WXV

WXV
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 WXV
SportRugby union
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
First season2023; 1 year ago (2023)
No. of teams18 (6 in 3 divisions)
CountryWorldwide
Most recent
champion(s)
 England (WXV 1)
 Australia (WXV 2)
 Spain (WXV 3)
Official websitewxvrugby.com

WXV is an annual women's rugby union competition between national teams. Launched in 2023,[1] the competition consists of three tiers (WXV 1, WXV 2, and WXV 3), each comprising six teams divided into two pools in a split pool format, where teams only face teams from the other pool.[2]

  1. ^ "New global women's competition WXV "wows" the rugby world". www.women.rugby. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. ^ "WXV: How does it work?". www.world.rugby. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2022.