Rugby World Cup 2021 fever is sweeping New Zealand with over 30,000 tickets already snapped up for the opening day at Eden Park on 8 October

World Rugby has announced that the pioneers who organised the first women’s Rugby World Cup and recent stars of the game will be celebrated at a special World Rugby Hall of Fame presented by TUDOR induction in New Zealand in November.

We spoke to the former New Zealand centre, who became the first woman to lead a Haka at the inaugural women’s Rugby World Cup in 1991.

France have arrived in New Zealand and are looking strong ahead of Rugby World Cup 2021, having finished third in five of the previous eight editions. Veteran Safi N'Diaye and newcomer Lina Queyroi talk about their adventure: the end for one, the beginning for the other.

The current Scotland player with the most caps is second-row Emma Wassell with 57 – and the 27-year-old cannot wait to play at Rugby World Cup 2021.