The defending champions from the 2019 series event were the United States, whom beat New Zealand 26–10.

[1] New Zealand won in the Final against Australia 21–14.

Each team will play their other three opponents in their pool once.

The remaining four teams will compete for a 9th–12th placing.

The twelve national women's teams competing in France were:[3] The team composition of the pool stage was announced on 4 May.