Women's Rugby World Cup 2025

Sunderland Echo

Throwing their weight behind the Women's Rugby World Cup at the Stadium of Light are broadcaster and ex-footballer Karen Carney, Leader of Sunderland City Council Cllr Michael Mordey and the tournament's managing director Sarah Massey.

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00:00Karen Carney, a football legend, this is not your game really is it, so why are you here

00:05you please?

00:06Because I'm an advocate for women's sports, we're a year to go till the Red Roses are

00:12going to be here in the opening game of the Women's Rugby World Cup, so I'm here to champion

00:17support the women that are going to be playing in that, and all up and down the country throughout

00:21the tournament you're going to be able to see them because the games are going to be

00:24held like I said in various stadiums up and down around England.

00:28And will you be here in Sunderland on the big day?

00:30I hope so, I'm desperately trying to be there so if not I'll be definitely watching it as

00:35well.

00:36Right, hope to see you there, thank you very much Karen.

00:40Michael Mordy, leader of Sunderland City Council, quite excited about this coming event, what's

00:46in it for Sunderland?

00:48It's an absolutely amazing opportunity for Sunderland to host the opening game of the

00:522025 Women's Rugby World Cup, it puts Sunderland on an international stage, it shows the city

00:58that's transforming, it gives us an opportunity to show off everything that is great about

01:02Sunderland and I'm delighted to welcome the Red Roses to kick off their campaign for the

01:082025 Women's Rugby World Cup here in Sunderland and hopefully we'll set them off on a journey

01:12to winning the cup at the end of the tournament.

01:14So you're hoping for a good advert for our city?

01:17Absolutely, Sunderland's got a reputation as an events city, we've got a long history

01:21of the World Triathlon Series, the Tour of Britain, we've held England men's games here,

01:27this really showcases Sunderland as an events city, I couldn't be prouder to have the opening

01:32game, not just any game, the opening game, when all the eyes of the world will be on

01:36Sunderland, on England, and I'm delighted it's here in Sunderland.

01:43Sarah Massey, managing director of the Women's World Cup 2025, welcome to Sunderland, what's

01:49going on here then?

01:51Well, we are here in Sunderland because we are celebrating one year to go to the Women's

01:55Rugby World Cup in 2025, and this is where we are kicking off the tournament as a whole,

02:01so here in Sunderland the Red Roses will play their first match here in 12 months' time.

02:06This is going to be packed to the rafters, it's going to have an amazing electric atmosphere

02:11and we're going to see some incredible competition on this field of play in just 12 months' time.

02:16A hot ticket?

02:19It's going to be a really hot ticket, tickets go on sale on the 24th of September for this

02:22match.

02:23We've got accessible ticket pricing, we're really attracting the family audience, so

02:28lots of opportunities to buy tickets, to bring the family, be part of this incredible spectacle

02:34and be part of this amazing once in a lifetime chance to see a Women's Rugby World Cup here

02:39in the North East at the Stadium of Light.

02:41It's a truly global event for Sunderland, thank you very much for your time.

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