2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup: Are Brands Really Going To Let Another Opportunity Pass Them By? 

By Neal Cummins We’re two weeks out from the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup and, a few low-level activations aside, there’s a notable silence from the sponsorship industry in Ireland. Apart from Energia – who will be rolling out a Women’s World Cup support campaign – brands are missing a moment to truly get behind the women’s game, despite the …

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Leinster Set For Interprovincial Defence With Fresh Faces, New Leadership And A Clear Vision

Leinster Women are ready to defend their Interprovincial title this August with a new coach, a new captain, and a squad built on the strength of its collective depth. Head coach Ben Martin has selected a 30-player panel for the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship, narrowing it down from an extended group of 65. With Ireland’s World Cup campaign drawing many …

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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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Leinster claim seventh Interpro title with runaway win over Munster

MUNSTER 14 LEINSTER 33, Musgrave Park Scorers: Munster: Tries: Deirbhile Nic a Bháird, Chloe Pearse; Cons: Nicole Cronin 2 Leinster: Tries: Penalty try, Leah Tarpey 2, Hannah O’Connor, Elise O’Byrne-White; Cons: Pen try con, Dannah O’Brien 3 HT: Munster 14 Leinster 14 Two-try centre Leah Tarpey starred as three unanswered second half tries gave Leinster a runaway 33-14 final win …

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Vodafone Interprovincial Championships: Leinster win over Munster 26-19, setting up final as rematch

LEINSTER 26 MUNSTER 19, Energia Park Scorers: Leinster: Tries: Lisa Callan, Aimee Clarke, Linda Djougang, Ruth Campbell; Cons: Hannah O’Connor, Dannah O’Brien 2 Munster: Tries: Maeve Óg O’Leary, Dorothy Wall 2; Cons: Kate Flannery, Nicole Cronin HT: Leinster 12 Munster 12 Two tries in each half propelled Leinster into next Saturday’s Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship final following their first win …

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Vodafone Women’s Interpros: Leinster rebounds to defeat Ulster 57-5

LEINSTER 57 ULSTER 5, Energia Park Scorers: Leinster: Tries: Christy Haney 2, Ruth Campbell, Aimee Clarke, Molly Boyne, Katie Whelan, Leah Tarpey, Eimear Corri, Aoife Wafer; Cons: Hannah O’Connor 5, Dannah O’Brien Ulster: Try: Niamh Marley HT: Leinster 33 Ulster 0 Leinster rebounded from last week’s losing start to the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship with a resounding 57-5 bonus point …

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IRFU Interprovincial Championship Round 1: Connacht and Munster triumph

Connacht threw the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship title race wide open with an epic 18-17 win over a much-fancied Leinster at the Sportsground. Ireland international Méabh Deely gleefully scored the all-important 81st-minute try, but Connacht still had to endure eight more minutes – including a penalty miss from Leinster captain Hannah O’Connor – before being confirmed as winners of this …

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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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Six Nations: Key players to watch

Ireland’s TikTok Six Nations Campaign kicks off on March 25th where they head to Cardiff to face Wales. Ireland manager Greg McWilliams has announced a 32-player squad as Ireland attempt to improve on last year’s fourth-place finish. The Wales game will have particular importance if Ireland are to improve their standings, especially given the perceived performance gap that exists with …

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