# 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will be the second and final stage of the competition, following the pool stage. Played from 13 to 27 September, the knockout stage will end with the final, held at Twickenham Stadium in Twickenham, London. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. There will be 8 matches in the knockout stage, including a third-place play-off played between the two losing teams of the semi-finals.

## Format

The knockout stage of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup will be contested by the eight teams that qualified from the pool stage, the top two teams from each of the four pools. Matches in the knockout stage are played to a result; if the scores are tied at the end of 80 minutes, a 10-minute period of extra time is played; if scores remain level after extra time, an additional 10-minute "sudden death" period will be played, and the first team to score any points wins. A kicking competition will ensue if the score remains tied.

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 13 September – Exeter | 13 September – Exeter | | |
| Winner of Pool C | | | |
| Winner of Pool C | | 19 September – Bristol | 19 September – Bristol | |
| Runner-up of Pool D | | 19 September – Bristol | 19 September – Bristol |
| Runner-up of Pool D | | Winner of QF1 | |
| 13 September – Bristol | 13 September – Bristol | | Winner of QF1 | |
| 13 September – Bristol | 13 September – Bristol | Winner of QF2 | |
| Winner of Pool B | | Winner of QF2 | |
| Winner of Pool B | | | | 27 September – Twickenham | 27 September – Twickenham |
| Runner-up of Pool A | | | | 27 September – Twickenham | 27 September – Twickenham |
| Runner-up of Pool A | | | | Winner of SF1 | |
| 14 September – Exeter | 14 September – Exeter | | | | Winner of SF1 |
| 14 September – Exeter | 14 September – Exeter | | | Winner of SF2 | |
| Winner of Pool D | | | | Winner of SF2 | |
| Winner of Pool D | | 20 September – Bristol | 20 September – Bristol | | |
| Runner-up of Pool C | | 20 September – Bristol | 20 September – Bristol | | |
| Runner-up of Pool C | | Winner of QF3 | | | |
| 14 September – Bristol | 14 September – Bristol | | Winner of QF3 | | |
| 14 September – Bristol | 14 September – Bristol | Winner of QF4 | | Bronze final | Bronze final |
| Winner of Pool A | | Winner of QF4 | | Bronze final | Bronze final |
| Winner of Pool A | | | | 27 September – Twickenham | 27 September – Twickenham |
| Runner-up of Pool B | | | | 27 September – Twickenham | 27 September – Twickenham |
| Runner-up of Pool B | | | | Loser of SF1 | |
| | | | | Loser of SF2 | |

## Quarter-finals
### Winner of Pool C vs Runner-up of Pool D

* 13 September 2025 12:30 BST (UTC+1)
| Winner Pool C | - | Runner-Up Pool D |
* Sandy Park, Exeter

### Winner of Pool B vs Runner-up of Pool A

* 13 September 2025 16:00 BST (UTC+1)
| Winner Pool B | - | Runner-Up Pool A |
* Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

### Winner of Pool D vs Runner-up of Pool C

* 14 September 2025 12:30 BST (UTC+1)
| Winner Pool D | - | Runner-Up Pool C |
* Sandy Park, Exeter

### Winner of Pool A vs Runner-up of Pool B

* 14 September 2025 16:00 BST (UTC+1)
| Winner Pool A | - | Runner-Up Pool B |
* Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

## Semi-finals
### Winner of QF1 vs Winner of QF2

* 19 September 2025 19:00 BST (UTC+1)
| Winner QF 1 | - | Winner QF 2 |
* Ashton Gate, Bristol

### Winner of QF3 vs Winner of QF4

* 20 September 2025 15:30 BST (UTC+1)
| Winner QF 3 | - | Winner QF 4 |
* Ashton Gate, Bristol

## Bronze final: Loser of SF1 vs Loser of SF2

* 27 September 2025 12:30 BST (UTC+1)
| Loser SF 1 | - | Loser SF 2 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London

## Final: Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2

* 27 September 2025 16:00 BST (UTC+1)
| Winner SF 1 | - | Winner SF 2 |
* Twickenham Stadium, London