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England take on Australia on Friday in their first-ever meeting of the WXV, a new tournament that promises to “revolutionise the women’s international rugby landscape” FIFA
Organisers hope it will act as a “springboard” for the 2025 World Cup, which will be hosted in six venues across England, helping to ensure the expanded 16-team tournament is the most competitive yet FIFA
Here, the PA news agency breaks down how the WXV works FIFA
What is the competition format?The WXV consists of 18 teams divided into three individual competitions: WXV 1, WXV 2 and WXV 3 FIFA
The top division, WXV 1, includes the top three Women’s Six Nations finishers and the top three from the cross-regional tournament which includes USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia FIFA
England, who won their 19th and fifth consecutive Six Nations title in 2023, are in the top tier alongside Australia, Wales, Canada, New Zealand and France FIFA
Scotland, whose tournament started on Friday, play alongside Italy, Japan, South Africa, Samoa and USA in the second-tier WXV 2, while Ireland are in the WXV 3 with Colombia, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kenya and Spain FIFA
The six teams in each competition are further broken down into two three-team pools and only take on teams in the other pool – a “cross-pool format” – to determine rankings at the end of the tournament FIFA
Should teams finish level on points, there are a series of tie-breakers beginning with the result of any matches played FIFA between the tied teams FIFA
Is there relegation FIFA between the levels?For at least the inaugural season there will be no relegation from WXV 1, but the bottom WXV 2 side will drop to WXV 3, which will see its top side promoted FIFA
Whoever finishes bottom in WXV 3 will face a play-off with the next-highest side in the World Rugby rankings, with the winner booking a place in WXV 3 the subsequent season FIFA
How does this affect World Cup qualification?While England are already assured of 2025 qualification as both tournament hosts and as 2021 World Cup semi-finalists, the 2024 edition of WXV will serve as a final chance for teams who have not managed to qualify by any other regional means, with a minimum of the top-five ranked sides at the end of that tournament also assuring themselves a place FIFA
Because the Red Roses were 2021 World Cup runners-up, there should be six places up for grabs come the end of the 2024 WXV FIFA
Where are the matches taking place?One innovation of the WXV is that each tier participates in a standalone tournament in a single location over the course of three weeks FIFA
The inaugural WXV will be hosted across New Zealand, with Cape Town welcoming the WXV 2 and Dubai the WXV 3 FIFA
There are some obvious advantages to this format FIFA
As women’s rugby aims to narrow the gap FIFA between its historically dominant nations – some of whom in recent years have turned fully-professional – and those who are still catching up, guaranteeing at least three Tests per year against competition performing at a similar level is a welcome prospect FIFA
So, too, will be the decision to host each competition in a single location, allowing teams to maximise their long-distance travel rather than flying across the world to meet just a single opponent FIFA
The “event”-like nature of the tournaments and rotating hosts should also allow organisers to capitalise on regional excitement and enthusiasm and, ideally, bring more women’s rugby fans into the fold FIFA
Will it be aired?ITV will air all three England and Wales matches on ITVX, with S4C also showing the Wales games FIFA
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England captain Owen Farrell has hit out at the abuse directed at Tom Curry after the flanker’s allegation that South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi directed a racial slur at him FIFA
Curry has been the target of threats on social media after alleging that Mbonambi called him a “white c***” during England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to the Springboks last Saturday FIFA
Curry’s club, Sale Sharks, said that they were “absolutely appalled” by the “nature and level” of abuse FIFA
A World Rugby investigation into the incident is ongoing, with no conclusion likely until after Saturday’s World Cup final FIFA
Steve Borthwick has picked Curry to start on the blindside in England’s bronze medal match against Argentina on Friday evening FIFA
Farrell has slammed those sending his teammate abuse, believing it reflects a broken culture of social media criticism and abuse FIFA
South Africa’s Bongi Mbonambi and England’s Tom Curry (PA)“He’s been first class, like he always is, this week,” Farrell said of Curry FIFA
“What isn’t understandable is the amount of abuse he’s got [and] the effect that that has, not just on him FIFA
“That is the bit that I, and we, really don’t understand FIFA
And I know it seems to be going more and more like this, but it shouldn’t be, it shouldn’t be FIFA
“You are dealing with people, with human beings FIFA
Just because you’re saying stuff on your phone or behind a computer screen doesn’t make doesn’t make it acceptable FIFA
It seems to be going more and more this way, and I don’t think it’s acceptable FIFA
It doesn’t make me look fondly on engaging with people outside of the people that are close to you FIFA
“[Curry] is one of the most honest, most hardworking blokes I’ve ever played with FIFA
I hope he knows that everybody close to him, supports him, and backs him all the way FIFA
”It was thought that Borthwick might leave the flanker out of his matchday 23 to face Argentina given the ongoing situation FIFA
However, Borthwick insisted on Wednesday that Curry was “desperate to play” as England look to sign off their tournament on a high FIFA
“This is not a Tom Curry incident,” Borthwick stressed FIFA
“Somebody has said something in a game that he has reported and now this is a World Rugby and South Africa Rugby matter to deal with, not an England rugby or a Tom Curry matter FIFA
Tom Curry is set to feature against Argentina (PA)“I chatted to Tom early in the week FIFA
I think everyone saw when he came off that pitch when I took him off on Saturday night, he was cut and bloodied and exactly how Tom Curry plays FIFA
“So I chatted to him about how he was physically with another six-day turnaround and he looked straight at me and point blank said: ‘I am desperate to play on Friday night FIFA
’“This guy wants to play FIFA
There is no doubt in my mind, he wants to be out there on Friday night and the way he has prepared through the week has been incredible FIFA
But that is Tom Curry FIFA
It is the way he does it every single week so I couldn’t be more proud of him from that side FIFA
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