Koko News | Sports | 18 Oct 2024

Countdown to Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Begins

ThecountdownisofficiallyonfortheWomen'sRugbyWorldCup2025.

2025 年女子橄欖球世界盃正式進入倒數計時。

Adrawhasrevealedthepathwaytothefinalfor16ofthetopwomen’srugbyunionteamsfromaroundtheworld-thisisfourmoreteamsthanthe12inthepreviouscompetition.

抽籤結果揭曉了來自世界各地的 16 支頂級女子橄欖球聯盟球隊進入決賽的途徑——這比上屆比賽的 12 支球隊多了 4 支球隊。

ThetournamentissettobeheldinEnglandforthefirsttimesince 2010andthehostteam, knownastheRedRoses, areatthetopoftheworldrankings.

該賽事自2010年以來首次在英格蘭舉行，東道主紅玫瑰隊在世界排名中名列前茅。

ThetournamentbeginsnextyearonFriday 22 Augustandendswiththefinalon27 September.

比賽將於明年 8 月 22 日星期五開始，決賽於 9 月 27 日結束。

Thegroupshavebeendrawnwithteamsplacedintofourgroupsoffourteams:

小組抽籤後將球隊分為四組，每組四支球隊：

PoolA:England, Australia, USA, Samoa

A組：英格蘭、澳洲、美國、薩摩亞

PoolB:Canada, Scotland, Wales, Fiji

B組：加拿大、蘇格蘭、威爾斯、斐濟

PoolC:NewZealand, Ireland, Japan, Spain

C組：紐西蘭、愛爾蘭、日本、西班牙

PoolD:France, Italy, SouthAfrica, Brazil

D組：法國、義大利、南非、巴西

ThematchschedulewillberevealedonTuesday 22 October.

比賽日程將於 10 月 22 日星期二公佈。

Englandcurrentlysitatthetopoftheworldrankings.

目前英格蘭隊在世界排名中名列前茅。

Theyareona20-matchwinningstreakandarethefavouritestowin.

他們已經取得20連勝，是奪冠熱門。

ThelastteamtotakethetitlewasNewZealandwhentheybeatEnglandinthefinalin 2022-theBlackFerns, asthey'reknown, havewonsixoftheninetournamentstodate.

最後一支奪冠的球隊是紐西蘭隊，他們在 2022 年的決賽中擊敗了英格蘭隊 - 眾所周知，黑蕨隊迄今為止贏得了九場比賽中的六場。

Ireland, whoclaimedasurprisewinoverNewZealandintheWXVcompetitionafewweeksago, aregroupedwithNewZealand, JapanandSpainafterfailingtoqualifyfortheprevioustournament.

愛爾蘭在幾週前的 WXV 比賽中意外擊敗新西蘭，在上一屆比賽中未能獲得資格後，與新西蘭、日本和西班牙分在了一組。

Englandfaceapotentialquarter-finalagainsttherunners-upfromthepoolcontainingScotlandandWales.

英格蘭隊有可能在四分之一決賽中對陣蘇格蘭隊和威爾斯隊的亞軍。

FranceareEngland’slikeliestlast-fouropponents.

法國是英格蘭四強中最有可能的對手。

Theyarethetopseedintheirgroup, alongwithEngland, CanadaandNewZealand.

他們是小組中的頭號種子，與英格蘭隊、加拿大隊和紐西蘭隊並列。

Ifthetop-seededteamwinseachpool, EnglandcouldonlymeetworldnumbertwosCanadaorNewZealandinthefinal.

如果頭號種子球隊贏得每個小組的勝利，英格蘭隊在決賽中只能遇到世界排名第二的加拿大隊或紐西蘭隊。

Forthefirsttimeever, thetournamentwillbehostedacrosseightvenuesandcitiesaroundthecountry.

本屆錦標賽將首次在全國八個場館和城市舉辦。

TheseareBrighton & HoveAlbionStadium, AshtonGateinBristol, Sandy ParkinExeter, SalfordCommunityStadium, Franklin’sGardensinNorthampton, theStadiumofLightinSunderlandandYorkCommunityStadiumandTwickenham’sAllianzStadiuminLondon, wherethefinalwillbeplayed.

這些體育場包括布萊頓霍夫阿爾比恩體育場、布里斯託的阿什頓門體育場、埃克塞特的桑迪公園、索爾福德社區體育場、北安普頓的富蘭克林花園、桑德蘭的光明體育場、約克社區體育場和倫敦特威克納姆的安聯體育場。

The countdown is officially on for the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025.

A draw has revealed the pathway to the final for 16 of the top women’s rugby union teams from around the world - this is four more teams than the 12 in the previous competition.

The tournament is set to be held in England for the first time since 2010 and the host team, known as the Red Roses, are at the top of the world rankings.

The tournament begins next year on Friday 22 August and ends with the final on 27 September.

The groups have been drawn with teams placed into four groups of four teams:

Pool A: England, Australia, USA, Samoa

Pool B: Canada, Scotland, Wales, Fiji

Pool C: New Zealand, Ireland, Japan, Spain

Pool D: France, Italy, South Africa, Brazil

The match schedule will be revealed on Tuesday 22 October.

England currently sit at the top of the world rankings.

They are on a 20-match winning streak and are the favourites to win.

The last team to take the title was New Zealand when they beat England in the final in 2022 - the Black Ferns, as they're known, have won six of the nine tournaments to date.

Ireland, who claimed a surprise win over New Zealand in the WXV competition a few weeks ago, are grouped with New Zealand, Japan and Spain after failing to qualify for the previous tournament.

England face a potential quarter-final against the runners-up from the pool containing Scotland and Wales.

France are England’s likeliest last-four opponents.

They are the top seed in their group, along with England, Canada and New Zealand.

If the top-seeded team wins each pool, England could only meet world number twos Canada or New Zealand in the final.

For the first time ever, the tournament will be hosted across eight venues and cities around the country.

These are Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium, Ashton Gate in Bristol, Sandy Park in Exeter, Salford Community Stadium, Franklin’s Gardens in Northampton, the Stadium of Light in Sunderland and York Community Stadium and Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium in London, where the final will be played.