Sky Sports to broadcast World Cup

The announcement extends Sky Sports' partnership with the women's game and follows on from their host broadcasting of the record-breaking Women’s Rugby World Cup 2010.The World Cup will be held in Paris from August 1-17.IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset said: "Sky Sports are renowned for their passion and support for Rugby and we are delighted to be extending our partnership with a broadcaster who shares our vision for women’s rugby.""It's also further proof of the great leaps made by the Women's Game. In a Women’s Rugby World Cup year and with the growth of the IRB Women's Sevens World Series, it's good to see the Game reaching out to new audiences."Sky Sport managing director Barney Francis said: "It’s fantastic that this summer we will have the best women’s Rugby on Sky, adding to our strong year-round portfolio of women’s sport."The full schedule for the Women's Rugby World Cup will be announced in due course.Tickets for the pool stages of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2014 can be foundhere