Summary

  • Final score: Ireland 19-17 Australia

  • Muldoon, Griffin & Spence scores tries as hosts edge win

  • Murphy, Parry, Samoa tries, Hewson con for Aus

  • Final score: Wales 12-44 New Zealand

  • Harries and Clay both cross for Wales but NZ run in eight tries

  • Final score: England 56-5 Spain

  • Wing Wilson leads the way with four tries as champions score 10 in all

Live Reporting

Caroline Chapman

  1. The title defenders

    England v Spain (14:00 BST)

    Defending champions + world number one + Grand Slam winners = World Cup 2017 favourites.

    England are very much the team to beat in Ireland, but Pool B won't be an easy ride.

    They've got the USA to contend with, the first World Cup winners and three-time finalists, along with Italy who return to the tournament after a 15-year absence.

    World number eight Spain are England's first obstacle and the Red Roses have chosen to rest most of their experienced players for their opener. In fact, there's 392 caps on the bench.

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  2. Battle of the badges

    England v Spain (14:00 BST)

    Fans from both sides are descending upon the UCD Bowl.

    I've got to say: I'm a big fan of that Spain kit/badge. Vamos!

    England fans
    Badges
    Spain fans

  3. BBC coverage

    Women's Rugby World Cup

    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    BBC Radio 5 live sports extra will have commentary of England v Spain and Ireland v Australia.

    Commentator Sara Orchard is joined by 2014 world cup winner Kat Merchant.

    Right here, we'll be bringing you live updates from both these games, plus the latest from Wales v New Zealand.

  4. Day one fixtures

    Women's Rugby World Cup

    Pool A

    • Wales v New Zealand (14:45 BST)
    • Canada v Hong Kong (17:15 BST)

    Pool B

    • England v Spain (14:00 BST)
    • USA v Italy (16:30 BST)

    Pool C

    • Ireland v Australia (19:00 BST)
    • France v Japan (19:45 BST)

  5. All you need to know

    Women's Rugby World Cup

    This year's tournament is a little earlier than usual.

    It's usually on a four-year cycle but has been brought forward a year to avoid clashing with the Sevens World Cup and Commonwealth Games in 2018.

    The competition starts today and runs until 26 August with the pool stages held in Dublin and the semi-finals/final heading to Belfast.

    There are 12 teams involved: England, Wales, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Spain, Italy, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and France.

    They've been split into three groups of four. Here are the opening fixtures...

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  6. Women's Rugby World Cup

    It's been two years, 11 months and 24 days since this happened...

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    It's time to do it all again!

    Welcome to the Women's Rugby World Cup 2017.