2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup: How to watch, full schedule, when Ilona Maher’s next game is and more

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England may be the team to beat at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup – they’ve won 57 of their last 58 test matches — but the U.S. might just be the team to watch thanks to Ilona Maher. Maher, the breakout star from the 2024 Paris Olympics, has been honing her skills in England’s Premiership Women’s Rugby league with the Bristol Bears and continues to be a social media star. You’ll be able to catch Maher playing for Team USA — and every other match of this year’s tournament — on Paramount+. (Select matches will also be simulcast on CBS Sports, including the tournament’s first match between the U.S. and England on August 22 at 2:30 p.m..)

And if you need any additional proof that women’s rugby is having a moment, the Women’s World Cup final, which is scheduled for Sept. 27, has already sold out all 80,000 seats at London’s Twickenham Stadium. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup.

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How to watch the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup:

Dates: August 22 – September 27 2025

TV channel/streaming: Paramount+, CBS Sports, Fubo TV, DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and more

When is the Women’s Rugby World Cup?

The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup runs from Aug. 22 to Sept. 27, 2025 with matches taking place all over England.

How to watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup:

All 32 matches of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup are available to stream on Paramount+. In addition, select matches, including the U.S. vs. England match, which begins the tournament on Friday, Aug. 22 at 2:30 p.m. ET, will be simulcast on CBS Sports, which can be found on Fubo, DirecTV, Hulu + Live TV and more.

Paramount+ offers subscribers access to loads of sports, like this month’s Women’s Rugby World Cup, plus great shows like Survivor, The Challenge and more.

Unlike a lot of other streaming services these days, Paramount+ still offers a free trial — so new subscribers can sign up to watch a full week of the Women’s Rugby World Cup and all the other great programming on the platform. Once the trial ends, you can choose the ad-supported Essential plan for $7.99 a month (or $60 a year) or their ad-free Premium plan with Showtime for $12.99 a month ($120 a year) which also gives you ad-free streaming of on-demand content, live access to your local CBS station, and full streaming access to Showtime.

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Who is competing in the Women’s Rugby World Cup?

Sixteen nations are competing in this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup. Here’s the breakdown of teams as they enter the group stage, and you can read a handy team-by-team guide here.

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Pool A:

Pool B

Pool C

• New Zealand

Pool D

• South Africa

2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup schedule:

You can check out the complete schedule for every match at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup here.

Friday, Aug. 22

• England vs. USA: 2:30 p.m. ET (Paramount+, CBS Sports)

Saturday, Aug. 23

• Australia vs. Samoa: 7:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• Scotland vs. Wales: 9:45 a.m. ET (Paramount+, CBS Sports)

• Canada vs. Fiji: 12:30 p.m. ET (Paramount+)

• France vs. Italy: 3:15 p.m. ET (Paramount+)

Sunday, Aug. 24

• Ireland vs. Japan: 7:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• South Africa vs. Brazil: 9:45 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• New Zealand vs. Spain: 12:30 p.m. ET (Paramount+)

Saturday, Aug. 30

• Canada vs. Wales: 7:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• Scotland vs. Fiji: 9:45 a.m. ET (Paramount+, CBS Sports)

• England vs. Samoa: 12:00 p.m. ET (Paramount+)

• USA vs. Australia: 2:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, Aug. 31

• Ireland vs. Spain: 7:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• New Zealand vs. Japan: 9:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• Italy vs. South Africa: 10:30 a.m. ET (Paramount+, CBS Sports)

• France vs. Brazil: 11:45 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

Saturday, Sept. 6

• Canada vs. Scotland: 7:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+, CBS Sports)

• USA vs. Samoa: 8:30 a.m. ET (Paramount+, CBS Sports)

• Wales vs. Fiji: 9:45 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• England vs. Australia: 12:00 p.m. ET (Paramount+)

Sunday, Sept. 7

• Japan vs. Spain: 7:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• Italy vs. Brazil: 9:00 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• New Zealand vs. Ireland: 9:45 a.m. ET (Paramount+)

• France vs. South Africa: 11:45 a.m. ET

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