Final set to be most attended women’s match
Peak of 3.1 million watched England’s semi-final on BBC
Ticket sales for the Women’s Rugby World Cup are more than triple the previous tournament in New Zealand. England, the host side, will face Canada in the final on Saturday at a long sold-out Twickenham and figures released on Monday showed more than 440,000 tickets have been sold for the competition.
“That is 100,000 more than our original objective,” the tournament’s managing director, Sarah Massey said. “It is three times the number that was sold for the last Women’s Rugby World Cup. It is an extraordinary milestone that even surpasses our best expectations.”
The competition has broken several attendance records with the final likely to follow suit with a landmark for a women’s rugby match when more than 80,000 are expected at the home of England rugby. The record stands at 58,498, set in the 2023 Six Nations match between England and France.
