Women's Rugby Showpiece a 'Historic' Sell-Out

The Rugby World Cup final will set a record attendance for a women's game in September with a crowd of more than 80,000 spectators expected at a sold-out Twickenham, tournament organisers said on Aug 19.

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TWICKENHAM - The Rugby World Cup final will set a record attendance for a women's game in September with a crowd of more than 80,000 spectators expected at a sold-out Twickenham, tournament organisers said on Aug 19.

Officials also announced that more than 375,000 tickets have been sold across all 32 matches, at eight venues, with the tournament starting on Aug 22 when hosts and favourites England face the United States at Sunderland's Stadium of Light.

Selling out Twickenham, the south-west London home of English rugby union, for the final on Sept 27 had long been an ambition of tournament organisers, and it is one that they have now achieved even before the event kicks off.

The previous record attendance for a stand-alone women's rugby match was set during the Olympic sevens at Paris 2024.