England's path to a possible home Rugby World Cup triumph has been mapped out, with the hosts placed in a pool with Australia, USA, and Samoa for next summer's tournament.
The current generation of Red Roses is aiming to emulate the England Rugby World Cup-winning teams of 1994 and 2014England's path to a possible home Rugby World Cup triumph has been mapped out with the hosts placed in a pool alongside Australia, USA, and Samoa for next summer's tournament.
Ireland, who claimed a famous upset win over New Zealand in WXV earlier this month, are grouped with the Black Ferns, Japan and Spain after failing to qualify for the previous tournament. In 2010, the only previous occasion on which England has hosted the tournament, the final was held across the road from Allianz Stadium at the Stoop.
the Black Ferns overhauled the visitors' 14-point lead after England wing Lydia Thompson had been sent off. "It is also about how special it is going to be to play a World Cup at home, something that we can impact on other people for the rest of our lives." The Rugby Football Union has set itself the target of filling Twickenham for the final, a feat that would shatter the current record attendance of a women's rugby union match –The tournament claims to be the most-accessible women's Rugby World Cup ever, with matches staged at eight venues across England.
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