Good Luck Video Inspires Women For Rugby World Cup
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has joined a host of political, sporting and broadcasting legends to send a message of support to the Irish Women’s Rugby Squad ahead of the forthcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup, which begins in Paris on Friday.
The video includes ‘good luck’ messages from Eamon Dunphy, John Giles, Liam Brady, Olympians Ronnie Delany, John Treacy, Rob Heffernan and Derval O’Rourke, the Dublin Women’s GAA team, Northern Ireland Minister for Culture Arts and Leisure Carál Ní Chuilín, Tánaiste Joan Burton, broadcasters, Ireland players, club rugby teams and schoolgirl rugby players.
The video also contains a letter of support from President Michael D Higgins.
Fans can keep up-to-date with the girls during their World Cup challenge, with behind the scenes access and player interviews and videos on the Irish Rugby website, Facebook and Twitter platforms during the tournament and can send their message of support to the team using #shouldertoshoulder.