Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship – All You Need To Know

The Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship kicks off this weekend, marking the start of the 150th Anniversary season for Irish Rugby.

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Here is all you need to know ahead of the first matches this weekend. The Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship kicks off  what promises to be an exciting season.

September will see the Ireland Women in action against Australia at Kingspan Stadium for the first match of the IRFU’s 150th Anniversary celebrations. Tickets are available to buy here.

Scott Bemand’s side then head off to Vancouver for the WXV1 tournament. The Energia All-Ireland League also launches at the end of September, ensuring a busy start to a busy rugby year at all levels.

Fixtures

The round 1 action begins at Virgin Media Park on Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm) when Munster, captained by Chloe Pearse, welcome Ulster, who have included Ireland international Kathryn Dane in their squad.

Defending champions Leinster, who have Ireland Under-20 Women’s captain Jane Neill in the squad, host Connacht, who include Ireland co-captain Edel McMahon. The Energia Park encounter starts at 4.45pm.

The finals day will take place at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday, August 31. The 3rd/4th place play-off will kick off at 2.30pm, followed by the Championship final at 4.45pm.

Click here for the full list of fixtures

Tickets

Click on the links below for ticket information from each of the teams:

Connacht Rugby

Leinster Rugby

Munster Rugby

Ulster Rugby.

Where To Watch

The best place to watch is live in the stadium, but if you can’t make the match then tune in to TG4 for live coverage, with Ulster’s matches available to watch on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC website.

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