WXV Global Series coming to Salford as Red Roses announce thrilling kick-off in September

The Red Roses will kick-off the new WXV Global Series with three games on home soil in September.

John Mitchell’s World Champions will host Rugby World Cup 2029 hosts Australia, Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 finalists Canada and six-time World Cup winners New Zealand in three regions across England.

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.

In partnership with Salford City Council and Manchester City Council, England will head north to face the Wallaroos at Sale Sharks’ CorpAcq Stadium on Saturday 12 September.

A Salford City Council spokesperson said:

“It’s fantastic to be welcoming the England Red Roses to Salford for the only Northwest fixture in this series. This match builds on the legacy created by the successful Rugby World Cup in 2025, which saw sold out fixtures hosted in the city, and provides the fans the chance to see the country’s sporting super-stars perform.”

Red Roses and Sale Sharks hooker Amy Cokayne continued:

“Since moving to Sale, I’ve really seen how deeply rooted women’s rugby is in the community; they absolutely love it. Our Red Roses matches in the north always have an incredible atmosphere with a lively crowd, and it’s fantastic that the North West will get the chance to host and experience one of our games.”

Tickets will be on sale at on the England Rugby website. 

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 

Ticket sale information  
O2 Priority pre-sale 
10am on Tuesday 24 March until 10am on Thursday 26 March 
 
Allianz pre-sale (Allianz Stadium match only)    
10am on Thursday 26 March until 10am on Saturday 28 March 
 
Main pre-sale 
10am on Monday 30 March until 4pm on Monday 13 April 
 
General Sale (earlybird rate) 
10am Tuesday 14 April until midnight on Monday 27 April 
 
General Sale (standard rate) 
From Tuesday 28 April 
 
Tickets in the pre-sale periods are priced at the earlybird ticket prices. Earlybird tickets are priced from £10 (standing at Sandy Park) and £15 (at CorpAcq Stadium and Allianz Stadium) for adults. Junior tickets remain at £5 for all games.