| Home team | Red Roses |
| Away team | Australia |
| Venue | CorpAcq Stadium |
| Competition | WXV |
| Kick-off time | 3 pm (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | BBC iPlayers |
Red Roses vs Australia WXV preview as they play at the CorpAcq, the home of Bristol.
The Red Roses are currently world number one while Australia are number nine in the World Rankings.
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Red Roses vs Australia confirmed lineups
| Red Roses | Australia | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Carson | 1 | Hoy | |||
| Campbell | 2 | Merlo | |||
| Bern | 3 | Pohiva | |||
| Burns | 4 | Leaney | |||
| Campion | 5 | Leonard | |||
| Burton | 6 | Tapsell | |||
| Kabeya | 7 | Bone | |||
| Feaunati | 8 | Sekona | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Hunt | 9 | Wood | |||
| Aitchison | 10 | Ellis | |||
| Moloney-MacDonald | 11 | Miller | |||
| Heard | 12 | Moleka | |||
| Jones | 13 | Friedrichs | |||
| Venner | 14 | Whitaker | |||
| Kildunne | 15 | Halse | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Field | 16 | Naden | |||
| Botterman | 17 | Sikimeti | |||
| Muir | 18 | Karpani | |||
| Talling | 19 | Bemrose | |||
| M Packer | 20 | Duck | |||
| L Packer | 21 | Chancellor | |||
| Harrison | 22 | Hinds | |||
| Rowland | 23 | Smith | |||
Recent Form:
Red Roses (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 17th May 2026 | Six Nations | France | 28-43 |
| Won | 9th May 2026 | Six Nations | Italy | 33-61 |
| Won | 25th April 2026 | Six Nations | Wales | 62-24 |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | Six Nations | Scotland | 7-84 |
| Won | 11th April 2026 | Six Nations | Ireland | 33-12 |
The Red Roses followed up their World Cup win with a Grand Slam Six Nations campaign. They finished the campaign with victory over second place France. The Red Roses were able to win comfortably by 15 points.
Australia (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 22nd August 2026 | Test | Black Ferns | 66-19 |
| Loss | 25th April 2026 | Pacific Four | Black Ferns | 5-40 |
| Loss | 18th April 2026 | Pacific Four | USA | 33-12 |
| Loss | 12th April 2026 | Pacific Four | Canada | 24-0 |
| Loss | 13th September 2025 | World Cup | Canada | 46-5 |
Australia have lost the last five games reaching back to the 2025 World Cup where they lost in the quarter finals to Canada. They have prepared for the WXV with a test against the Black Ferns where they lost out heavily 66-19.
Red Roses vs Australia head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 6th September 2025 | World Cup | Red Roses | 47-7 |
| 20th October 2023 | WXV | Red Roses | 42-7 |
| 30th October 2022 | World Cup | Red Roses | 41-5 |
The Red Roses have won the last three matches between these sides including the last two World Cups.
Predictions
- Red Roses win.
- Red Roses to scored 60+ points
- Meg Jones and Ellie Kildunne to score
