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RWC 2025 Daily - Friday, 5 September

Just 24 hours to go until the final Pool-stage weekend kicks off, here is all the latest you need to know before battle resumes

Team news, latest quotes, host venue guides & more...

From the permutations facing Australia and England in their nail-biting battle to get out of Pool A, through to Ellie Kildunne's top tips on where to eat, drink and be merry in York, our match previews, found here, have all the info you need ahead of a huge weekend of RWC 2025 action. 

In the meantime, grab a cuppa, sit back and enjoy the best tries from match week two: 

What is a 50:22? How do 20-min red cards work? What's a fly-half? 

For the answer to all these questions and more, head to our Rugby Explainers

A 50:22 is a relatively new and exciting law encouraging attacking kicking. Twenty-minute red cards mean the integrity of a contest can be maintained while player welfare is protected. And a fly-half is a team's primary play-maker. 

Don't be shy, check it out and get the knowledge to fall in love with this amazing game, and impress your mates!

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YORK, ENGLAND - AUGUST 30: A detailed view of the Gilbert Women's Rugby World Cup match ball displayed on the pitch prior to the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool A match between USA and Australia at the York Community Stadium on August 30, 2025 in York, England. (Photo by George Wood - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Latest official podcast out now 

Former Welsh captain, fan-favourite pundit and renowned coach Philippa Tuttiett is the big name guest on the latest official RWC 2025 podcast. 

Give it a listen - or watch it on YouTube - as Philippa takes the #RWCPod25 quiz, gives her view on Ilona Maher on and off the pitch and reveals why her mates will "rinse her"... 

Jerseys take centre stage - for all

If you are loving all the colour and spectacle at RWC 2025, then make sure you give our guide to the jerseys being worn by all 16 teams a read. 

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And best of all, it is a pleasure that can be enjoyed even by the approximately 300 million people who live with some form of colour vision deficiency (CVD). This is because this is the first Women's Rugby World Cup to be fully colour blind-friendly, having adopted World Rugby’s Colour Blindness in Rugby guidelines. 

Full story here

Jorga Miller: standout sevens star so far

With the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sevens tournament having dazzled last year, a host of big name players from the short, sharp format came to RWC 2025 ready to impress. 

But so far, there is one who has hogged the headlines. Check out how good New Zealand's Jorga Miller has been: 

And again: 

Finally, from beating cancer to breaking stereotypes

Raquel Kochhann has quite a story to tell.

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NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: Raquel Kochhann of Brazil poses for a portrait during the Brazil Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Portrait Session on August 15, 2025 in Northampton, England. (Photo by Harry Murphy - World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images)

Not only has the fly-half helped lead Brazil - a nation synonymous with football - to the Women's Rugby World Cup for the first time, she has also defied breast cancer to star on the biggest stage of all. 

Read her RWC Diary, ahead of Brazil's final match v South Africa on Sunday.

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