Blackrock and Railway Union through to All-Ireland Final

Blackrock College and defending champions Railway Union, the top two finishers in the table, will contest next Friday’s Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division final. Fittingly, it was Blackrock’s inspirational captain Michelle Claffey who crashed over in the 64th minute to set up a repeat of last season’s decider in Donnybrook. UL Bohemians, whose only try saw Nicole Cronin jink over …

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McWilliams Names Ireland Team For Second Test Against Japan

Head Coach Greg McWilliams has named his Ireland team, sponsored by Aon, for Saturday’s second Test against Japan at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium in Tokyo (kick-off 7pm local time/11am Irish time, live on TG4). Six uncapped players impressed during last weekend’s memorable first Test win in Shizuoka, and with a number of players unavailable this week through injury, McWilliams and the Ireland coaching …

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Ireland Women’s Six Nations Squad Update

The extended Ireland Women’s Squad, sponsored by Aon, assembled at the IRFU High Performance Centre on Saturday for a one-day camp ahead of this weekend’s TikTok Women’s Six Nations clash against England in Leicester. A group of 33 players trained in Dublin in preparation for Sunday’s Round 4 game at Mattioli Woods Welford Road (Kick-off 12pm, live on Virgin Media …

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