Scotland’s Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 fixtures confirmed – Scottish Rugby

Scotland will open their World Cup campaign against Wales at Salford Community Stadium in Manchester, kicking off at 2.45pm on Saturday 23 August.

Scotland Women recorded their first consecutive victories over Wales since 2005 when they faced off at Hive Stadium in the Vodafone Series in September. Scotland will once again face Wales in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations at Hive Stadium next year.

Their second match will also be played out of Manchester based stadium the following weekend as they take on Fiji. Kick off is also at 2.45pm.

Scotland played Fiji for the first time in their history earlier this year in the build up to the WXV competition. Scotland notched nine tries in an entertaining win at Hive Stadium, recording their largest home win of the 21st century, 59-10.

Scotland’s final group stage match will be played at Sandy Park, the home of Exeter Chiefs on Saturday 6 September at 12pm when they take on Canada.

Prior to 2018, Scotland had only ever played the world-ranked number two side at Rugby World Cup competitions. Their first meeting came in 1994 where Scotland won 11-5. Their last Test match against each other was played at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow, where Scotland narrowly lost out 25-28.

The pool stage will culminate in a huge weekend of matches across four venues, with the two best teams on competition points in each pool qualifying for the quarter-finals and the knockout phase.

With excitement building, fans will have the opportunity to apply for tickets for all matches from 11:00 (GMT) on Tuesday 5 November until 11:00 (GMT) on Tuesday 19 November. Ballots will be used for any price categories which are oversubscribed. Fans can register to be the first to hear about ticket news here.

Prior to the two-week ticket application phase, Worldwide Partner Mastercard is offering its cardholders access to a 48-hour priority sale for all matches from 11:00 (GMT+1) today until 11:00 (GMT+1) on Thursday 24 October at tickets.rugbyworldcup.com. Only Mastercard payments will be accepted during this priority window.

Scotland Women will return to action in the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations, hosting Wales, Italy and Ireland at Hive Stadium.

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Three-Match Package

You can secure your seat(s) at Hive Stadium for all three Guinness Women’s Six Nations games against Wales, Italy and Ireland through the three-match package. The adult packages come with a 10% discount on the individual match tickets, with the U12 package (booking fee only) available with a paying adult.

Individual Match Tickets

Individual match tickets are available in three categories for adults, students, U18s and free U12s (with booking fee).

In round one, Scotland will host Wales at Hive Stadium on Saturday 22 March, kick-off 4.45pm (GMT). Scotland recently hosted Wales in the Vodafone Series, coming away with a 40-14 victory. Scotland have recorded back-to-back wins against Wales for the first time since 2005.

In round two, Saturday 27 March, Scotland travel to France to face Les Bleus. This game will kick off at 1pm (GMT).
Scotland return to the Hive in round three, hosting Italy, on Sunday 13 April. Kick-off is at 3pm (GMT). Scotland emerged victorious over Italy at WXV 2 this year, recording their first ever shut out against them (0-19).

Round four will see Scotland back on the road, traveling to face the Red Roses. This game will take place on Saturday 19 April and kicks off at 4.45pm (GMT).

Scotland will kick off Super Saturday, the final round of the competition, hosting Ireland. This game will take place on Saturday 26 April, kicking off at 12.15pm (GMT).