Wallaroos confirm Test schedule for 2025 season

Mon, Dec 9, 2024, 9:00 PM
Nathan Williamson
by Nathan Williamson
The Wallaroos face the Springboks in Round 2 of WXV2 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.

The Wallaroos have announced they will play seven Tests before they embark on their 2025 World Cup campaign.

This includes a rare Test in Fiji to start their season, taking on Fijiana on May 3.

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Following this, the Pacific Four series returns to Australia as they are slated to play games in Newcastle, Canberra and Brisbane.

It begins on May 10 with an O’Reilly Cup clash with the Black Ferns at McDonald Jones Stadium, the first match in the region since 2019.

They will then welcome the Americans to the capital a week later for the first time in 17 years.

It’ll serve as a perfect World Cup preview, with the two sides set to face off in what could be a quarter-final deciding clash three months later in York.

The series concludes in Brisbane with a match against world number two Canada, with the matches against the North American sides also double-headers with Super Rugby Pacific fixtures.

They will then complete a three-week Test block in July before they head to the UK, beginning with a match against the Kiwis in Wellington on July 12.

This is followed by a two-Test series against Wales, rekindling their rivalry from earlier in the year.

It begins on July 26 in south east Queensland before the two sides face off on August 1 in Sydney, the day before the deciding British and Irish Lions Test against the Wallabies.

"The 2025 season is going to be a really exciting year for the Wallaroos,” Wallaroos coach Jo Yapp said.

"The opportunity to play seven Test matches leading into the 2025 Rugby World Cup will provide a fantastic platform for us to continue to grow as a squad following our WXV 2 title win in Cape Town.

"Playing a Test match in Fiji before the Pacific Four series allows us to build into that tournament and we welcome further Test matches against New Zealand and Wales throughout July before we travel to England." 

"2024 has been a significant year for the Wallaroos."

"We played the highest number of Tests in a calendar year, toured Ireland and Wales and won WXV 2 in South Africa, bringing home the first ever piece of silverware in the program’s history,” General Manager of Women’s High Performance Jaime Fernandez added.

"The program also saw increased investment through direct player funding, increased assembly and camp time and increases in coaching and support staffing resources.

"We are excited by the opportunities 2025 presents. Five of the seven Tests will be played in Australia, providing a platform to showcase the women’s game to home crowds and readying the team for the largest women’s RWC in the sports history.

"We look forward with anticipation and excitement to what will unfold in 2025.”

WALLAROOS 2025 TEST SCHEDULE

  • Saturday, May 3: Wallaroos v Fijiana, Fiji
  • Saturday, May 10: Wallaroos v Black Ferns, McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle (Pacific Four Series)
  • Saturday, May 17: Wallaroos v USA, GIO Stadium, Canberra (Pacific Four Series)
  • Friday, May 23: Wallaroos v Canada, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (Pacific Four Series)
  • Saturday, July 12: Wallaroos v Black Ferns, Sky Stadium, Wellington (O’Reilly Cup)
  • Saturday, July 26: Wallaroos v Wales, South East Queensland
  • Friday, August 1: Wallaroos v Wales, Sydney

* Please note: Venues for Test matches against Fijiana and Wales, and kick off times for all Test matches, will be confirmed in early 2025

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