The Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 wrapped last week at locations across England where the match broadcasts opened with these rousing animated titles from CD Reuben Thorpe, the design team at AE Live Ignite, and 16 female artists.

From AE Live Ignite: “To celebrate one of the world’s most high-profile female sports tournaments, we crafted a dynamic motion graphics title sequence in collaboration with female artists from across the globe that also represented the competing nations.

“This creative work helped capture the energy and spirit of this incredible event and honors the adventure, spirit, and the unity of women.”
 
 

 
Client: World Rugby, HBS

Production: AE Live Ignite
CD: Reuben Thorpe
Creative Executive: Jens Hertzum
Senior Producer: Jeane Lundberg
Art Director: Fay Pan
Senior Motion Designer: Kasun Ilesinghe
Designer: Bettina Stupple, Sophie Ba

Artists (in order of appearance)
NZ: Xoe Hall ‘Wāhine Toa Superstar’
Japan: Lisa Kogawa ‘Seikirai’
Spain: Higinia Garay ‘A Land Of Light And Colour’
Samoa: Tayla Vaeau ‘Lauamanusina’
France: Julie Guillem ‘France Parade’
Italy: Marta Cubeddu ‘Beyond The Field’
South Africa: Xee Carstens ‘Ayoba’
Fiji: Elsie Andrewes ‘Toso Marama ni Viti’
USA: Isabel Humphrey ‘Beneath The Same Stars’
Ireland: Jacky Sheridan ‘An Badhbh’
Brazil: Mel Cerri ‘Bora Yaras!’
Australia: Alice Lindstrom ‘Desert Sprint’
Wales: Sarah Cliff ‘A Try For Wales’
Canada: Elina Urusov ‘Mapletropolis’
Scotland: Fritha Land ‘The Scottish Rugby Union in Queer Tartan Trojan Unicorn Glitter’
England: Clara Bacou ‘Blossom & Roar’