They hold the men's and women's competitions simultaneously, using the same venues, but they're not playing each other. You can't get away with that in rugby. No woman is strong enough to contend with a front line of eight players all in excess of 250 pounds slamming into you at full speed. And there's no padding.
Does that mean they are integrated? Or are there two Rugby World Cups that just happen to be for separate sexes?
They hold the men's and women's competitions simultaneously, using the same venues, but they're not playing each other. You can't get away with that in rugby. No woman is strong enough to contend with a front line of eight players all in excess of 250 pounds slamming into you at full speed. And there's no padding.