Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 on RTÉ

Join Jacqui Hurley as she leads RTÉ’s television coverage of the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, with reporting from the Irish camp by Clare MacNamara. Coverage begins today on 22 August across RTÉ One, RTÉ2, RTÉ Player, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2FM and RTÉ Sport Online, as Ireland gears up to face Japan in their opening match on 24 August. 

The tournament kicks-off when Darren Cave, Lindsay Peat and Niamh Briggs will join Jacqui for live coverage from Sunderland of the Opening Ceremony followed by England v USA on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. (KO 7:30pm)  

Ireland’s first group game v Japan is live on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player on Sunday 24 August with coverage on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player beginning at 11.30am with Bernard Jackman, Niamh Briggs and Hannah Tyrell joining Jacqui for live coverage of from Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton.  

The full RTÉ commentary panel include: Fiona Coghlan, Darren Cave, Dorothy Wall, Hannah Tyrell, Bernard Jackman, Darren Cave, Lindsay Peat and Niamh Briggs. 

On RTÉ Player, the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivers 13 Player-exclusive games, ensuring fans stay close to the action.  

Presenter of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, Jacqui Hurley said: 

“All of my childhood memories are made up of major tournaments, so getting to have a front row seat in working on these is genuinely the privilege of a lifetime. Eight years is an awful long time to wait for Irish Women’s team to play on a truly global stage. I know how excited they are for this moment, and I think the Irish public has a lot to be excited about as well because they have scaled some heights over the last few years. It has been an incredible journey they have already been on, and I can’t wait to see what they bring next.” 

-ENDS- 

RTÉ Communications: Linda Pototzki and Fergus McCormack

RTÉ Women’s Rugby World Cup TV promo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMzORTlifV0