
England and the rest of the home unions have regained control of their autumn international fixtures with World Rugby unveiling a radical reshaping of the women’s calendar on the back of a record-breaking Rugby World Cup.
The retitled WXV Global Series will launch next year and feature the top 18 teams in the world, with the top 12 competing in a home-and-away touring model in non-World Cup years with fixtures scheduled each September and October at the discretion of each union.