Emerald Warriors field first women+ team in Leinster Division 5 rugby
The Emerald Warriors women’s-plus team, the Azures, will soon play its first match in Leinster Women’s Division 5. The Azures are the first full-contact women’s-plus team fielded by the LGBTQ+ club, which according to its website was founded in 2003 “to provide an open, inclusive, and safe environment to watch, play, and enjoy rugby.” The team is currently recruiting players …
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Become A Vodafone Mascot At The Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship!
We’re calling ALL rugby fans aged 9-12 to enter below and get the chance to take centre stage at this year’s Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship final’s day!
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WXV3 Fixtures Confirmed For October
Photo by Paul Devlin/Sportsfile World Rugby has unveiled the bumper match schedule for WXV, the new women’s international 15s competition designed to increase the competitiveness, reach and impact of elite women’s rugby, on Monday, August 14. Ireland will kick off their WXV3 challenge under new coach Scott Bemand against Kazakhstan on October 13th in Dubai. The three-level tournament, which begins …
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MU Barnhall Buffaloes’ September Blitz
The MU Barnhall Buffaloes is an inclusive tag rugby team that was established at the MU Barnhall Rugby Club in May of 2015, for adults with intellectual disabilities. The team, based in Leixlip, is a pan-impairment team, meaning members of all different intellectual disabilities are on the team and encouraged to join. The team began with six members, but has …
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IRFU Interprovincial Championship Round 1: Connacht and Munster triumph
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Grace Fisher
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August 12, 2023
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Rugby
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2023 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship, Aoife Wafer, Brianna Heylmann, Clara Barrett, Clodagh O’Halloran, Connacht Rugby, Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird, Eimear Corri, Ella Durkan, Ellen Boylan, Hannah O'Connor, Leinster Rugby, Maebh Clenaghan, Meabh Deely, Munster Rugby, Naoise O'Reilly, Niamh Briggs, Nicole Fowley, Orla Dixon, Sene Taite Fanene, Stephanie Carroll, Ulster Rugby
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Connacht threw the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship title race wide open with an epic 18-17 win over a much-fancied Leinster at the Sportsground. Ireland international Méabh Deely gleefully scored the all-important 81st-minute try, but Connacht still had to endure eight more minutes – including a penalty miss from Leinster captain Hannah O’Connor – before being confirmed as winners of this …
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The Countdown Continues To The Start Of The Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship
Photo Credit: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile Players from all four Provinces came together at the IRFU High Performance Centre, on Thursday, August 3, for the official launch of the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship 2023/24 tournament. The four upcoming rounds of competition mark the start of an important season for women’s rugby, both domestically and internationally. Munster kicks off the 2023/24 season against …
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IRFU Names Scott Bemand As Ireland Women’s New Head Coach
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has appointed Scott Bemand as the new Head Coach of the Ireland Women’s squad, signing a three-year contract. Bemand, an Englishman, will join the IRFU on 21 August and will be in charge of the Ireland squad ahead of the WXV3 campaign in Dubai, with matches on 14, 21, and 28 October. He brings …
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MARIs Rugby Announce First Ever Women’s Tour In Spain
The Mixed Ability Rugby Invitational (MARIs) are going to play their first ever women’s rugby game in Pamplona, Spain this September. This will be the MARIs seventh Men’s fixture and their first women’s since its formation in 2021. It will be their second tour to Europe for a team that is rapidly growing in popularity with players travelling from as …
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Ireland’s Captain Nichola Fryday Has Announced Her Retirement From International Rugby
Ireland’s Captain, Nichola Fryday, has announced her retirement from international rugby this morning, Friday, July 21. “My time representing my country has been full of highs and lows personally and as a collective. If back in 2015 you had told me when I first picked up a rugby ball in Tullamore RFC I would one day represent my country 34 …
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GAA Star Vikki Wall Targeting Ireland Women’s Sevens Spot For 2024 Olympics
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Jessica Gardiner
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July 19, 2023
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Gaelic Football, Rugby
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GAA, GPA, Ireland Rugby Sevens, IRFU, LGFA player of the year Vikki Wall, LGPA, Paris 2024 Olympics, Rugby Sevens, Vikki Wall
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GAA and WAFL star Vikki Wall seems set to make a bid to play for the Ireland Women’s Sevens side at the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris next year. Having recently exited the LGFA All-Ireland Championships with her Meath team, Wall is reportedly close to finalizing a deal with the IRFU. Her current Australian club, North Melbourne, is keen to …
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