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Richmond women ensure World Cup lift-off despite zero support from IRB

Inspirational: USA centre Patty Jervey, playing against Ireland in 2006 during her fifth World Cup

WOMEN’s Rugby may have plotted an erratic path during the 20th century - conspicuous and growing on occasions, almost non-existent at other times - but enlightened players and administrators were quick to recognise the pressing need for a global tournament once the inaugural Men’s World Cup of 1987 established the concept.
Not that they received a penny of support from the old IRB who remained defiantly sniffy at the whole concept of Women’s rugby and - in many cases - the...

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