Welcome to the top women's rugby news for Aug 30 - Sep 5. World Rugby confirmed the schedule for the Rugby World Cup 2021 European Qualifier taking place in Italy on September 13, 19 and 25. The winner takes the Europe 1 place in Pool B and the runner-up will progress to the Final Qualification Tournament.

In HSBC 7s news, we learned that the stops in Singapore and Cape Town have been cancelled due to the ongoing pandemic. So, that means that the only events in 2021 are back-to-back stops in Vancouver and Edmonton. For 2022, we only know that the series will start in Dubai and we will have to wait for more details.

In domestic XVs news, Munster and Leinster are on top of Ireland's Interprovincial table, we recap round 1 and five matches of Allianz Premier 15s, Wales’ community rugby has kicked off, France’s Elite 1 competition begins in two weeks and a Fijiana side may be included in Australia's Super W.

We close out the week with 2 articles in Other News, 14 features and 7 media.

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tl;dr: Under the Posts - Women's Rugby News for Aug 30-Sep 5. World Rugby confirmed the schedule for the RWC 2021 Europe Qualifier in Parma, Italy on September 13, 19 and 25 and we received more updates to the HSBC 7s series.