BBC Sport will broadcast live coverage of the England women's rugby team matches against Australia, Canada and New Zealand as part of the WXV Global Series 2026. The matches will be available via BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. Live text coverage will accompany the digital streams for all three fixtures.
The series begins on 12 September with the Red Roses playing Australia at CorpAcq Stadium in Salford. This is followed by a fixture against Canada on 19 September at Sandy Park in Exeter. The series concludes on 26 September with a match against New Zealand at Allianz Stadium in London. All three games are scheduled for a 3pm kickoff.
The broadcast rights for these matches follow the BBC's existing free to air coverage of the Women's Six Nations and the Women's Rugby World Cup. England enters this series as the world number one ranked team. The squad won the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and secured their eighth consecutive Women's Six Nations title in Bordeaux earlier this year.
The digital distribution across BBC iPlayer and the network's proprietary app provides the primary access point for the live matches. This arrangement maintains the public service broadcaster's current portfolio of international women's rugby assets. The scheduled matches take place across three different venues in Salford, Exeter and London.