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Ireland u20s beat Scotland 37-7 in 6n Summer Series

SIX NATIONS WOMEN’S SUMMER SERIES: IRELAND UNDER-20s 37 SCOTLAND UNDER-20s 7, ..

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All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Round-Up: Dublin beats Wexford as Kilkenny and Waterford draw

Report by Daragh Ó Conchúir Dublin came out on top of a crunch tie with Wexford at ..

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Safeguarding World Rugby’s Intellectual Property At The Women’s Rugby World Cup

The most valuable asset held by any sports organisation is its intellectual property ..

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Bemand Beckons Moloney Back To Bench, Co-Captain McMahon Returns : Ireland squad vs Wales announced

Head coach Scott Bemand has announced the Ireland team (sponsored by Aon) for their Round 3 Guinness Women’s Six Nations clash with Wales at Virgin Media Park on Saturday (kick-off 4.45pm). Bemand has made one change to the starting fifteen from the team against Italy with Co-Captain Edel McMahon returning to the back row. Following the record attendance at the …

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World Rugby Issues Apology For ‘Misogynistic’ Coaching Guidelines

By Rachel Gore Under two weeks after the beginning of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations, World Rugby has had to make a formal apology for “misogynistic” coaching framework that they published on the World Rugby website. The coaching framework, derived from a 2006 literature review, listed outdated gender stereotypes across six main areas, from how men and women differ in …

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Cliodhna Moloney recalled to Ireland squad, ending exile almost three years after criticism of IRFU

Cliodhna Moloney has been recalled to the Ireland squad for the first time in almost three years ahead of Round 3 of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations. It is the first time she has been called up since 2021, when she was outspoken in her criticism of then-director of women’s rugby Anthony Eddy after an interview in which he dismissed …

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Ireland fall short in 27-21 Six Nations defeat to Italy

IRELAND WOMEN 21 ITALY WOMEN 27, RDS Arena Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Penalty try, Neve Jones, Katie Corrigan; Cons: Pen try con, Dannah O’Brien 2 Italy: Tries: Vittoria Vecchini 2, Valeria Fedrighi, Aura Muzzo; Cons: Beatrice Rigoni 2; Pen: Beatrice Rigoni HT: Ireland 7 Italy 15 Katie Corrigan’s first international try set up a grandstand finish, but Ireland (sponsored by Aon) …

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In pictures: Looking back on the last time Ireland played Italy in the Women’s Six Nations

Ahead of their clash at the RDS Arena, Dublin, kicking off at 3pm this Sunday, it’s worth looking back on the last time Ireland played Italy in the Women’s Six Nations. That edition took place on the 15th of April 2023 at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Parma, Italy, and while Ireland lost 24-7 on that occasion, they’ll be hoping for …

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Catch Up On This Week’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations With Stella Mills

The first weekend of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations fixtures did not disappoint. A word must first go out to Ireland, on the face of it the girls in green stepped away from France with a loss. However, it’s worth noting the gap in score lines is closing, which marks progress for the side. The squad, like many others in …

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Inside Ireland camp: Dorothy Wall talks Scott Bemand’s game-changing ‘buddy system’

With 23 Ireland caps, Clonmel’s Dorothy Wall has already borne witness to three head coaches during her time in the green jersey, and so is well familiar with the reality that with each new era comes a new culture, thought process and game plan. The latest person in the hot-seat is former Red Roses coach Scott Bemand, who replaced Greg …

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Six Nations: France defeat much-improved Ireland 38-17

FRANCE WOMEN 38 IRELAND WOMEN 17, Stade Marie-Marvingt, Le Mans Scorers: France: Tries: Pauline Bourdon Sansus, Marine Menager, Madoussou Fall, Agathe Sochat, Elisa Riffonneau; Cons: Lina Queyroi 4, Morgane Bourgeois; Pen: Lina Queyroi Ireland: Tries: Aoife Wafer, Aoife Dalton; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 2; Pen: Nicole Fowley HT: France 17 Ireland 3 The Ireland Women lifted their game in a number …

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“I’m a big girl and not going to cry about it” – Cliodhna Moloney not looking to dwell on continued Ireland exile

Irish hooker Cliodhna Moloney has said she has had to “park” the thoughts of a return to the international scene for her “own sanity”, as the Ireland team, under head coach Scott Bemand, prepare for the 2024 Six Nations campaign in her absence. Moloney hasn’t been called up to the Ireland squad since 2021, after she labelled certain comments from …

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