Brett Gosper Rugby Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Women's Sport

World Rugby announces record broadcast and social media coverage schedule for Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017

August 3, 2017

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 is set to be the most widely viewed to date as World Rugby has announced a record broadcast and social media coverage schedule for the tournament.

Fans across the world will be able to watch the pinnacle of the women’s game on TV and on World Rugby’s digital platforms when it kicks off later this month on 9 August.

Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 will be broadcast live to more than 110 countries as England look to retain their title in Dublin and Belfast over the coming weeks, with games also streamed on rwcwomens.com and World Rugby’s social platforms.

WRWC 2017 pool stages will be played at UCD Bowl and Billings Park in Dublin on 9, 13 and 17 August, with Kingspan Stadium and Queen’s University in Belfast hosting the finals stages on 22 and 26 August.


World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper said: “Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 is set to be the biggest and best to date and it’s very encouraging to see that more than 110 countries will broadcast the action from Dublin and Belfast this month.

“We also expect this tournament to be the most socially engaged yet and, with so many fans interacting with our platforms on mobile and digital, WRWC 2017 will also be the most accessible to date.”

Where to watch Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017

In the Republic of Ireland, Eir Sports will broadcast the tournament with RTÉ showing Ireland matches on free-to-air television. ITV will broadcast matches in the UK, including Northern Ireland.

France Télévisions and Eurosport will show games in France, where record audiences tuned in when Paris hosted the last event in 2014. NBC will show the action in the United States, while Fox Sports will broadcast the games in Australia and Sky NZ will screen the matches in New Zealand. In Spain, TVE will be showing the tournament in that region.

In areas where there is no rights-holder, all the action will be streamed live on rwcwomens.com.

Brett Gosper Rugby Women's Rugby World Cup 2017 Women's Sport