{"id":271843,"date":"2025-08-23T00:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/womens-rugby-world-cup-kicks-off-in-sunderland-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-23T00:00:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T23:00:13","slug":"womens-rugby-world-cup-kicks-off-in-sunderland-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/womens-rugby-world-cup-kicks-off-in-sunderland-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup kicks off in Sunderland | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/paE5O-hIzCI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Women's Rugby World Cup kicks off in Sunderland | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/paE5O-hIzCI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The 2025 Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup begins on Friday night in Sunderland, marking the start of the tournament which will be held across the UK until Saturday 27th September.<\/p>\n<p>All four home nations are preparing for the largest Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup ever staged, which will be held in England.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament kicks off on Friday, August 22 at Sunderland&#8217;s Stadium of Light, and continues over five weeks, coming to a head on September 27 at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, the official home of England Rugby.<\/p>\n<p>Sunderland was buzzing with energy today as fans from all around the world descended on the city.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Townsend reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News\u00a0on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram:\u00a0https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook:\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup begins on Friday night in Sunderland, marking the start of the tournament which will be held across the UK until Saturday 27th September. 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