World Cup fixtures confirmed
The fixtures for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup have been announced, with tickets also going on sale.
Published by Alison Donnelly, January 8th, 2017
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Games will take place across two pitches in University College Dublin, The UCD Bowl and Billings Park, on 9, 13 and 17 August.Defending champions England will get the tournament underway in the UCD Bowl at 2pm on Wednesday 9th August when they meet Pool B rivals Spain before New Zealand take on Wales in the opening game of Pool A at 2:45pm in Billings Park. Hosts Ireland get Pool C underway when they welcome Australia to the UCD Bowl at 7pm and the first day of competition will come to a close when France take on Japan in Billings Park at 7:45pm.Pool stage tickets will be available from 9am Monday 9th January from www.ticketmaster.ie/wrwc2017 and www.ticketmaster.co.uk/wrwc2017, where tickets for the final stages of the tournament are already on sale.Announcing the sale Fiona Coghlan, Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Ambassador, said:
"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.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.”The Semi-Finals will take place in Kingspan Stadium on Tuesday 22nd August with the Final scheduled for Saturday the 26th in the home of Ulster Rugby.
Ranking play-off games will take place in Queens University over the same dates. Ireland's knock-out matches will take place in Kingspan Stadium regardless of their ranking position.Tickets are currently on sale for these games fromwww.ticketmaster.co.uk/wrwc2017.Prices start from just £10 for children, £15 for adults and £45 for families (2+2).
Day tickets for each of the three pool days start at just €5 for schoolchildren and €10 for adults, per day, for Billings Park, while day tickets for the UCD Bowl start at just €10 for schoolkids and €15 for adults, per day. Family tickets (two adults and two children) start from just €25 for Billings Park and €40 for the UCD Bowl, per day.
Match ScheduleMatch day 1: Wednesday 9th August 2017
No. Pool Kick-off Match Venue/Pitch1. 14:00 England v Spain UCD Bowl2. 14:45 New Zealand v Wales Billings Park, UCD3. 16:30 USA v Italy UCD Bowl4. 17:15 Canada v Hong Kong Billings Park, UCD5. 19:00 Ireland v Australia UCD Bowl6. 19:45 France v Japan Billings Park, UCD
Match day 2: Sunday 13th August 2017
No. Pool Kick-off Match Venue7. 12:00 New Zealand v Hong Kong Billings Park, UCD8. 14:30 England v Italy Billings Park, UCD9. 14:45 USA v Spain UCD Bowl10. 17:00 Canada v Wales Billings Park, UCD11. 17:15 Ireland v Japan UCD Bowl12. 19:45 France v Australia UCD Bowl
Match day 3: Thursday 17th August 2017
No. Group Kick-off Match Venue13. 12:00 Canada v New Zealand Billings Park, UCD14. 14:30 England v USA Billings Park, UCD15. 14:45 Italy v Spain UCD Bowl16. 17:00 Australia v Japan Billings Park, UCD17. 17:15 Wales v Hong Kong UCD Bowl18. 19:45 France v Ireland UCD Bowl
At the end of the pool phase the teams will be seeded based on the position in which they finished in their respective pools.