How to Watch Women’s Rugby World Cup Online Without Cable for Free

How to Watch Women’s Rugby World Cup Online Without Cable for Free

The best and brightest rugby players from all around the world gather in England for the 10th annual Women’s Rugby World Cup. The world tournament, which takes place every four years, features 16 teams from countries, like the United States, England, Scotland, New Zealand, Brazil, Japan and others.

The Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off with England taking on the United States in group play starting on Friday, Aug. 22.

At a Glance: How to Watch 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup Online

There are a few ways to watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup live online without cable. Here’s what you need to know.

The Women’s Rugby World Cup begins with group play with England vs. the United States on Friday, Aug. 22, at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET on Paramount+. The rugby tournament ends with the final match on Saturday, Sept. 27. at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. PT. Check out a complete schedule of rugby matches here.

Select Women’s Rugby World Cup matches air live on CBS, while all matches livestream on Paramount+.

Cord-cutters can watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup on any live TV streaming service that carries CBS, such as DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV and others. All internet-based services are accessible on your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or smart TV.

Keep reading to find out how to watch matches with and without a cable subscription, including options to watch matches for free.

Select matches broadcast on CBS, and the Women’s Rugby World Cup is available on streaming cable services that carry the network. Some live TV streamers offer free trials so you can watch matches online for free. However, the best way to watch matches is with a subscription to Paramount+, which comes with a seven-day free trial.

Watch Women’s Rugby World Cup for free when you sign up for a seven-day trial for Paramount+, which starts at $7.99 per month for the ad-supported plan. Afterward, you can cancel the streaming service altogether, or you can keep watching. Aside from live sports, subscribers can access hundreds of movies and TV series with Paramount+, such as Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, Special Ops: Lioness and much more.

You can watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup for free with a five-day free trial to DirecTV. All the cable alternative’s packages offer CBS, while the streamer’s entry-level Entertainment package comes with more than 90 channels, such as ESPN, AMC, Bravo, CNBC, Disney Channel and others. Plans start at $49.99 for the first month ($84.99 per month afterward); get the free trial here.

Watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup on CBS, along with more than 235 other news, entertainment and sports channels with a subscription to Fubo, which starts at $54.99 for your first month of service ($84.99 per month afterward with Fubo’s current deals). The online TV streaming service offers a free trial for new subscribers, so you can watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup online for free.

You can watch the Women’s Rugby World Cup on CBS with a subscription to Hulu + Live TV, which also offers a three-day free trial to eligible new subscribers. The streaming service has access to more than 90 live channels — like BET, CNN, Discovery Channel, Food Network and more — starting at $82.99 per month and comes with Hulu’s entire streaming library, Disney+, ESPN+ and unlimited cloud DVR.

Select Women’s Rugby World Cup matches air on CBS. You can watch by tuning in through your cable TV provider, on CBSSports.com or the CBS Sports mobile app with your cable TV account login — including streaming and traditional services such as DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu + Live TV, Sling, Verizon, Xfinity and others.