5 stars to watch out for in the women’s RWC

Sophie De Geode

The Canadian 26 year old is back  after a torn ACL in 2024 destroyed her Olympic dreams. De Goede has played for saracens in premiership level and previously captained the Canada team at the 2021 World Cup. She’s certainly a name to keep an eye out for during their  RWC campaign.

Caitlin Halse 

The 18 year old has had a stellar start to her career. Halse became the youngest debut in walaroos history in 2024 at the pacific fours series. Halse also won gold at the youth olympics for rugby sevens. ‘The kid’ as she’s nicknamed, is certainly a force to be reckoned with.

Braxton Sorensen-McGee

Having only just made her debut earlier this year for the black ferne’s in the Pacific Four series, Braxton has already made a name for herself. Scoring two tries in her test debut against the Walaroo’s and previously co-captaining the under 18’s national team. Shes an emerging Kiwi star. 

Edel McMahon 

Despite it being her first RWC, Edel has been a part of the Ireland squad since 2018, but due to spells of injury hasn’t played in many tournaments. But she is a powerhouse for the Exeter chiefs being one of the divisions top turnover players. She also helped captain Ireland when they beat the black fernes in 2024. 

Sadia Kabeya

Heading into her second RWC, Kabeya made her debut for the red roses in 2021. She helped England take the grand slam in the 2022 six nations playing against Italy where she was named player of the match. She also captained the U18’s sevens team in 2019 at the european championships.