The record attendance for a women’s Rugby World Cup match is set to be broken when the tournament begins in New Zealand on 8 October.<\/span><\/p>\n More than 30,000 tickets have been sold for the opening matchday at Eden Park, which has a capacity of 50,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n There will be three fixtures in one day at the venue and attendance is expected to surpass the record of 20,000 set at the 2014 Rugby World Cup in France.<\/span><\/p>\n England play Fiji on the opening day, with hosts New Zealand also in action.<\/span><\/p>\n The five-time champions face Australia at 07:15 BST, and South Africa v France will open the tournament at 02:15.<\/span><\/p>\n Favourites England will play Fiji at 04:45, followed by a performance from Rita Ora.<\/span><\/p>\n Wales and Scotland are in New Zealand for the World Cup too, and face each other on 9 October.<\/span><\/p>\n The 2017 World Cup final in Belfast – where New Zealand beat England – was played in front of 17,115 fans.<\/span><\/p>\n Eden Park, which will also host the 2022 semi-finals and final, has never before been filled for women’s sport and tournament director Michelle Hooper said the event is “breaking new ground”.<\/span><\/p>\n The 2022 opener is set to be the largest attendance at a standalone women’s sports matchday in New Zealand, with the previous mark being 16,162 for the under-17s football World Cup final between the United States and North Korea in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n
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