Neil Treacy is joined in our new-look RTÉ Rugby podcast studio by former Ireland international Hannah O'Connor and ex-Munster out-half Jonny Holland as we look ahead to the start of the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025.We take a broad look at the tournament as a whole (2:35), and how the game has grown since the last tournament in New Zealand three years ago.Hannah and Jonny give their verdict on how they expect Ireland to play in this campaign (16:05), with a focus on out-half Dannah O'Brien (22:45), while we discuss how Scott Bemand will go about replacing the injured Erin King and Dorothy Wall, as well as Aoife Wafer who is set to miss the opening games (27:45).And we take a stab at predicting our starting XV for Sunday's Pool C opener against Japan in Northampton (43:00).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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