Logo-i-Pulotu Lemapu-Atai'i (Sylvia) Brunt of New Zealand is tackled by Jess Breach and Ellie Kildunne of England, Twickenham 2024. Photo: PHOTOSPORT
Next year's Women's Rugby World Cup in England is generating record demand for tickets.
One hundred thousand tickets have been requested in the first week of the application phase, while 130,000 tickets have already been sold in the presale.
Not surprisingly most demand is for England games.
The 2021 beaten finalists play the United States at the 49,000 seat Stadium of Light in Sunderland, Samoa at the 15,300 seat Franklin's Gardens in Northampton and Australia at the 32,000 seat Brighton and Hove Albion Stadium.
There is also huge demand for the final at Twickenham which has a capacity of 82,000.
The tournament kicks off on 22 August and runs until 27 September.
It will be the biggest women's tournament ever with the draw growing to 16 teams from the 12 that participated in New Zealand in 2021.
New Zealand are the defending champions after beating England 34-31 in front of 42,500 fans at Eden Park in the final.
The Black Ferns pool games next year are against Spain at York Stadium, Japan at Sandy Park in Exeter and Ireland in Brighton.
It is the second time England has hosted the tournament (2010) and the fifth time it has been hosted in the British Isles.
