Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 has launched the promotional film “This Energy Never Stops” to build up to the upcoming tournament which York will be co-hosting.
With one year to go until the Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 kicks off in Sunderland, the newly released film features stars who are set to shine at England 2025, including Team GB sevens player Ellie Kildunne, France captain Manaé Feleu, South Africa captain Babalwa Latsha and Black Ferns full-back Renee Holmes.
The film will be released today across numerous digital platforms, including YouTube.
This film has been released to inspire fans to bring their full energy to the upcoming sporting event and to continue the enthusiasm for women’s sport, specifically women’s rugby in the UK, which has been rising steadily since the Olympics where the sport took centre stage and 260,000 fans packed out Stade de France.
England 2025 has confirmed the ticket prices for all matches and kick-off times for England’s opening match at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland at 7.30pm on 22 August, and the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 final at Twickenham Stadium on 27 September.
A new attendance record for women’s rugby is highly anticipated for the 2025 game; with venues spanning the length and breadth of the country, England 2025 will be the biggest and most accessible celebration of women’s rugby ever.
Ellie Kildunne is an English rugby union player who grew up in West Yorkshire. Speaking on today’s milestone, she said: “I’m buzzing to have a home Women’s Rugby World Cup here in England next year. Each game that we play, more and more fans are coming out to watch us, so it’s hugely exciting that they will get to see the world’s best teams competing here on home soil.”
The 10th edition of the pinnacle tournament will host the world’s best 16 teams, with 10 teams having already secured qualification. With six places remaining, it will be all to play for in WXV 2024 in September with the top six ranked non-qualified teams at the end of the tournament heading to Women’s RWC 2025.
To showcase the tournament kicking off in the North East of England, the Stadium of Light is hosting a special episode of RugbyPass podcast, Stronger Than You Think where previous Women’s Rugby World Cup winner Katy Daley-Mclean and former Lioness Karen Carney will reflect on some of the biggest women’s sporting moments of the past decade.
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Managing Director, Sarah Massey, said: “The 12-month countdown to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 has officially begun and we are thrilled to launch ‘This Energy Never Stops’ which is an invitation to rugby fans old and new to experience unique energy of women’s rugby on the sport’s biggest stage.”
“The film released today not only celebrates the incredible talent and determination of these elite athletes, but also recognises the unstoppable rise of women’s sport globally.”
For the first time ever, the elite women’s rugby tournament will be hosted across eight venues and cities around the country with 16 teams competing to be crowned world champions.
It has been announced that York is one of the eight cities chosen to co-host the event. The York Community Stadium opened in 2020 and will be one of the newest venues for Rugby World Cup 2025, previously hosting pool phase and knockout matches in the 2021 Women’s Rugby League World Cup.
It is expected that the University of York will be used as the training ground, providing a great opportunity for student media and rugby fans alike to get involved in the action.