Women’s rugby has received another major boost on the eve of the first women’s match to be played at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow. Sky Sports have signed up to deliver live coverage of the Women’s Rugby World Cup from France this coming August.
Ireland are one of 12 teams to have made it to the Finals and will take on Reigning Champions New Zealand, the USA and Kazakhstan in the group stages.
Sky will show a selection of group matches live as well as the two semi finals and the Final on August 17th.
The same broadcaster will also be covering the IRB Junior World Cup where Ireland’s U20 team will compete in June against France, Wales and Fiji.
“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,” said Barney Francis, managing director of Sky Sports.
“It’s also great news we’ll get to showcase the stars of the future in the Junior World Championship across our channels. Both tournaments are going to be excellent additions to our unrivalled coverage of the game and our summer of live sport.”
“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 and age grade rugby,” added Bernard Lapasset, IRB Chairman.
“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.”
This video below was produced to promote the game at the Aviva Stadium tomorrow and is a good showcase for first season sponsors Aon.
