Football has come home – now it’s time for Rugby Union!

The four nations will be taking on the best teams on the planet when the Women’s Rugby Union World Cup kicks off in England

This special edition provides the ideal guide to what is set to be a mouthwatering tournament, with interviews, features, team-by-team analysis and a pull-out wall chart to help you map your way through the event. You can order a copy online, just click here.

Following the Lionesses’ European Championship success, England’s world No.1 ranked Red Roses – powered on by 2024 Player of the Year Ellie Kildunne – will be aiming to lift a trophy of their own at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, September 27.

They kick-off their campaign on the opening night against the USA at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.

But they will face stiff competition, plenty of it from their fellow home nations Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Two of those – Scotland and Wales – clash on the second day at the Salford Community Stadium, while Ireland start their campaign against Japan at Northampton’s Franklin’s Gardens.

And there will be plenty of overseas challengers too, with New Zealand, Australia, Canada and France all fancying their chances.

More than 275,000 tickets have already been sold for the tournament, with Brighton, Bristol, Exeter and York also hosting games. And with the BBC showing every match live, it is set to grip the nation this summer.

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