The venerable home of Bristol Bears rugby club and Bristol City football club hosted sports events since 1887, and rugby matches since the 1920s.

Ashton Gate Stadium will host both semi-finals of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 when the biggest-ever celebration of women’s rugby comes to England, with the stadium previously staging a men’s Rugby World Cup tie – New Zealand’s 45-9 win over Tonga in 1999..

The stadium hosted the recent Women's Six Nations contest between England and Wales, with a record attendance of 19,705 for a Red Roses game outside of Twickenham. Ashton Gate has also previously hosted a 26,169 sell-out Lionesses’ football double-header in February 2023

Bristol Bears and England player Lark Atkin-Davies said: “Ashton Gate is a fantastic stadium. It’s always amazing, whether I’m wearing a Bears or an England jersey – the fans are unreal.

"The noise and the atmosphere does go to another level when I’m playing for Red Roses so to have my home stadium confirmed as a World Cup quarter-final and semi-final venue next year is going to be incredible. I just hope I’ll get to run out in front of a home crowd!”