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Tickets for Women's RWC go on sale
Tickets for the pool stages of this year's Women's Rugby World Cup have gone on sale.
Defending champions England will get the tournament underway at the UCD Bowl on Wednesday, August 9 at 2pm when they face Spain on Pool B before New Zealand take on Wales in the opening game of Pool A at 2.45pm.
Hosts Ireland begin their campaign on the same day when they welcome Australia to the UCD Bowl at 7pm with France and Japan's clash at Billings Park the final game of the day.
The pool games will place across two pitches in University College Dublin - the UCD Bowl and Billings Park - on August 9, 13 and 17 with the top four teams progressing to the semi-finals at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Tuesday, August 22.
The final is scheduled for Kingspan Stadium on Saturday, August 26.
Rankings games will take place in Queen's University on the same days, although Ireland's games will be switched to Kingspan Stadium should they fail to qualify for the semi-finals.
"With just eight months to go until the first games in UCD, Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 takes another important step forward with the pool schedules confirmed and all tickets on sale," Fiona Coghlan, Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Ambassador, said.
"Having played in and experienced the Women's Rugby World Cup, I know that these are great sporting events and have no doubt that the 2017 tournament in Ireland will be the best ever.
"With ticket prices from just €5, everyone will have the opportunity to experience a major international sporting event on home soil, as some of the best athletes in the world battle it out for the Women's Rugby World Cup."
World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont added: "The pool stage fixtures announcement and tickets going on sale is always an exciting time for teams and fans as they can really now plan in detail for August.
"The schedule has thrown up some fascinating matches, not least home favourites Ireland playing Australia on the opening day in Dublin. That promises to be a great battle and is sure to attract a big crowd to UCD.
"The Women's Rugby World Cup is going from strength to strength. The 2014 tournament in France was a huge success as was the 2010 version in England. As Women's rugby is currently one of the world's fastest growing team sports, we have no doubt that the 2017 event in Ireland will continue that upward trend and inspire the next generation of future stars."
Pool stage tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.ie/wrwc2017 and www.ticketmaster.co.uk/wrwc2017
Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Match Schedule
Wednesday, August 9:
Pool Kick-off Match Venue/Pitch
B 14:00 England v Spain UCD Bowl
A 14:45 New Zealand v Wales Billings Park, UCD
B 16:30 USA v Italy UCD Bowl
A 17:15 Canada v Hong Kong Billings Park, UCD
C 19:00 Ireland v Australia UCD Bowl
C 19:45 France v Japan Billings Park, UCD
Sunday, August 13, 2017
A 12:00 New Zealand v Hong Kong Billings Park, UCD
B 14:30 England v Italy Billings Park, UCD
B 14:45 USA v Spain UCD Bowl
A 17:00 Canada v Wales Billings Park, UCD
C 17:15 Ireland v Japan UCD Bowl
C 19:45 France v Australia UCD Bowl
Thursday, August 17, 2017
A 12:00 Canada v New Zealand Billings Park, UCD
B 14:30 England v USA Billings Park, UCD
B 14:45 Italy v Spain UCD Bowl
C 17:00 Australia v Japan Billings Park, UCD
A 17:15 Wales v Hong Kong UCD Bowl
C 19:45 France v Ireland UCD Bowl
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Semi Finals
17:00 2nd Seed v 3rd Seed Kingspan
19:45 1st Seed v 4th Seed Kingspan
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Final
19:45 Winner semi-final 1 v winner semi-final 2 Kingspan
Rankings matches:
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
For Rankings 9-12
(19) 12:00 10th Seed v 11th Seed QUB, Malone
(20) 14:30 9th Seed v 12th Seed QUB, Malone
For Rankings 5 - 8
(21) 17:00 6th Seed v 7th Seed QUB, Malone
(22) 14:00 5th Seed v 8th Seed Kingspan
Saturday, August 26, 2017
12:00 Loser Match 19 v Loser Match 20 QUB, Malone*
14:30 Winner Match 19 v Winner Match 20 QUB, Malone*
17:00 Loser Match 21 v Loser Match 22 QUB, Malone*
14:30 Winner Match 21 v Winner Match 22 Kingspan
17:00 Loser Match 23 v Loser Match 24 Kingspan
The 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup will be live on the eir Sport pack. The eir Sport pack is free to all eir broadband customers. To learn more about setting sport free visit www.eir.ie/sport .
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