The (one year delayed) 2021 World Cup kicks off this weekend in New Zealand and we are spoiled to have every game available to us on Peacock, with a selection of games repeated on CNBC.
Here is the listing of live and rebroadcast coverage for the women’s 2021 Rugby World Cup. Every match will be on Peacock live, and a selection of matches will be available on CNBC. All USA games will be on CNBC.
Six games are on tap for this weekend:
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | Platform |
| Fri., Oct. 7 | South Africa vs. France | 9:15-11:15 p.m. | Peacock |
| Fri., Oct. 7 | Fiji vs. England | 11:45 p.m.-1:45 a.m. | Peacock |
| Fri., Oct. 7 | Australia vs. New Zealand | 2:15-4:15 a.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 8 | United States vs. Italy | 7:45-9:45 p.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 8 | Japan vs. Canada | 10:15 p.m.-12:15 a.m. | Peacock |
| Sat., Oct. 8 | Wales vs. Scotland | 12:45-2:45 a.m. | Peacock |
| Sun., Oct. 9 | United States vs. Italy | 1-3 p.m. | CNBC* |
First up for the Eagles is Italy. The Italians are ranked one place higher in the world rankings. Italy had two warmup games against France and split the series against a tough French team. The Eagles had a short tour in preparation, including a solid win over Scotland and then a loss to a red-hot England side that many tip to take the trophy.
With a tough Canadian team waiting in the last pool game for the Eagles, this could be a make or break match for both the Eagles and Italy sides, in order to avoid England or New Zealand in the quarter finals.
There are four teams in each group, with the top two automatically going through, and two of the third place teams once the round-robin is complete.
Look for France, England, NZ, USA, Scotland and Canada to take wins on the first weekend.