IRELAND 15 SCOTLAND 12: Ireland secure 3rd place and qualify for World Cup

IRELAND WOMEN 15 SCOTLAND WOMEN 12, Kingspan Stadium Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Katie Corrigan, Clíodhna Moloney; Con: Dannah O’Brien; Pen: Dannah O’Brien Scotland: Tries: Elis Martin, Lisa Thomson; Con: Helen Nelson HT: Ireland 0 Scotland 5 Dannah O’Brien’s 73rd-minute penalty delivered Ireland’s highest Six Nations finish in three years and Rugby World Cup qualification, as they edged out Scotland 15-12 in …

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Merciless England defeat Ireland 88-10 in Round 4 of Six Nations

ENGLAND WOMEN 88 IRELAND WOMEN 10, Twickenham Stadium Scorers: England: Tries: Abby Dow 3, Natasha Hunt, Megan Jones 2, Zoe Aldcroft, Ellie Kildunne 3, Jess Breach 2, Sadiya Kabeya, Maddie Feaunati; Cons: Holly Aitchison 9 Ireland: Try: Penalty try; Con: Pen try con; Pen: Dannah O’Brien HT: England 38 Ireland 3 Guinness Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam hunters England showed …

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Ireland stun Wales in 36-5 Six Nations win

IRELAND WOMEN 36 WALES WOMEN 5, Virgin Media Park Scorers: Ireland: Tries: Aoife Wafer, Eve Higgins, Neve Jones, Katie Corrigan, Béibhinn Parsons; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 4; Pen: Dannah O’Brien Wales: Try: Gwennan Hopkins HT: Ireland 21 Wales 0 The Ireland Women’s team put together their most complete performance in recent seasons, outscoring Wales by five tries to one in a …

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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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“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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The IRFU has Increased Investment in Women’s Rugby- But is it Enough?

It’s been a chaotic year for women’s rugby in Ireland. After last year’s disappointing failure to qualify for the World Cup, Director of Women’s and 7s Rugby Anthony Eddy left in a blaze of controversy. IRFU CEO Kevin Potts now says that IRFU has “turned a corner” in regaining the trust of players, with the introduction of salaries for female …

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