England's World Cup-winning wing Abby Dow has retired from rugby aged 28, it was announced Wednesday. She also won seven Six Nations titles, including six Grand Slams, before helping tournament hosts England lift the Women's Rugby World Cup in September with a 33-13 win in the final over Canada staged in front of a sell-out Twickenham crowd of nearly 82,

The draw to determine who Ireland will meet in the pool stages of the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia will take place on Wednesday, December 3rd at 9am Irish time. The draw will divide the 24 participating teams into six pools of four, all of whom will play each other once during the pool stages.