Live coverage of Ireland’s Women’s Rugby World Cup starts this week

Prepare to get behind the girls in green as Ireland's Women's Rugby World Cup campaign kicks off this week.

On Wednesday, August 9 (7.00pm), RTÉ will commence it's live coverage of the tournament as the Irish ladies kick of their campaign with their opening match against Australia in the UCD bowl.

Former Irish internationals Fiona Steed, Rosie Foley and Lynne Cantwell join Daire O'Brien for live coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, while Ryle Nugent and Fiona Coghlan will provide live commentary.

Clare MacNamara and Evanne Ní Chuilinn will also report throughout the competition.

Michael Corcoran will have full live commentary on RTÉ 2FM alongside former Irish international Grace Davitt with Damien O’Meara reporting.

The national broadcaster will follow the Irish team every step of the way with the following fixtures set to air across RTÉ2, RTE Player and RTÉ 2FM.

• Ireland v Australia – August 9

• Ireland v Japan – August 13

• Ireland v France – August 17

Ireland's knock-out and final placing matches and the Women's Rugby World Cup Final on Saturday 26 August from Kingspan Stadium, Belfast, will also be shown.

The RTÉ News Now app and RTÉ.ie will have match trackers for each Ireland game, pre-match & post-match analysis and interviews posted to social media along with post-match reaction.

G'wan ladies!