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WXV Global Series will be like 'mini-World Cup'
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- Sport NIImage caption, Cantwell joined the IRFU in 2025 after a successful playing career
- The Irish Rugby Football Union's head of women's strategy Lynne Cantwell says the upcoming WXV Global Series is like having "a mini-World Cup every year, but on home soil".
- The WXV Global Series has replaced the WXV competition and will feature the top 12 teams in the world.
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Sport NIImage caption, Cantwell joined the IRFU in 2025 after a successful playing career
The Irish Rugby Football Union's head of women's strategy Lynne Cantwell says the upcoming WXV Global Series is like having "a mini-World Cup every year, but on home soil".
The WXV Global Series has replaced the WXV competition and will feature the top 12 teams in the world.
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