中國香港女子15人欖球隊確認參加11月賽事及2026-28年WXV全球系列賽 HONG KONG CHINA WOMEN’S XVs CONFIRM NOVEMBER MATCHES AND PARTICIPATION IN 2026-28 WXV GLOBAL SERIES

[19 Sep 2025] 隨著2025年女子欖球世界盃即將在本周末進入準決賽階段，世界欖球總會公布2026-28賽季女子15人欖球比賽的計劃。

中國香港女子15人欖球隊目前位列世界欖球總會全球排名第16位。此前，港隊在2024年10月在杜拜舉行的WXV錦標賽第3組別比賽獲得第五名，以及在2025年5月在日本舉行的亞洲阿聯酋航空女子欖球錦標賽獲得亞軍。

中國香港女子隊將在11月的國際測試賽窗口期前往德國。她們將先於11月15日（星期六）對陣世界排名第22的德國隊，然後於11月22日（星期六）對陣世界排名第24的比利時隊，兩場友誼賽均在海德堡的Fritz-Grunebaum體育公園舉行。

更多關於女子15人欖球計劃的更新將於歐洲之旅前公布。

世界欖球總會關於2026-28年女子15人欖球賽事的公告摘要如下：

WXV全球系列賽將採用全新賽制，匯聚全球排名前18的國家隊，旨於為女子欖球提供更穩定、激烈且具意義的比賽機會，推動長期競技表現及商業可持續發展。

• WXV 全球系列賽將為國際賽程帶來改動，並將2025年女子欖球世界盃帶來的動力進一步推動至2029年及之後的WXV 全球系列賽

• 2026-28 年間，18支世界頂尖球隊將進行超過100場比賽

• 排名前 12 名的球隊將採用主客場巡迴賽模式參賽。第13至18名隊伍將在單一地點進行比賽，由世界欖球總會資助

• 新的比賽結構為各總會創造更多主場比賽機會，促進球迷與商業增長，並為2029年澳洲女子欖球世界盃的參賽之路提供了穩定的競爭環境

世界欖球總會與各國/地區總會及國際欖球員協會合作，推出WXV全球系列賽，這是一項大膽的全新國際賽事系列，將改變全球女子欖球賽程，並成為2029年澳洲女子欖球世界杯資格賽的核心支柱。 WXV全球系列賽採用全新賽制，匯聚世界排名前18的國家隊，旨於為女子欖球運動帶來穩定、更激烈、更有意義的競爭，並推動其長期發展和商業可持續發展。

排名前12的隊伍（澳洲、加拿大、英格蘭、法國、意大利、愛爾蘭、日本、新西蘭、蘇格蘭、南非、美國、威爾斯）將在9至10月新調整的國際賽窗口期內，採取主客場制及跨區域巡迴賽模式競逐。各欖球總會將能夠保留主場比賽的商業權益，並認識到提升女子欖球比賽價值的重要性，支持球員發展路徑及代表隊項目的再投資。

排名第13至18的隊伍（巴西、斐濟、中國香港、荷蘭、薩摩亞、西班牙）將於2026年及2028年在單一地點進行比賽，賽事由世界欖球總會資助，以應對財務挑戰並促進發展。參賽隊伍的排名已根據2024年WXV比賽結果確定，並在2026至2028年周期內保持不變。

此外，WXV全球系列賽與2029年女子欖球世界盃資格賽路徑完全一致，為兩個級別以及世界欖球總會所有六個賽區的球隊，提供明確的晉級機會。

2027年賽季的賽制將允許隊伍迎戰新對手，並為未有參加英國及愛爾蘭雄獅女子新西蘭訓練賽的欖球總會提供額外比賽機會。

資料及相片來源 : 中國香港欖球總會

[19 Sep 2025] As the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 reaches this weekend’s semi-final stage, World Rugby have announced their plans for the Women’s 15s game for 2026-28.

Hong Kong China Women’s XVs are currently 16th in World Rugby’s global rankings. This follows the team’s 5th place finish at the WXV3 competition in Dubai (October 2024), and runners-up finish in the Asia Rugby Emirates Women’s Championship in Japan (May 2025).

The women’s squad will travel to Germany during the November International Test Window. The girls will play uncapped matches against Germany (world ranking = 22) on Saturday 15 November and against Belgium (world ranking = 24) on Saturday 22 November, with both matches at the Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark in Heidelberg.

Further updates around the women’s 15s programme will be made ahead of the trip to Europe.

A full announcement from World Rugby around the 2026-28 Women’s 15s cycle below is shown below:

World Rugby and 18 national unions launch landmark WXV Global Series to harness strength of women’s rugby, provide certainty of fixtures and a pathway to Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029

• WXV Global Series set to transform the international calendar and fuel momentum from Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 towards 2029 and beyond

• Will feature the world’s best 18 teams in a fixture schedule with over 100 matches between 2026-28

• Top 12 teams to compete in home-and-away touring model. Teams 13-18 will compete at a single destination, funded by World Rugby 

• New structure creates greater opportunity for Unions to host home matches, fuel fan and commercial growth, and provides certainty of competition on the road to Women’s Rugby World Cup Australia 2029

World Rugby, in partnership with national unions and the International Rugby Players Association, launches WXV Global Series, a bold new international fixture series that will transform the global women’s rugby calendar and serve as a central pillar of the qualification pathway to Women’s Rugby World Cup Australia 2029.

The WXV Global Series introduces a new format featuring the top 18 national teams in the world, delivering certainty, increased, meaningful competition and driving long-term performance and commercial sustainability in the women’s game.

The top 12 teams (Australia, Canada, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, USA, Wales) will compete in a home-and-away, cross-regional touring model within a newly aligned September – October international window. Significantly, unions will retain domestic commercial rights to their home fixtures, recognising the importance of growing the value of the women’s game in each country, and supporting reinvestment in player pathways and national programmes. 

Meanwhile, teams 13-18 (Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong China, Netherlands, Samoa, Spain) will play their fixtures in a single destination in 2026 and 2028, funded by World Rugby, addressing financial challenges, and supporting development. Rankings to determine positions in the Series were set at the end of WXV 2024 and teams will remain fixed in these through the 2026–28 cycle, as agreed with participating unions. 

Additionally, the WXV Global Series is fully aligned with the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029 qualification pathway, offering clear progression opportunities for teams across both levels and all six of World Rugby’s regions.

The structure of the 2027 season will allow teams to face new opponents, with additional fixtures for unions not involved in the British and Irish Lions Women’s Tour to New Zealand. 

Women’s rugby is a major driver of rugby’s global growth, attracting new fans, new investment and new media engagement. The first iteration of WXV provided more competitive games for participating Unions and raised performance standards ahead of RWC 2025. Fandom is also growing rapidly with the Guinness Women’s Six Nations continuing to break records, including a record crowd of 58,498 for England v France in 2023 and most recently, Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 has seen more than 300,000 fans enjoying the matchday experience with over 435 million video views across World Rugby channels as we enter the tournament’s final stages. 

The WXV Global Series will capitalise on this growth trajectory and strengthen elite competition, drive participation, and build long-term sustainability for women’s rugby worldwide.

Information and photo source : Hong Kong China Rugby