More than 7m watch #RWC2025 pool stage on BBC
The BBC, host broadcasters of Rugby World Cup 2025 in the United Kingdom, have unveiled the number of people who have been watching the tournament in the UK so far - and it's proving what has been said over and again: this is the biggest women's rugby tournament in history.
BBC figures show that the tournament has reached 7.1m viewers on TV across the pool stages!
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, said: "The response to the Women's Rugby World Cup so far has been phenomenal. These figures reflect not only the growing appetite for the women's game, but also the impact of our commitment to telling these stories in fresh, creative and digitally accessible ways."
They shoot, they score
Participants have described a partnership between World Rugby and Getty Images as a “dream come true” as 14 sports photography students have been able to work pitchside at Rugby World Cup 2025.
Undergraduates from Nottingham Trent University, 10 of whom are women, have been capturing the action, each partnered with a mentor and under the watchful eye of Getty’s director of sport content, Laurence Griffiths.
"As part of this push to promote women's rugby, we thought it was really important to get a big group of new content creators with a great female representation behind the lens," Griffiths said.
"Female content creators, photographing women's sport; that's really at the heart of it."
Win the Women’s Rugby World Cup trophy case!
Artist Sophie Tea has been given the honour of designing the case for the most coveted prize in women’s rugby - the Rugby World Cup trophy - and at Battersea Power Station, Tea unveiled her design: a glass case drenched in vibrant colours.
And now, fans have the chance to win it! The one-of-a-kind case is being raffled for charity, with entries starting from just £2 via her website. The prizes don't stop there, however. You can also win two tickets to the final at Twickenham on 27 September, a match ball from the final, and exclusive stadium access on the day with Sophie Tea herself.
Proceeds will go to Child Fund Rugby, helping young people use sport to change their lives. So, don’t miss your chance to own a piece of rugby history and be part of an unforgettable day! You can buy tickets here.
Are France peaking at the right time?
Was France's 57-10 victory over South Africa in Northampton a watershed moment for the team?
They completed this year's Six Nations with a stunning performance against England at Twickenham, but were comfortably beaten at home by the same opposition in their only World Cup warm-up match. That left people wondering if Les Bleues were going to be title contenders coming into this tournament.
The magnitude of their victory on Sunday, however, and the dominance of the set piece against an incredibly physical side, may have answered that question.
You can read RugbyPass' analysis of their tournament so far by clicking here.
And finally... fans turn Kildunne's frown upside down
When Ellie Kildunne limped off the field in Brighton and Hove last weekend with an injury that would ultimately rule her out of the quarter-finals, she was understandably crushed.
However, when she later appeared on the big screen, the cheer that went up around the ground gave her reason to smile broadly, as you can see in the video below:
