Get Your Tickets: Leinster vs Ulster – Interprovincial Championship

This Sunday, August 10th, Leinster will begin the defence of their Interprovincial Championship title at Energia Park against Ulster. The game will begin at 14:30 and tickets can be found here. At last year’s championships, Leinster pulled off three tries in the final quarter of the game against Ulster to capture the victory, before getting to the finals against Munster …

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Relentless Performance Leads Ireland U-20 Women To Record Win

Captain Jane Neill scored two tries in a player-of-the-match performance as the Ireland Under-20 Women (sponsored by PwC) ran out comprehensive 62-7 winners over Scotland in Ystrad Mynach. It was a record-breaking win for Ireland at this level, eclipsing last summer’s 37-7 defeat of Scotland, and saw Niamh Briggs’ side win two games at a Six Nations Women’s Summer Series for the first time. Determined to put …

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Ireland’s Brightest Stars Celebrated At Rugby Players Ireland Awards

Aoife Dalton was named the OCC Consulting Women’s XVs Players’ Player of the Year following a hugely impactful campaign in the Irish midfield across 2024/25. At just 22, Dalton has already been established as a key figure in an Irish dressing room that is set to up the ante ahead of the Rugby World Cup in England later this year. Speaking as she …

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UL Bohemian Win Back-To-Back Energia AIL Titles After Thriller Against Railway

Eilís Cahill’s 82nd-minute try was worth its weight in gold as UL Bohemian dramatically outlasted Railway Union to win back-to-back Energia All-Ireland League titles for the first time since 2018. Twelve months on from the historic first Women’s Division decider to be held at the Aviva Stadium, UL Bohs prevailed again on a 29-24 scoreline despite being without Aoife Corey …

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“I know I’m representing a lot more people than just myself” – Beibhinn Parsons’s Honoured And Ready To Fulfil Her Olympic Dream

Irish rugby star Beibhinn Parsons has had a packed schedule over the past few months – Parsons was one of five Ireland sevens players asked to play for the women’s 15’s squad in the Six Nations whilst keeping her Olympic 7s dream in sight. A dream which has now come true as it was recently announced that the winger will …

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Scott Bemand Names Ireland Women’s Rugby Squad For WXV3 Tournament in Dubai

Photo by Paul Devlin Head coach of Ireland women’s rugby, Scott Bemand, has confirmed his team for the World Rugby WXV3 Tournament that is to be held in Dubai from 13 October to 4 November. Of the proposed roster, six players will be coming into their first senior squad and have the potential to earn their first international cap – …

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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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IRFU Announce The Launch Of First Women’s Under-20s Team

The IRFU has announced the launch of a programme for the Women’s Under-20s category. This programme will mark the first occasion in which the IRFU will field an Under-20s Women’s team. Forty-four players have taken part in a screening programme, to identify who will be selected for the squad, which is due to be announced next Wednesday. A squad of …

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