WXV Global Series, formerly known as WXV, is an international annual women's rugby union competition between national teams. It was launched in 2023 as WXV, featuring three tiers (WXV 1, WXV 2 and WXV 3), each with six teams. In the original split-pool format, teams were divided into two pools and played only against teams from the opposite pool.
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16 sectionsContents
- Background and original format (2023–2024)
- Original three-tier format: 2023–2024
- Qualification
- WXV 1
- WXV 2
- WXV 3
- Tournament format
- Results
- WXV 1
- WXV 2
- WXV 3
- Global Series format: 2026–2028
- WXV Global Series (teams 1–12)
- WXV Emerging Nations (teams 13–18)
- British & Irish Lions Women
- References
WXV Global Series, formerly known as WXV, is an international annual women's rugby union competition between national teams. It was launched in 2023 as WXV, featuring three tiers (WXV 1, WXV 2 and WXV 3), each with six teams. In the original split-pool format, teams were divided into two pools and played only against teams from the opposite pool.
In September 2025, World Rugby, in partnership with 18 national unions, announced the WXV Global Series, a three-year programme running from 2026 to 2028. The series will feature more than 100 cross-regional matches and will form part of the qualification pathway for the 2029 Women's Rugby World Cup.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “WXV” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.