Ireland bids for Women's Rugby World Cup

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has today submitted a bid to host the Women's Rugby World Cup in August 2017.

Mon, 02 Mar, 2015 - 12:30

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has today submitted a bid to host the Women's Rugby World Cup in August 2017.

Irish Rugby intends to host the tournament pool stages at University College Dublin before moving to Belfast for semi-finals and finals at Queens University Sport and the newly developed Kingspan Stadium.

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