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IRFU Report Says It Will Invest €1 Million Annually Into Women's Rugby.

The report was published today.

An IRFU report published today has said they will invest €1 million annually into women's rugby.

It comes after the failure of the Irish women's team to qualify for the last World Cup.

A dedicated Head of Women's Performance and Pathways is to also be appointed to oversee the game, while Gemma Crowley has been announced as Team Programme Manager for the Womens 15s side.

Thirty specific recommendations were made in all to the IRFU after an independent review, with the IRFU saying they have formally accepted all of them.

IRFU chief executive Kevin Potts says Anthony Eddy's departure yesterday as women's and sevens director is not linked to the report:

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