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Women’s Rugby World Cup: The Green Wave is coming

Eight years. That’s how long Ireland’s women have waited to return to the Rugby World Cup. When we sealed qualification on April 28th, 2024 – beating Scotland to claim third place in the Guinness Women’s Six Nations – the celebrations were only the beginning. Planning started the very next day. I read with interest the recent opinion piece asking whether …

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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 Squad Announced For Six Nations Clash Against Italy

Coach Scott Bemand has confirmed the Ireland Match Day Squad for Sunday’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations encounter with Italy in Parma (Kick-off: 3pm Irish time). Edel McMahon makes her return to the starting XV and will captain the side as they take on Italy at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi in Round 2 of the championship. Bemand has kept faith with an …

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“I know I’m representing a lot more people than just myself” – Beibhinn Parsons’s Honoured And Ready To Fulfil Her Olympic Dream

Irish rugby star Beibhinn Parsons has had a packed schedule over the past few months – Parsons was one of five Ireland sevens players asked to play for the women’s 15’s squad in the Six Nations whilst keeping her Olympic 7s dream in sight. A dream which has now come true as it was recently announced that the winger will …

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World Cup Qualification For The Irish Women’s Rugby Team And A 6th Guinness Women’s Six Nations For The Red Roses

England are the 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations champions. They are currently ranked as the best women’s rugby team in the world, as they take home the title for the sixth consecutive year in a row.  As usual, the GW6N was packed with action and memorable moments so we have so much to talk about! Reflecting on this tournament, a …

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Round Four Recap Of The Guinness Women’s Six Nations With Stella Mills

England V Ireland  48,778 fans stormed Twickenham on the weekend to see England face Ireland in round four of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations. English fans walked away happy, but for the Irish fans, it was a tough watch. It was always going to be a tall ask to play one of the best teams in the world at home.  …

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CATCH UP ON THIS WEEK’S GUINNESS WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS WITH STELLA MILLS

IRELAND V WALES  We have to kick things off with Ireland. The side secured their first win of the tournament, and what a match it was. After a long period of turbulence, it’s nice to see something go right for this team. There was plenty to talk about in the build-up to this game, with Cliodhna Moloney making her return …

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World Rugby Issues Apology For ‘Misogynistic’ Coaching Guidelines

By Rachel Gore Under two weeks after the beginning of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations, World Rugby has had to make a formal apology for “misogynistic” coaching framework that they published on the World Rugby website. The coaching framework, derived from a 2006 literature review, listed outdated gender stereotypes across six main areas, from how men and women differ in …

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Catch Up On This Week’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations With Stella Mills

The first weekend of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations fixtures did not disappoint. A word must first go out to Ireland, on the face of it the girls in green stepped away from France with a loss. However, it’s worth noting the gap in score lines is closing, which marks progress for the side. The squad, like many others in …

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