What To Know – Final Round of WXV 2024

It’s the final round of WXV 2024, and there is still plenty at stake in all three divisions, most notably RWC 2025 qualification, rankings, and divisional titles. Here is what you need to know for the games in Cape Town (WXV2), and Dubai (WXV3) from October 11-12 2024 as both Japan and Hong Kong China are involved.

WXV 2 2024

Australia will be crowned champions if they avoid defeat against Scotland in the final WXV2 2024 game to be played at Athlone Sports Stadium, Cape Town on Saturday 12th October. A draw (without a four-try bonus point) would leave only South Africa able to match Australia’s 12 competition points with a bonus-point defeat of Italy but due to the head-to-head Australia would win the title.

If Scotland beat Australia with a bonus point, they will be guaranteed a successful title defence but a smaller margin of victory could see Australia, Scotland and South Africa all finish on 12 points.

In this scenario, points difference would be used to determine the champions and the remaining two sides would be split by the head-to-head rule, if applicable, and if not points difference.

Japan and South Africa have already secured their place in RWC 2025 through the regional qualification process, so Australia, Italy, Scotland and Wales will qualify for Women’s RWC 2025.

You can see the full WXV 2024 schedule and results here.

WXV 3 2024

Spain will be crowned WXV 3 champions if they beat Fiji in the final match of the tournament on Saturday 12th October at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai. Even a draw would be sufficient to crown Spain as champions if Samoa fail to beat Madagascar on Friday night and if HKCR lose to the Dutch, while Samoa could secure the WXV 3 title if they beat Madagascar and Spain get nothing from their match with Fiji.

If Spain and Samoa were both to finish level on competition points then it is likely that Las Leonas (Spain) would be crowned champions given they currently have a points difference of +75.

If Madagascar beat Samoa and Fiji win, then Fijiana will claim the title if they finish with either the same or more competition points than Spain. This is because the head-to-head rule would place Fiji above Spain.

It should also be noted that this week before the final round, current Fijiana 15s coach, Moses Rauluni, announced he had resigned and would step away after the WXV. How that will impact the team remains to be seen, as even though they have qualified for the RWC 2025, the WXV title and a higher World Rugby ranking had been targets.

Hong Kong China still has a chance, as do the Dutch, to qualify for RWC 2025,  and the two face each other on Saturday.

Hong Kong China Women’s Head Coach Andrew Douglas said of his first international experience with the women’s team, “They’re a great group to be around. They’re really enjoyable and they really want to do well and want to achieve.

Their attitude has really impressed me in terms of what they want to achieve. I think whatever happens this weekend, there’s only positive signs ahead for this particular group, and hopefully there’s a there’s a lot of learning for them in terms of what they can do and what they can achieve going forward.”

• If Spain, Samoa and Hong Kong China were all to finish on the same competition points (nine or 10) then the points difference would be used to determine the two qualifiers.
• Spain currently has a far superior points difference to their rivals (+103 to Samoa’s +28 and Hong Kong China’s -4).

The Netherlands can, mathematically, still qualify for but it would need a certain set of results and a 49-point difference swing for that to happen, which seems unlikely.

WXV 2024 News

• Hong Kong China vs the Netherlands WXV3 2024 Preview.
• Pools & Schedule Confirmed For WXV 2024.
• Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 Draw Set To Take Place on 17 October.