Top six national sides to clash in October and November
New Zealand will host the inaugural “WXV1” tournament for the world’s top six women’s international teams this October and November. (Photo: AFP)
WELLINGTON: World champions New Zealand will host an inaugural tournament involving the top six women’s international rugby teams this year, the sport’s governing body said Friday.
World Rugby hopes the new competition builds on the success of last year’s women’s world cup, when a sell-out crowd at Auckland’s Eden Park saw home side New Zealand edge England in the final.
World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said he also hopes the new annual event will drive the “overall competitiveness of women’s…
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