Ireland 7s Qualify for Olympics

“We do it for our families.” Ireland Women’s 7s have made history by booking automatic qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The crucial game was against Fiji in the fifth-place semi-final on the last day of the HSBC France Sevens in Toulouse this morning (May 14). Thanks to a brace of tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Ireland defeated Fiji 10-5, …

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Irish Women’s Rugby celebrates 30 years today

Thirty years on we remember an incredible group of women who were the first to put on the Irish jersey in an international rugby match against Scotland on February 14th 1993. The game was played at Raeburn Place in front of a crowd of over 1,000 people and was also Scotland’s first international match. Hearing from those involved has given …

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IRFU aim to increase number of women on board to 40% by end of year

The committee of the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have unanimously approved proposals to increase representation of women on it’s committee to 40% by the end of 2023 provided the newly agreed proposals are approved at its annual council meeting taking place in July. In December, Minister for Sport Catherine Martin emphasised the Government’s warning of “financial consequences” for National …

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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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