{"id":94506,"date":"2025-08-25T11:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/94506\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T11:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:11:08","slug":"fan-zone-to-open-in-city-for-womens-rugby-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/94506\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan zone to open in city for Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A fan zone for 2,000 spectators is to open in Brighton, as the city prepares to host two matches in the Women&#8217;s Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>England will play Australia at the Amex Stadium on 6 September, with New Zealand playing Ireland at the same venue the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The fan zone at Victoria Gardens in Marlborough Place will be open from 4 to 7 September.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament kicked off on Friday as England triumphed over the USA with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/rugby-union\/articles\/cn92pvd8ynvo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:69-7 win.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">69-7 win.<\/a> The final takes place on 27 September.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Women's Rugby World Cup trophy at the top of Brighton i360.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/39a775ca167cd95966b3d17f1d2901b5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The trophy made a stop in Brighton on a pre-tournament tour in May [BBC\/Sam Dixon-French]<\/p>\n<p>The fan zone will include food stalls and a licensed bar, music and dance performances and taster sessions for non-contact rugby.<\/p>\n<p>As well as showing the action on a big screen, there will also be an after party with DJs after the England-Australia game, until 23:00 BST.<\/p>\n<p>The fan zone opens at 13:00 on 4 and 5 September and 11:00 on 6 September. 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