Twickenham has been officially confirmed as the venue for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final on September 27, the World Rugby and Rugby Football Union announced on Monday morning.
It was also confirmed that Sunderland's 48,707-seater Stadium of Light will host the tournament's opening fixture, involving England's Red Roses, on August 22 as the curtain-raiser for the 16-team competition.
Twickenham hosting the final opens up the opportunity for a new world-record crowd for a women's international to be set after the stadium welcomed 58,498 spectators for England's victory over France earlier this year.
"Women's Rugby World Cup England 2025 will be a generational moment for rugby," World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said.
"The biggest, most accessible and most widely-viewed, its unstoppable momentum will reach, engage and inspire new audiences in ways that rugby events have not done before.
"The selection of Sunderland for the opening match underscores that mission. We want this to be a sports event that everyone is talking about, that everyone wants to be a part of and one that inspires young people to be a part of."
