It was held over the first weekend of February 2020 at Bankwest Stadium in Sydney and was run alongside the men's tournament.

In the final, New Zealand claimed their fourth tournament victory in a row as they defeated Canada 33–7.

The top team from each pool and the best second-placed team advanced to the semifinals to playoff for berths in the cup final and third place match.

The other teams from each group were paired off for the lower classification matches.

There were twelve national women's teams in the tournament, the eleven core teams for the series plus Japan as the invited side.