Global Xv To Watch Out For At 2025 World Cup

England's star-studded squad are favourites to assistance nan Women's Rugby World Cup trophy successful September.

Ireland, Wales and Scotland besides person apical talent looking to radiance astatine nan tourney which will spot games played astatine 8 venues crossed England.

But extracurricular nan location nations, who should you watch retired for?

Here is BBC Sport's world XV to support an oculus on.

The United States front-row guardant has been a standout performer for Exeter Chiefs successful nan Premiership Women's Rugby (PWR), winning a spot successful nan league's squad of nan twelvemonth for nan past 2 seasons.

The 32-year-old, who scored a hat-tick against Australia successful May, precocious became nan Eagles' most-capped women's subordinate and is group to play successful a 4th World Cup.

The 23-year-old only made her Test debut successful May against Fiji but has gone connected to commencement 4 of Australia's past 5 Tests, bagging a effort successful a conclusion by Wales.

Two of those starts came against World Cup contenders New Zealand and Canada to people an unthinkable emergence for nan move Amosa, who only made her debut successful Super Rugby - featuring 4 teams from Australia and 1 from Fiji - past year.

Her brother, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, is besides a hooker and came disconnected nan chair successful nan Wallabies' 3rd Test triumph complete nan British and Irish Lions.

The 30-year-old is different 1 of Exeter's destructive props, having joined nan broadside successful 2021.

Menin is simply a cardinal subordinate for World Cup-chasing Canada and was nan subordinate of nan lucifer successful a triumph complete world champions New Zealand past year.

Described arsenic "a terrifying prospect" successful nan loose, Menin powered complete successful nan Pacific Four Series' 27-27 draw against nan Black Ferns successful May.

The all-action fastener made 4 breakdown turnovers and stole 2 line-outs during this year's Women's Six Nations.

The 25-year-old, who is nan France co-captain, besides made nan second-most offloads (eight).

Feleu missed retired connected nan subordinate of nan tourney to Ireland's Aoife Wafer but will beryllium cardinal to her side's World Cup prospects.

The 30-year-old played astatine nan past World Cup for Australia and has captained nan broadside previously.

England look nan Wallaroos connected 6 September and Leonard will beryllium aiming to disrupt nan Red Roses' formidable line-out.

Three line-out steals against Canada successful this year's Pacific Four Series indicates she has nan capacity to do so.

The 26-year-old captained Canada to nan semi-finals of nan World Cup successful 2022 and is 1 of nan stars of nan PWR.

The Saracens backmost rower, known for her barnstorming carries, returned to action past period aft recovering from nan anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) wounded she suffered successful June 2024.

De Goede, who is unsocial arsenic goal-kicking forward, missed retired connected her Olympic dream past summertime and will want to punctual everyone why she is 1 of nan champion players successful nan world.

Tukuafu co-captained New Zealand to World Cup glory complete England successful 2022 and will beryllium aiming to again assistance nan trophy.

A emblematic open-side flanker who is crisp complete nan ball, nan 28-year-old besides enjoys carrying difficult successful nan wider channels.

Having missed retired connected a starting spot successful nan past final, Tukuafu comes into this World Cup afloat fresh and an established starter.

Hele has gone from strength-to-strength pursuing her action for nan World Cup successful 2022 aft only 5 caps.

Despite her broadside losing each 3 games 3 years ago, nan 30-year-old caught nan oculus of Harlequins, who signed nan large shot bearer successful 2023.

PWR rugby surely helped arsenic she was astatine her ascendant champion successful a World Cup warm-up triumph complete a Black Ferns XV, skittling defenders disconnected , externalfor fun.

Arguably nan champion scrum-half successful nan world, Bourdon Sansus continues to nutrient magical moments.

A long-range drop-goal was portion of an exceptional all-round player-of-the-match capacity against Scotland successful this year's Six Nations.

Full of unpredictability, nan 29-year-old has an fantabulous kicking crippled and tin nutrient a infinitesimal of brilliance to unlock a defence.

The fly-half co-captained nan Black Ferns to nan World Cup title successful 2022, earlier winning World Rugby women's subordinate of nan year.

The 30-year-old has acquisition connected nan biggest shape and produced a player-of-the-match capacity successful that last triumph complete England successful 2022.

Demant was astatine her silky champion to thief guideline nan Blues to this year's Super Rugby title successful New Zealand and that was followed by helping nan Black Ferns regain nan Pacific Four Series.

A awesome individual people against England successful this year's Six Nations showed nan 20-year-old tin execute against nan world's best.

It is not conscionable her accelerated gait and finishing expertise that is simply a threat, Arbey has a awesome offloading game, pinch a speculator one-handed effort mounting up a effort for Seraphine Okemba against Scotland.

The French flyer is 1 of nan youngest players successful their World Cup squad but has taken to world rugby pinch ease.

Another 1 of Exeter's overseas imports, Tessier is comfortable astatine some fly-half and wrong centre.

The 2024 World Rugby women's subordinate of nan twelvemonth nominee will skipper Canada astatine nan tournament, which shows her worth successful a squad that contains erstwhile skipper De Goede.

Tessier showed her vulnerable moving crippled pinch a effort against England astatine past year's WXV1 tournament.

Ilona Maher has much than 8 cardinal followers connected societal media, nan astir of immoderate rugby national subordinate successful nan world.

The 29-year-old spent 3 months astatine Bristol Bears earlier this year, scoring 4 tries successful a successful stint arsenic attendances skyrocketed successful nan PWR.

A first USA XVs headdress since 2021 followed against New Zealand successful May, pinch Maher utilizing her powerful framework from extracurricular centre.

Given nan tourney opener is betwixt nan United States and hosts England, nan shape does not get overmuch bigger to shine.

Considered nan top successful nan history of women's rugby, Woodman-Wickliffe has scored a grounds 20 World Cup tries and helped New Zealand go world champions successful 2017 and 2022.

In April, nan 34-year-old opted to travel out of world retirement aft stepping distant pursuing past summer's Olympics.

Can she still do it? A sensational seven tries against nan United States successful May showed her knack of scoring from nan helping remains.

The full-back scored Spain's only effort successful a 97-7 World Cup warm-up hammering by England.

However, nan 20-year-old was a agleam spark successful nan crippled and scored 8 tries successful an awesome debut play for Harlequins.

Spain, classed 13th successful nan world, look 2 difficult opening games against New Zealand and Ireland, but Pena's crisp acceleration and expertise to enactment beardown successful interaction will make her a fistful against nan very best.