Women’s Rugby World Cup Heads To Ireland

13 May 2015 | sigadmin

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Ireland will stage the next Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2017, which has been brought forward by a year to “maximise synergy” with the Olympic Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens cycles.

University College Dublin scheduled to host the pool stages before the August tournament moves to Belfast for the finals.

Ulster’s Kingspan Stadium will stage a semi-final and final, with Queen’s University Sport hosting the other semi-final.

IRFU chief executive Philip Browne said: “We are delighted with the announcement and believe Ireland can deliver the best Women’s World Cup to date.”

“We hope that the growing interest in women’s rugby in Ireland, world class facilities such as UCD, Queen’s University Sport, Kingspan Stadium and our internationally recognised reputation for being one of the world’s most welcoming nations, will make this an exceptional event for the entire island.”

The last World Cup was won by England in 2014, beating Canada in the final at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris. The tournament set new records for crowds and television audiences with close to three million viewers in France alone tuning in to watch the tournament at its peak.