SUNDERLAND, England — Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States’ tournament opener on Friday, the world’s most followed rugby player on social media wants to get more eyeballs on the sport as it ramps up attempts to crack the market in America.

Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald, the only player in Ireland's squad with World Cup experience, is the replacement hooker on the bench alongside former England prop Ellena Perry, who made her Ireland debut in the warm-up win over Scotland earlier this month.

STACEY FLOOD insists the tide will not go out on the Green Wave after the Rugby World Cup. Scott Bemand’s side cast off on Sunday against Japan at Franklin’s Gardens, with the tournament set to

U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher said she is contemplating an offer to participate in WWE wrestling as a stepping stone to Hollywood after the Women's Rugby World Cup that kicks off on Friday in England.

A Devon woman has delivered the match whistle for the opening game of the Women's Rugby World Cup - potentially breaking a wheelchair world record in the process. Lexi Chambers, from Exeter, completed 10 ultramarathons in 10 days from Twickenham to Sunderland, raising money for the ChildFund Rugby charity.