WXV: Tournament guide, fixtures and BBC coverage

The WXV title starts its 2nd play connected Friday - and you tin watch each lucifer successful nan apical 2 divisions unrecorded connected nan BBC.

England defeated world champions New Zealand successful Auckland to triumph nan inaugural WXV1 trophy past year, while Scotland claimed nan WXV2 title and Ireland came retired connected apical successful WXV3.

Wales vanished bottommost of WXV1 successful 2023, securing their spot successful WXV2 this twelvemonth by beating Spain successful a play-off successful June.

So what is nan WXV tournament, really tin you travel it connected nan BBC, and erstwhile do nan teams play?

The three-tier tourney was created to connection accordant yearly world fixtures extracurricular of World Cup years.

Each WXV tier consists of six countries who person qualified via continental tournaments and play-offs:

With each tier divided into 2 pools, teams play nan 3 sides successful nan different pool, pinch last placings wished by a points table.

Four points are awarded for a triumph and 2 for a draw, pinch nan imaginable to prime up prize points for scoring 4 tries aliases losing by 7 points aliases fewer.

This year's WXV will besides determine nan last qualifying spots for adjacent year's Rugby World Cup successful England, pinch six spots going to nan highest finishing teams.

New Zealand, England, Ireland, Canada, France, South Africa, United States, Japan, Fiji and Brazil person each already booked their World Cup places.

BBC iPlayer, nan BBC Sport website and nan BBC Sport app will watercourse each games successful WXV1 and WXV2.

You tin travel unrecorded matter sum of selected games involving England, Wales and Ireland connected nan BBC Sport website.

WXV3 will beryllium unrecorded connected RugbyPass TV.

England are large favourites to clasp their WXV1 title aft comfortably beating New Zealand 24-12 astatine Allianz Stadium successful September.

Hosts Canada will beryllium a squad to watch aft they defeated New Zealand for nan first clip to triumph nan Pacific Four Series title successful May.

Ireland, who precocious announced 37 cardinal contracts crossed nan women's precocious capacity programme successful XVs and sevens, qualified for nan top-tier title acknowledgment to a third-place decorativeness successful this year's Six Nations.

Their champion chance of securing a triumph is apt to travel successful their last crippled against nan United States.

Wales vanished pinch nary victories successful WXV1 past twelvemonth but will dream to compete for nan WXV2 title this year.

Scotland defeated Wales 20-18 successful nan Six Nations - helped by a precocious missed conversion - and will fancy their chances of retaining nan trophy.

England's Red Roses start their WXV1 title defence against nan United States successful Vancouver connected 29 September.

They past look a repetition of their caller crippled astatine Allianz Stadium erstwhile they play New Zealand successful Langley connected 6 October.

John Mitchell's Grand Slam winners look hosts Canada successful Vancouver successful their last crippled connected 12 October.

Ireland look nan Black Ferns first successful Vancouver connected 29 September.

Games against Canada successful Langley connected 5 October and nan United States successful Vancouver connected 11 October follow.

All WXV2 games - for illustration past twelvemonth - will return spot successful Cape Town.

Defending champions Scotland look Italy connected 28 September earlier Japan connected 5 October and Australia, who played successful WXV1 past year, connected 12 October.

Wales play nan Wallaroos connected 28 September, followed by games against Italy connected 4 October and Japan connected 11 October.

Sunday, 29 September

United States v England (BC Place, Vancouver, 20:30)

Canada v France (BC Place, Vancouver, 23:45)

New Zealand v Ireland (BC Place, Vancouver, 03:00 Monday)

Saturday, 5 October

United States v France (Langley Event Centre, Langley, 20:30)

Canada v Ireland (Langley Event Centre, Langley, 23:45)

Sunday, 6 October

New Zealand v England (Langley Event Centre, Langley, 21:00)

Friday, 11 October

United States v Ireland (BC Place, Vancouver, 20:30)

Saturday, 12 October

New Zealand v France (BC Place, Vancouver, 23:45)

Canada v England (BC Place, Vancouver, 03:00 Sunday)

All times listed are BST.

Friday, 27 September

South Africa v Japan (DHL Stadium, Cape Town, 15:00)

Saturday, 28 September

Australia v Wales (DHL Stadium, Cape Town, 11:30)

Italy v Scotland (DHL Stadium, Cape Town, 14:00)

Friday, 4 October

Wales v Italy (Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, 15:00)

Saturday, 5 October

Japan v Scotland (Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, 13:00)

South Africa v Australia (Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, 16:00)

Friday, 11 October

Wales v Japan (Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, 15:00)

Saturday, 12 October

South Africa v Italy (Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, 13:00)

Australia v Scotland (Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town, 16:00)

All times listed are BST.