Women’s Rugby World Cup

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Heroics of Ireland Women's rugby team inspires next generation
Scotland v Ireland - RBS Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship
Ireland already in must-win territory
Fifth in the world against sixth. It looks tight on paper, and maybe it will be, but only one side is likely to escape Pool C of this 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup, so this is a game that the hosts simply have to win.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Women’s Rugby World Cup - Go n-éirí leat, mná na Éireann
Women’s Rugby World Cup - Go n-éirí leat, mná na Éireann

The eighth Women’s Rugby World Cup opens in Dublin this evening, when England, the reigning world champions, play Spain, at UCD.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Shining brightest: The 10 stars who will light up this World Cup
Shining brightest: The 10 stars who will light up this World Cup
Alex Baywater looks at who could be the star player at this year’s World Cup

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Ireland’s pathway to joining the big three of women’s international rugby
Ireland’s pathway to joining the big three of women’s international rugby
New Zealand, England, and Canada are the standard bearers of women’s international rugby, but Irelandareclosing fast. Edward Newman asks what does the IRFU need to do to make the leap into elite company?

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

How England have become world leaders in women’s rugby
How England have become world leaders in women’s rugby
IT is a mark of how grueling England women’s training camp is ahead of this World Cup that, as second row Abbie Scott sits down, she has to pause for a minute to catch her breath.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

New Zealand Black Ferns ready to step out of All Blacks’ shadow at Women’s Rugby World Cup
New Zealand Black Ferns ready to step out of All Blacks’ shadow at Women’s Rugby World Cup

MOST staunch New Zealand rugby people support the Black Ferns, four-time Women’s Rugby World Cup winners.

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Ireland hope Women’s Rugby World Cup will leave a lasting legacy
Ireland hope Women’s Rugby World Cup will leave a lasting legacy
When the Women’s Rugby World Cup ends on August 26, when the biggest sporting event to take place on the island of Ireland since the 2006 Ryder Cup folds up its tent and leaves town, the questions will be asked: what kind of legacy will the tournament leave, and will women’s rugby prosper and grow at grassroots level thereafter?

Wed, 09 Aug, 2017

Alison Miller: Beating Black Ferns will inspire World Cup tilt
Alison Miller: Beating Black Ferns will inspire World Cup tilt

As they prepare for the pool stages of next month’s Women’s Rugby World Cup at the UCD Bowl, Ireland winger Alison Miller believes they can take inspiration from their historic 2014 win over New Zealand.

Fri, 14 Jul, 2017

A long road ahead to continue taking women’s sport to next level
A long road ahead to continue taking women’s sport to next level

Twelve months on from Ireland’s historic win over New Zealand, what has changed for Irish women’s sport, asks Mary White.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2015

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