 yellow card

Red cards

1 red card

Penalty tries

1 penalty try

Citings/bans

Player Opposition Match date Law breached Result Note Ref
Bulou Vasuturaga  Canada 23 August 2025 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
(Red card)
3-match ban[D 1] [36]
Melina Salale  Australia 23 August 2025 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
(Red card)
3-match ban[D 1] [37]
Bitila Tawake  Scotland 30 August 2025 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
(Red card)
4-match ban[D 1] [38]
Laura Bayfield  Japan 30 August 2025 2 yellow cards
(Red card)
Sending off sufficient [39]
Chumisa Qawe  France 7 September 2025 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
(Red card)
3-match ban[D 1] [40]
Axelle Berthoumieu  Ireland 14 September 2025 9.12 – Physical abuse, biting
(Citing)
9-match ban [41]
Manae Feleu  Ireland 14 September 2025 9.13 – Dangerous tackle
(Citing)
3-match ban[D 1] [41]

Notes:

  1. ^ a b c d e The ban is reduced by one match, subject to the player's completion of the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme.

See also

Sources

  • Statistics Women's Rugby World Cup 2025[42]

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