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# WRWC 17

All time
'This World Cup has shown the women's game is getting bigger and bigger'
France and England dominate our WRWC Team of the Pool Stage, but one Irish woman made the cut
Black and Bleu Ireland can only turn attention to Australia and 'achieving something' at this WRWC
Improvements and another deep dig, but nowhere near enough to cope with ferocious French
Ireland miss out on World Cup semis as France overpower hosts in UCD
'France are in our way': Jenny Murphy relishing the big stage of a vital World Cup test
Job done for England but late USA onslaught puts them in pole position for fourth semi spot
New Zealand steam-roll Canada to complete perfect run to World Cup semis
Try-hungry Black Ferns enjoying life in Ireland, but focus is firmly set on end goal
Ireland bidding to stop French fluency at source with pack physicality
'You'd think they were in Vegas!': Slick passing and clean offloads all over the top 5 tries from yesterday's WRWC action
French bells toll for Ireland as the rugby family make themselves at home in UCD
'We're not making any excuses. We didn't play well and we've got a lot of work to do'
England didn't need to be at their best to run in 10 tries against Italy
Ireland's magnificent Maz leads our World Cup team of matchday 1
Spence just one of the match-winning 'impact subs' that delivered victory for Ireland
Gone in 11 seconds: Quickest try of the day helps France rout Japan and top Ireland's pool
'Ugly' win a beautifully firm foothold in the tournament for Tierney
Magnificent Maz and more talking points as Ireland begin the World Cup with a bang
Ireland edge epic, energy-sapping tussle with Australia to get World Cup bid up and running
Slick Winiata hat-trick helps Black Ferns gloss over set-piece struggle with Wales
Wilson crosses four times as powerful England lay down an early marker
Set-piece, structure and incessant work-rate critical for Ireland in home World Cup opener
'We're hissing to get out there and have a crack': Black Ferns ready to end 2014 hurt
Leading the charge for women in sport: How important this World Cup is
Talking over as Ireland Women prepare to take hold of jersey and Australia
'The pressure is on them. We're the underdogs': Australia out to gatecrash Ireland's party
Tierney's Ireland fully locked, loaded and ready to take on the world
'I think you've got to answer yes. It's a home World Cup, a once in a lifetime thing'
Excitement builds as Ireland prepares to host the biggest-ever World Cup party
'If I can get girls to live the dream that I'm living, then that's pretty cool'
How a lack of English camogie clubs led Fiona Steed to play in 3 Rugby World Cups
Ireland Women striving to make sporting role models a not-so-rare commodity for girls
Calm, cool, ruthless, ballistic: 3 years on from Ireland's momentous win over the Black Ferns
Youthful, confident and dangerous, Japan are out to make their mark at World Cup
Sophie Spence eagerly, nervelessly embracing countdown to World Cup
Australia gunning to 'knock off' Ireland in World Cup opener
Two weeks to go: A quick guide to how the Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland will work
'It focuses the mind, there’s no easy lead-in': Ireland relishing defining World Cup opener against Australia
Adaptability key for Tierney in selecting the best women for the job