Canada and Scotland have the honour of kicking off Women's Rugby World Cup 2010 after the kick-off times were confirmed for the 12-team tournament, which takes place in England from 20 August to 5 September.
The Pool C encounter will get underway at 12:00 local time on 20 August on the second pitch at the new multi-million pound Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, which will host all of the pool stages of the sixth World Cup.
The action will continue on Pitch 2 with 1991 winners USA tackling Kazakhstan at 14:00 before France face Sweden - back on the World Cup stage for the first time since 1998 - in the other Pool C encounter at 16:30.
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Hosts England will round off the day's action at 18:30 on Pitch 1 with the encounter with familiar rivals Ireland, who they beat 22-5 on the way to securing a record fifth consecutive RBS Women's Six Nations crown earlier this year.
This, though, is merely the climax of what promises to be three thrilling encounters on Pitch 1 with Wales kicking things off against Australia, the Women's Rugby World Cup Sevens champions, at 14:00.
New Zealand then begin their campaign for a fourth successive Women's Rugby World Cup success against South Africa, a side much improved since their debut in the showpiece tournament of the Women's Game in Canada four years ago.
The kick-off times on the respective pitches are the same for the two other match days in the pool stages on 24 and 28 August, before changing to 14:00 and 16:00 for the four play-off matches that take place at Surrey Sports Park on 1 September.
The semi finals will be played at the Twickenham Stoop, the home of Guinness Premiership club Harlequins, the same day with kick-offs at 18:00 and 20:15. The third place play-off and Final will also take place at The Stoop on 5 September, the title decider kicking off at 17:15.
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