Women’s Rugby World Cup: Began 1991 in Wales with USA beating England in the Final. Hosted 1994 England, 1998 Netherlands, 2002 Spain, 2006 Canada, 2010 England, 2014 France, 2017 Ireland.
August 22, 2017 Australia Powers by Ireland to Move to 5th Place Final at #WRWC2017 Photo: INPHO/Dan Sheridan (Australia captain Sharni Williams celebrates with her team-mates after scoring the opening try) Doug Coil The Ireland Women’s team faced Australia in Tuesday’s 5th place semi-final in Belfast in a repeat of the opening pool match. Australia avenged a 19-17 pool loss, winning 32-24. Australia took an early 5-0 lead in the 7th minute, as Sharni Williams scored in the corner. Seven minutes later Ireland’s Ailis Egan tied the match from a rolling maul. Ireland’s jenny Murphy kicked ahead and Alison Miller…