KC Current stadium to host women’s rugby doubleheader featuring Team USA: details
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- CPKC Stadium hosts Pacific Four doubleheader with four top‑8 teams on April 17.
- Canada vs New Zealand 5:15 p.m.; U.S. vs Australia 8 p.m.; NZ defends title.
- Pre-sale Feb. 17, general sale Feb. 19; stadium set U.S. women’s rugby record (10,518).
Four of the top eight teams in the women’s World Rugby rankings will meet in a doubleheader at CPKC Stadium this spring.
The sixth annual Pacific Four Series on April 17 will match Canada against New Zealand at 5:15 p.m. and the U.S. against Australia at 8 p.m.
Canada and New Zealand rank second and third, respectively, while Australia ranks seventh and the U.S. eighth in the World Rugby rankings.
“People ask me what’s the next big thing coming to Kansas City,” said Kathy Nelson, president and CEO of the Kansas City Sports Commission and Visit KC. “This. This is really big.”
The event is the second of three in the Pacific Four Series. The teams will meet in Sacramento on April 11 and in Chicago on April 24. New Zealand is the defending champion.
Tickets for the doubleheader go on pre-sale Feb. 17 and will be available to the general public starting Feb. 19.
This will be the second women’s rugby event held at CPKC Stadium, home of the KC Current of the National Women’s Soccer League. In May 2025, the U.S. and Canada played there before 10,518 fans, setting an attendance record for a women’s rugby match in the United States.
Kansas City has expressed interest in holding games in the 2033 women’s rugby World Cup coming to the United States, and officials see events like the Pacific Four Series strengthening its position.
“I think it speaks volumes,” said Missy Jenkins, KC Current senior vice president of commercial. “Show that we can get so many fans here to CPKC Stadium to watch these awesome women to play is a testament to Kansas City and women’s sports.”
This story was originally published February 11, 2026 at 11:01 AM.