Wales, along with 2013 Grand Slammers Ireland, qualified courtesy of their placing over the 2012 and 2013 Six Nations, while Spain and Samoa booked their place through the Women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier in Madrid in April.
The pinnacle of the Women’s fifteens game will kick off in Marcoussis on August 1 next year, with the final to be played at the Stade Jean Bouin on August 17 in the French capital.
Ten teams have already qualified for the tournament. Defending champions New Zealand, 2010 runners-up England, Australia, hosts France, USA, and Canada qualified automatically from the last World Cup.
The Asian and African qualifiers have yet to be played, with South Africa and Uganda battling it out on September 7 to see who will emerge from Africa. The Asian qualifiers will also be decided on the same day when the winners of Kazakhstan v Singapore and Japan v Hong Kong meet at the Almaty Stadium in Kazakhstan.
“We believe Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 will inspire even more participation in one of the world’s fastest-growing team sports,” said IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset.
“With the milestone of the 1,000th women’s Test match just passed, we believe Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 is the next major landmark for the Game, which has more than one million women and girls playing around the globe.”
The pool matches for WRWC 2014 will take place at the Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR) headquarters in Marcoussis and Marcoussis Rugby Club.
The knockout stages of the tournament will also see matches played in Marcoussis, with the semi-finals, Bronze Final and Final taking place at Stade Jean Bouin.
The matches will take place on August 1, 5, 9 and 13, with the Final played on August 17.
