Sandy Park to host Red Roses fixture against Canada

The Red Roses will kick-off the new WXV Global Series with three games on home soil in September, including a re-run of the Rugby World Cup final against Canada, but this time at Sandy Park.

This fixture follows in the wake of the Rugby World Cup last year when Sandy Park hosted seven matches during a four-week period, including two quarter-finals.

Exeter Rugby Club’s CEO and chairman Tony Rowe CBE said: “We are no strangers to international games. Aside from the last year’s Rugby World Cup, we hosted men’s World Cup pool matches in 2015 and an international test between the Red Roses and Canada back in 2023. We look forward to welcoming both those teams and their supporters back in September.”

Maddie Feaunati, England and Exeter Chiefs back row, said: “As seen by games at Sandy Park during the World Cup and PWR, the Devon community really loves and gets behind women’s rugby. The Red Roses thoroughly enjoy the atmosphere when we come down to Exeter, and we can’t wait for another head-to-head with one of the best teams in the world.”

John Mitchell’s World Champions will also welcome Rugby World Cup 2029 hosts Australia to Sale Sharks’ CorpAcq Stadium on Saturday, 12 September, and six-time World Cup winners New Zealand to Twickenham’s Allianz Stadium on Saturday, 26 September

As announced during Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, the WXV Global Series features 18 of the world’s best national teams, with the top 12 teams – Australia, Canada, England, France, Italy, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, USA, and Wales competing in a home-and-away, cross-regional touring model. These fixtures will take place within an eight-week global window from the second week of September to the last week of October.

Exeter Chiefs currently has five Canadian internationals in their squad including World Cup captain Alex Tessier, plus Abby Duguid, DaLeaka Menin, Sabrina Poulin and Emily Tuttosi.

Tessier said: “Canada got to play at Sandy Park last September and for the Exeter Chiefs players, it felt like a home away from home. We will look forward to seeing our Chiefs supporters there in September. A full house at Sandy Park is an exciting place to be and this is great opportunity for local rugby fans to see these top women’s rugby nations in action closer to home.”

Red Roses WXV Global Series home matches

Red Roses v Australia
Saturday 12 September, 3pm
CorpAcq Stadium, Salford

Red Roses v Canada
Saturday 19 September, 3pm
Sandy Park, Exeter

Red Roses v New Zealand
Saturday 26 September, 3pm
Allianz Stadium, London

Sandy Park ticket sale information

O2 Priority pre-sale
10am on Tuesday, 24 March until 10am on Thursday 26 March
Season ticket holders (early bird rate from £10 for adults and £5 for children)

10am on Thursday, 26 March
General sale (early bird rate)
10am Tuesday, 14 April until midnight on Monday 27 April

General sale (standard rate)
From Tuesday, 28 April

Tickets will be available from our TicketHub.