- Over 2,500 members of the women’s rugby community have already benefited from Impact Beyond 2025
- 42 Unions have received Rugby Rising Play grants
- Fundraising toolkit launched for unions
Impact Beyond 2025 is World Rugby’s ambitious global programme designed to supercharge the growth of women’s rugby long after the tournament concludes, with the pinnacle event set to take place across England from 22 August to 27 September.
Working alongside the RFU’s domestic Impact ‘25 programme and a number of inspiring social impact projects spearheaded by the RWC 2025 Local Organising Company (LOC), Impact Beyond 2025 is designed to ensure that this generational moment for rugby creates lasting change – from grassroots participation to the elite level – by empowering more women and girls, strengthening communities, and advancing gender equity across the sporting landscape.
The report highlights the progress made across three key pillars:
- Inspiring more people to play, support, and fall in love with the game
- Providing targeted career and personal development initiatives working across rugby and supporting them to thrive in their careers
- Empowering Unions with the tools and networks to build a stronger, more inclusive future for the sport
Highlights include:
- Over 2,500 members of the women’s rugby community have already benefited from Impact Beyond 2025
- Over 300 people have attended the first two women’s health webinars
- Over 50 Unions have attended Impact Beyond Regional Summits in Africa, Asia and Europe
- 42 Unions have received Rugby Rising Play grants
- Fundraising toolkit launched for unions
The second instalment of the Impact Report covers the period up to June 2025. The full Impact Beyond 2025 Plan and first report are available on the World Rugby website here with the final report scheduled post-tournament.
Welcoming this mid-year report, Sally Horrox World Rugby’s Chief of Women’s Rugby said: “It’s 50 days before Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 kicks off in England, yet Impact Beyond 2025 is already making a huge difference to women’s rugby across the world.
“The report evidences great progress, but there is even greater opportunity ahead of us. I’m looking forward to an incredible Women’s Rugby World Cup, but am equally excited to see the lasting impact that our flagship programmes will have on the sport globally and the evolution of women’s rugby”.
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 will be one of the hottest tickets of the sporting summer with over 300,000 people already set to take their place in the stands. You can join them by visiting www.tickets.rugbyworldcup.com