2010 Womens Rugby World Cup
The Paper to Paper Wallaroos qualified for the 2010 iRB Womens Rugby World Cup when they defeated Samoa in August 2009. They now join New Zealand as the second Oceania team in the Tournament. The Asia team is yet to be determined (between Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, and Kazakhstan).
The Team Seedings for the World Cup are as follows;
| WRWC 2010 Seeding |
| 1 - New Zealand |
| 2 - England |
| 3 - France |
| 4 - Canada |
| 5 - USA |
| 6 - Wales |
| 7 - Australia |
| 8 - Ireland |
| 9 - Scotland |
| 10 - Sweden |
| 11 - Asia |
| 12 - South Africa |
Competition Format
The 12 participating teams have been distributed into 3 pools of 4 teams according to their seeding. This puts Australia in a tough Pool; with New Zeland, Wales and South Africa.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| 1. New Zealand | 2. England | 3. France |
| 6. Wales | 5. USA | 4. Canada |
| 7. Australia | 8. Ireland | 9. Scotland |
| 12. South Africa | 11. Asia | 10. Sweden |
Match Venues and Dates
All pool matches will be played at the Surrey Sports Park in Guilford (South West London) on the following dates;
Round 1: Friday, August 20
Round 2: Tuesday, August 24
Round 3: Saturday, August 28
Knock out Phase (Round 4 and 5) will be played at Surrey Sports Park or Twickenham Stoop (top two matches each day).
Round 4: Wednesday, September 1
Round 5 (Finals): Sunday, September 5
