The 2026 WXV Global Series features the world’s 12 highest-ranked teams: New Zealand, England, Canada, France, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Scotland, South Africa, USA and Wales.
Across the international window from 12 September to 31 October, teams will play cross-regional Tests in a travelling home-and-away format. Thirty-six matches will be played during the 2026 window, forming part of more than 100 internationals scheduled across the three years leading into Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029.
For the Black Ferns, the schedule provides regular Tests against different playing styles and some of the leading teams in the women’s game. The away programme includes France, Scotland and world champions England, while the three-match home series against France gives supporters across Aotearoa the opportunity to see the rivalry continue in Hamilton, Whangārei and Christchurch.