The 2026 WXV Global Series is the inaugural edition of the WXV Global Series, one of two successors to WXV. WXV Global Series consists of fixtures for women's national teams organised by participating national unions. The 12 participating nations remain fixed in the series for the 2026–2028 cycle with no promotion or relegation.
Participating nations
Nation StadiumCompetitionRegional associationWorld Rugby ranking Home stadium Capacity Location Stadium Australia80,000Sydney Pacific Four Series Oceania 9Canberra Stadium25,011Canberra BMO Field28,745Toronto Pacific Four SeriesNorth America3TD Place Stadium25,269Ottawa Twickenham Stadium82,000London Six NationsEurope1CorpAcq Stadium11,404SaleSandy Park15,600Exeter Stade de Gerland35,029Lyon Six Nations Europe4Stade Maurice David8,787Aix-en-ProvenceStade Marcel-Deflandre18,000La Rochelle Tallaght Stadium10,547Dublin Six Nations Europe 5Dexcom Stadium10,500Galway Stadio Omero Tognon 5,000 Fontanafredda Six Nations Europe 6 Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium 24,871 Tokyo Asia Rugby Women's Championship Asia 11 Kumagaya Rugby Ground 25,600 Kumagaya Waikato Stadium 25,800 Hamilton Pacific Four Series Oceania 2 Okara Park 18,500 Whangārei Te Kaha 25,000 Christchurch The Hive 7,800 Edinburgh Six Nations Europe 7 1,500 Seville Rugby Europe Women's Championship Europe 14 Athlone Stadium 34,000 Cape Town Rugby Africa Women's Cup Africa 10 Texas Health Mansfield Stadium 7,000 Mansfield Pacific Four Series North America 8 Geodis Park 30,109 Nashville Sports Illustrated Stadium 25,000 Harrison Cardiff Arms Park 12,125 Cardiff Six Nations Europe 13
Fixtures Each team will play between four and six matches on two tour windows with a cross-regional format, where the European teams hosted the other teams in September, and vice-versa in November. Fixtures are arranged directly between member unions.
+ Confirmed test series Home Away Dates 1 12 September 1 19 September 1 26 September 1 12 September 1 19 September 1 26 September 1 12 September 1 19 September 1 26 September 1 18 September 1 26 September 1 19 September 1 26 September 1 20 September 1 27 September 1 4 October 2 16–23 October 2 17–23 October 3 17–31 October 2 17–24 October 1 30 October 2 24–31 October 2 24–31 October
France home series – September France host New Zealand, Australia, and Canada across three venues in September 2026. The first match against New Zealand was a rematch of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup 3rd place final.
England home series – September England host Australia, Canada and New Zealand across three venues in September 2026. The match against Canada on 19 September was a rematch of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final, in which England defeated Canada 33–13 to claim the title.
Scotland home series – September Scotland host Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
Wales home series – September Wales hosted South Africa and the USA, with both matches to take place at Cardiff Arms Park.
Italy home series – September Italy hosted Japan and South Africa, with both matches to take place at Stadio Omero Tognon in Fontanafredda.
Ireland home series – September Ireland hosted 2 games in September vs the United States and Japan. They also played Japan a week later in a non-WXV match.
Spain home series – October Spain hosted 1 games in October South Africa.
Notes: Lourdes Alameda (Spain) earned her 50th test cap.
Red Roses tour of North America – October This series in October 2026 was a rematch of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final. The England fixture will conclude the Red Roses tour of North America.
Australia vs Scotland – October The two-test series in October 2026 was Scotland's first-ever tour of Australia.
New Zealand vs France – October New Zealand host France in a three-test series in October 2026. It was a rematch of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup 3rd place final.
USA vs Italy – October The USA hosted Italy in a two-match test series in October.
South Africa vs Ireland – October The two-test series in October 2026 will provide competition for the similarly ranked nations.
Japan vs Wales – October The two-test series in October 2026 will provide competition for the similarly ranked nations.
See also 2026 Nations Championship 2026 women's rugby union internationals 2026 WXV Global Series Challenger
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