Women’s Rugby World Cup: Thrive to survive

Rugby Union Weekly

BBC

Sports, Sports News, News, Rugby

4.6 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Can Wales shock Canada this weekend? Will Scotland and Ireland book their place in the quarter-finals? Sara and Philippa Tuttiett look ahead to a huge weekend for the three home nations. Sean Lynn has made a raft of changes, but are his side capable beating one of the tournament favourites to stay in the World Cup? Former Ireland international Anna Caplice explains how Scott Bemand how transformed the team on and off the field since taking charge and how far they have come since her playing days. Andy Burke from the BBC's Scotland pod outlines their progress and who could be the breakout star of their team. Plus, there is an injury setback for the Red Roses ahead of their clash against Samoa in Northampton.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.
0:05.4	Five Lives, Rugby Union Weekly.
0:10.3	Hello, and as we get ready for round two of the women's rugby World Cup, we say, hello,
0:15.7	Philippa Tuttiat. How are you? Hello. Yeah, really good, thank you. Just about getting my head around the weekend. Oh, my goodness. Well, before we delve into that part of your weekend, are you refreshed, recharged, ready to go again? Oh, absolutely. Yeah. I've forgotten last week. It doesn't matter anymore. Ready to go again. No, in all honesty.
0:40.2	Yeah, I'm so excited for another round two.
0:42.5	We've got some really good fixtures to look forward to.
0:43.5	Yeah.
0:46.0	Just fully embraced in the World Cup vibe at the moment.
0:49.2	And I have been having a few quiet moments to myself.
0:51.0	Check this out for a headline.
0:56.0	4.6 million people tuned in to watch the live coverage of the Women's Rugby World Cup last weekend. That figure has surpassed the entire reach of the
1:01.9	2021 tournament. Wow. I mean, that's bananas, isn't it? That is incredible, isn't it? You keep
1:08.2	hearing these and you just, you keep rereading them thinking, wait a minute,
1:11.5	did I read that right? Is that, oh, right, yeah, wow, okay. The progression is absolutely insane.
1:18.3	And the ticket sales in comparison to what they were, you know, we're smashing records,
1:22.7	left, right and center. We're not even into round two. We haven't done round two. It's incredible.
1:45.6	And you know what's also in new about this tournament is excitingly. We've got barely rugby on Rugby Union Weekly with Meg Jones and Hannah Bottoman. Have you tuned in and had a little listen to what they talk about? Because it is barely rugby. It's quite literal. It is barely rugby. And I've also learned that you can't listen to it in the car with the family.
1:50.5	Just a little warning for everybody where I normally listen to my rugby pods.
1:51.8	But yeah, it's brilliant.
1:56.0	I love the way we're giving that different slant on rugby life.
2:01.1	And in fairness, you know, a lot of questions that a lot of people would have are being answered.
2:02.3	That is correct.
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