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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 U20 Women Beaten By Strong French Side

Ireland showed brightly at times in Round 2 of the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series but they could not match the firepower of a much fancied French team who won 41-12. France started the game with real intent and notched up two early unconverted tries from Justine Ogier (01′), Cloe Correa (06′). Ireland took their time to settle but once they did they began …

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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 …

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IRELAND Show Promise but fall short to England in Women’s U20 Six Nations Women’s Summer Series Opener

SIX NATIONS WOMEN’S SUMMER SERIES: Thursday, July 4 ENGLAND UNDER-20s 33 – IRELAND UNDER-20s 10 Where? Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Scorers: England: Tries: Tori Sellors, Lilli Ives Campion 2, Reneeqa Bonner, Lia Green; Cons: Lia Green 4 Ireland: Tries: Chisom Ugwueru, Hannah Clarke HT: England 26 Ireland 5 SHORT REPORT Hannah Clarke showed her footballing skills to strike for a …

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Ireland U-20 Women’s Training Squad Named for Summer Series

The Ireland Under-20 training squad (sponsored by PwC) has been named for the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series, which will debut this July, in Parma, Italy. Head Coach Niamh Briggs has named a 36-player Training Squad in preparation for the Six Nations Women’s Summer Series. The 36 players have been selected for training camps at the IRFU High Performance Centre, before the …

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