Relentless Performance Leads Ireland U-20 Women To Record Win

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July 17, 2025
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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 …

Ireland U-20 Women Secure Victory Over Hosts Wales

Replacement Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton’s opportunist 82nd-minute try put the seal on the Ireland Under-20 Women’s impressive 29-10 win over Wales in their opening Six Nations Women’s Summer Series match. O’Sullivan Sexton dribbled through a loose Welsh pass to score in the last minute in the Caerphilly rain, adding to earlier unconverted scores from Sophie Barrett, Robyn O’Connor, Hannah Clarke, and player-of-the-match Jemima Adams Verling. This …

Ireland Women’s U20 team Named for the Summer Series Against Wales

Jennifer O'Reilly
July 4, 2025
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Head Coach Niamh Briggs has named her Ireland Women’s U20s Match Day Squad, sponsored by PwC, for Saturday’s opening game in the Six Nations Summer Series. Ireland face Wales at 3.30pm on Saturday, July 5th in the Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach. Leinster’s Jane Neill captains the side after leading the team at the inaugural tournament last year. …

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

Grace Fisher
August 27, 2023
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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 …

Munster guarantee Interpros final slot with 46-7 win over Connacht

Grace Fisher
August 19, 2023
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MUNSTER 46 CONNACHT 7, Musgrave Park Scorers: Munster: Tries: Maeve Óg O’Leary, Dorothy Wall, Deirbhile Nic a Bháird 2, Kate Flannery, Alana McInerney, Aoife Doyle, Fiona Reidy; Cons: Kate Flannery 3 Connacht: Tries: Clara Barrett; Cons: Nicole Fowley HT: Munster 24 Connacht 7 Title holders Munster are safely through to next month’s Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship final after running eight …

IRFU Interprovincial Championship Round 1: Connacht and Munster triumph

Grace Fisher
August 12, 2023
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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 …

Analysis of the weekend action in the Vodafone Interprovincial Championship

Neasa Kennedy
January 13, 2023
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Over in Energia Park, Leinster took on Connacht with the Blues coming out on top with a 38-10 win over the western province. Although not reflected in the scoreline, Lyndon Jones’s side made Leinster work for their win, particularly during a scoreless opening 30 minutes in Energia Park. Leinster accounted for most of the possession yet they struggled to break …

Blackrock and Railway Union through to All-Ireland Final

Grace Fisher
December 5, 2022
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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 …

Ireland Assistant Coach Niamh Briggs to coach Munster in the upcoming Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship

Neasa Kennedy
September 28, 2022
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Waterford native Niamh Briggs is ‘hugely excited’ to lead the Munster coaching team for this seasons Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship. Briggs has an impressive coaching history. She is current head coach of Energia All Ireland League Women’s Division club UL Bohemians and also as an assistant coach to Greg McWilliams Irish squad. Last year Briggs was assistant coach for the …

Six Changes For Ireland As Ireland Target Aerial Battle Game Against Italy

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April 8, 2022
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Claire Molloy and Niamh Briggs discuss how Ireland can hurt Italy in the upcoming Six Nations clash at Musgraves Park, with Greg McWilliams making six changes to the Matchday Squad.

Relentless Performance Leads Ireland U-20 Women To Record Win

Ireland U-20 Women Secure Victory Over Hosts Wales

Ireland Women’s U20 team Named for the Summer Series Against Wales

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

Munster guarantee Interpros final slot with 46-7 win over Connacht

IRFU Interprovincial Championship Round 1: Connacht and Munster triumph

Analysis of the weekend action in the Vodafone Interprovincial Championship

Blackrock and Railway Union through to All-Ireland Final

Ireland Assistant Coach Niamh Briggs to coach Munster in the upcoming Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship

Six Changes For Ireland As Ireland Target Aerial Battle Game Against Italy

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