Ireland’s pathway to joining the big three of women’s international rugby

Women’s rugby in Ireland has never enjoyed a higher profile: Grand Slam winners in 2013, Six Nations champions two years later, Sevens team qualification for the 2018 World Cup and grassroots participation numbers in a very healthy state. Plus, IRFU funding in the last 12 months is up 25%.
With the World Cup being staged in Dublin and Belfast until August 25, the popularity of the game may rise again and, with the sold-out signs already in situ for all of Ireland’s pool games, the omens are looking very positive for the women’s game.