Twelve-try Italy beat Brazil to end World Cup with win

Pool D of the Women’s Rugby World Cup

Italy: (30) 64

Tests: Mannini, Fedrighi, Granzotto (3), Minuzzi (3), Corradini, Buso (2), Stefan Cons: Bitonci, Granzotto (3).

Brazil: (3) 3

Brazil defeated Italy 64-3 to win the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup with a bonus-point victory.

Italy’s top performance in Northampton secured them third place and maintain their record of winning a match at every Women’s World Cup they have participated in despite the fact that the bottom two teams had already lost their opening two games and were eliminated.

Brazil, the debutant of the World Cup, capitalized on an unfavorable start from Italy, scoring a penalty kick from the post from the penalty spot.

However, Italy retaliated with five tries in 12 minutes, squandering space on both wings and quickly opening Brazil’s defense. Before Vittoria Minuzzi scored twice down the left wing, Sara Mannini, Valeria Fedrighi, and Francesca Granzotto all crossed,

Granzotto scored her second of the half by picking off a loose pass to give Italy a 30-point lead after Brazil had a try that had been awarded for a knock-on.

In the second half, Italy added six more tries, with Giada Corradini and Sofia Stefan both scoring hat-tricks, Gaia Buso scoring twice, and Minuzzi and Granzotto both scoring doubles.

When Brazil were initially reduced to 14 players after losing Kochhann to injury and then had Tais Prioste sin-binned for a high tackle, four of those tries occurred in the final ten minutes.

Gurioli, Turani, Pilani, Veronese, Ranuccini, Stefan, Stevanin, and Buso are the replacements.

Tenoria, Barth, Fioravanti, Nicolau, Silva, Kochhann, Bednarski, Barros, Leni, Santos, Coimbra, Dakar, Henwood, L. Carvalho, C. Carvalho, Brazil.

Ella Goldsmith (Australia) and Maria Heitor (Portugal) serve as assistant referees.