Sunderland’s Stadium of Light will be used for the opening game, while Exeter’s Sandy Park and Bristol’s Ashton Gate will play host to the quarter-finals - with the latter stadium again used for the two semi-finals.

Australia set a Women’s Rugby World Cup record with a 73-0 thumping of Samoa, scoring 11 tries in a dominant start to their Pool A campaign on Saturday, while Canada and Scotland began their Pool B campaigns with impressive victories.

Follow live coverage with text and score updates as Canada open their campaign against Fiji at York Community Stadium.

Backrower Tyler Ardron scored four tries to mark his return to test rugby from a four-year absence to lead Canada to a surprising 34-20 win over the United States in the opening match of the Pacific Nations Cup at Calgary,

The stories of the first Women’s World Cup in 1991 have been passed down through the rugby generations, told and retold to each and every entrant into a sport that still carries the against-all-odds spirit that inspired that first tournament.

Reaction after the Red Roses open their campaign with an 11-try win over the United States at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.

Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. The world’s most followed rugby player on social media wants to get more eyeballs on the sport heading into