The Women's Rugby World Cup is no different. Charlotte Caslick gave up the captaincy of Australia's world champion sevens team to be a World Cup Wallaroo but withdrew from the squad this month after running out of time rehabbing the right ankle she broke last month.

The Women's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament, pitting 15 players from each side on the pitch at a time against each other in 80-minute games played over two 40-minute halves.

The 29-year-old is set to make her first World Cup appearance after making the switch to the 15-a-side format.

An era-defining Women's Rugby World Cup has set records even before it kicks off on Friday when host England plays the United States in Sunderland.

With interest in women’s rugby exploding over the past few years, veteran players like Emily Scarratt are getting the resources they've long deserved. She shares how her upbringing shaped her into the athlete she is today,

England, Scotland and Ireland are all through to the World Cup quarter-finals, while Wales bowed out. Here are five talking points from the second round.

Brazil played in their first ever Women's Rugby World Cup match on Sunday, going down 66-6 to South Africa in Northampton. The South American side have recruited heavily from their sevens programme, with 11 Olympians in the squad. While they were overrun ...