SIX NATIONS WOMEN’S SUMMER SERIES: IRELAND UNDER-20s 37 SCOTLAND UNDER-20s 7, ..
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Twickenham Stadium will host the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final.
Continue ReadingGuinness and Six Nations Rugby announce new title partnership for the Guinness Women’s Six Nations
Continue ReadingRugby’s Celtic Challenge debuted last season, with the aim of providing a platform for players to develop in a high performance environment, but what’s changed about it this year, and what does that mean for the competition and its players? What’s the new format of the Celtic Challenge? The competition retains its core format of a cross border face off …
Continue ReadingStacey Flood became the third female rugby player to earn 50 caps for Ireland 7s as the team finished second in Pool B, progressing to Sunday’s quarterfinals at the Dubai HSBC SVNS. Ireland enjoyed a perfect start to the season on Saturday morning, defeating Japan 35-07 and Brazil 19-14 as Flood made her 50th international appearance. A 5-33 loss to …
Continue ReadingPhoto: World Rugby The Celtic Challenge tournament is set to return for its second installment, spanning an extended 11-week period from 18 December 2023 to 3 March 2024. As a collaborative effort by the IRFU, Scottish Rugby, and WRU, fortified by financial backing from World Rugby, this cross-border club competition aims to elevate the women’s game, acting as a stepping …
Continue ReadingYesterday it was announced that David Nucifora is to step down from his role as the IRFU’s performance director, with former Ireland player David Humphreys to take up the position in March of next year. The two will work in tandem until the conclusion of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, which will be Nucifora’s last act in the post. Former …
Continue ReadingIRELAND 15 SPAIN 13, The Sevens Stadium 2 Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Grace Moore, Neve Jones; Con: Dannah O’Brien; Pen: Dannah O’Brien Spain: Try: Claudia Peña Hidalgo; Con: Amalia Argudo; Pens: Amalia Argudo 2 HT: Ireland 3 Spain 13 The Ireland Women recovered from a 10-point deficit and two yellow cards to edge out Spain 15-13 and claim the inaugural WXV3 …
Continue ReadingIRELAND 64 COLOMBIA 3, The Sevens Stadium 2, Dubai Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Neve Jones 2, Natasja Behan, Grace Moore, Méabh Deely, Brittany Hogan, Edel McMahon, Béibhinn Parsons 2, Leahy Tarpey; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 5, Méabh Deely 2 Colombia: Pen: Maria I. Arzuaga HT: Ireland 38 Colombia 0 Mastercard player-of-the-match Neve Jones and Béibhinn Parsons scored two tries each as the …
Continue ReadingIrish rugby head coach Scott Bemand had his side singing during their record win over Kazakhstan last week, and he’s hoping to maintain that symphony when they take on Colombia in the second round of the XV3 series on Saturday. Joined by one of his co captains, Sam Monaghan, at a press conference this morning, he reflected on the dominant …
Continue ReadingJohn Mitchell is anticipated to join England’s women’s national rugby team when they arrive in his home country for the WXV competition, marking the Red Roses’ return to New Zealand after their defeat in last year’s World Cup final at Eden Park. Mitchell, who was appointed as Simon Middleton’s successor at the end of the Women’s Six Nations in May, …
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