Girls’s Rugby World Cup: World XV to be careful for

England’s star-studded squad are favourites to carry the Girls’s Rugby World Cup trophy in September.

Eire, Wales and Scotland even have prime expertise trying to shine on the event which is able to see video games performed at eight venues throughout England.

However exterior the house nations, who do you have to be careful for?

Right here is BBC Sport’s international XV to control.

America front-row ahead has been a standout performer for Exeter Chiefs within the Premiership Girls’s Rugby (PWR), profitable a spot within the league’s crew of the yr for the previous two seasons.

The 32-year-old, who scored a hat-tick towards Australia in Could, just lately grew to become the Eagles’ most-capped girls’s participant and is about to play in a fourth World Cup.

The 23-year-old solely made her Check debut in Could towards Fiji however has gone on to start out 4 of Australia’s previous 5 Assessments, bagging a attempt in a defeat by Wales.

Two of these begins got here towards World Cup contenders New Zealand and Canada to mark an unimaginable rise for the dynamic Amosa, who solely made her debut in Tremendous Rugby – that includes 4 groups from Australia and one from Fiji – final yr.

Her brother, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, can also be a hooker and got here off the bench within the Wallabies’ third Check win over the British and Irish Lions.

The 30-year-old is one other one among Exeter’s harmful props, having joined the aspect in 2021.

Menin is a key participant for World Cup-chasing Canada and was the participant of the match in a victory over world champions New Zealand final yr.

Described as “a terrifying prospect” within the free, Menin powered over within the Pacific 4 Sequence’ 27-27 draw towards the Black Ferns in Could.

The all-action lock made 4 breakdown turnovers and stole two line-outs throughout this yr’s Girls’s Six Nations.

The 25-year-old, who’s the France co-captain, additionally made the second-most offloads (eight).

Feleu missed out on the participant of the event to Eire’s Aoife Wafer however might be central to her aspect’s World Cup prospects.

The 30-year-old performed on the final World Cup for Australia and has captained the aspect beforehand.

England face the Wallaroos on 6 September and Leonard might be aiming to disrupt the Purple Roses’ formidable line-out.

Three line-out steals towards Canada on this yr’s Pacific 4 Sequence signifies she has the capability to take action.

The 26-year-old captained Canada to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2022 and is likely one of the stars of the PWR.

The Saracens again rower, recognized for her barnstorming carries, returned to motion final month after recovering from the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) harm she suffered in June 2024.

De Goede, who is exclusive as goal-kicking ahead, missed out on her Olympic dream final summer time and can need to remind everybody why she is likely one of the greatest gamers on this planet.

Tukuafu co-captained New Zealand to World Cup glory over England in 2022 and might be aiming to once more carry the trophy.

A typical open-side flanker who’s sharp over the ball, the 28-year-old additionally enjoys carrying arduous within the wider channels.

Having missed out on a beginning spot within the final closing, Tukuafu comes into this World Cup absolutely match and a longtime starter.

Hele has gone from strength-to-strength following her choice for the World Cup in 2022 after solely 5 caps.

Regardless of her aspect shedding all three video games three years in the past, the 30-year-old caught the attention of Harlequins, who signed the large ball provider in 2023.

PWR rugby actually helped as she was at her dominant greatest in a World Cup warm-up win over a Black Ferns XV, skittling defenders off , exteriorfor enjoyable.

Arguably one of the best scrum-half on this planet, Bourdon Sansus continues to supply magical moments.

An extended-range drop-goal was a part of an distinctive all-round player-of-the-match efficiency towards Scotland on this yr’s Six Nations.

Filled with unpredictability, the 29-year-old has a wonderful kicking sport and may produce a second of brilliance to unlock a defence.

The fly-half co-captained the Black Ferns to the World Cup title in 2022, earlier than profitable World Rugby girls’s participant of the yr.

The 30-year-old has expertise on the largest stage and produced a player-of-the-match efficiency in that closing win over England in 2022.

Demant was at her silky greatest to assist information the Blues to this yr’s Tremendous Rugby title in New Zealand and that was adopted by serving to the Black Ferns regain the Pacific 4 Sequence.

A beautiful particular person rating towards England on this yr’s Six Nations confirmed the 20-year-old can carry out towards the world’s greatest.

It isn’t simply her speedy tempo and ending means that may be a menace, Arbey has a beautiful offloading sport, with a speculator one-handed effort establishing a attempt for Seraphine Okemba towards Scotland.

The French flyer is likely one of the youngest gamers of their World Cup squad however has taken to worldwide rugby with ease.

One other one among Exeter’s overseas imports, Tessier is snug at each fly-half and inside centre.

The 2024 World Rugby girls’s participant of the yr nominee will captain Canada on the event, which reveals her worth in a squad that comprises former skipper De Goede.

Tessier confirmed her harmful operating sport with a attempt towards England ultimately yr’s WXV1 event.

Ilona Maher has greater than eight million followers on social media, essentially the most of any rugby union participant on this planet.

The 29-year-old spent three months at Bristol Bears earlier this yr, scoring 4 tries in a profitable stint as attendances skyrocketed within the PWR.

A primary USA XVs cap since 2021 adopted towards New Zealand in Could, with Maher utilizing her highly effective body from exterior centre.

Given the event opener is between the USA and hosts England, the stage doesn’t get a lot larger to shine.

Thought-about the best within the historical past of ladies’s rugby, Woodman-Wickliffe has scored a report 20 World Cup tries and helped New Zealand turn out to be world champions in 2017 and 2022.

In April, the 34-year-old opted to come back out of worldwide retirement after stepping away following final summer time’s Olympics.

Can she nonetheless do it? A sensational seven tries towards the USA in Could confirmed her knack of scoring from the wing stays.

The complete-back scored Spain’s solely attempt in a 97-7 World Cup warm-up hammering by England.

Nevertheless, the 20-year-old was a shiny spark within the sport and scored eight tries in a powerful debut season for Harlequins.

Spain, ranked thirteenth on this planet, face two tough opening video games towards New Zealand and Eire, however Pena’s sharp acceleration and skill to remain sturdy involved will make her a handful towards the easiest.