Category Archives: Women’s Rugby

Nichola Fryday missed out on rugby schooldays Female students were offered limited exposure to the sport during her time at Kilkenny College DAIRE WALSH Second-row Nichola Fryday stands out as something of an outlier in the Ireland women’s rugby team. … Continue reading →

Delany Eager To ‘Build On Last Week’s Good Foundations’ By Daire Walsh They say practice makes perfect. From Lauren Delany’s perspective, this is something the Ireland Women managed to largely pull off at Cardiff Arms Park last Saturday. While acknowledging it was … Continue reading →

‘I was aware we weren’t accepted’: The journey of Ireland’s first-ever women’s rugby captain In the second part of our new series, Trailblazers, Jill Henderson speaks about turning down England, establishing an Irish team and their lasting legacy. ‘TRAILBLAZERS’ IS … Continue reading →

High achiever Lauren Delany: ‘I owe my international career to the IQ system’ Currently employed as a performance nutritionist with English Rugby League outfit Leeds Rhinos, basketball was Delany’s first love when growing up, winning 10 schools All-Irelands Daire Walsh … Continue reading →

Fryday: France Clash A Barometer Of Our Progress By Daire Walsh Ireland lock Nichola Fryday admitted there was a massive sense of relief within the squad when they finally crossed the white line last Saturday for their return to Women’s Six Nations … Continue reading →

Nichola Fryday: France game will show Ireland’s true progress  Second row excited to face Les Bleus after impressive Irish win over Wales   DAIRE WALSH Despite comfortably putting Wales to the sword last weekend, second row Nichola Fryday is readily aware … Continue reading →

Considine: We’re Always Striving, Pushing To Get Further By Daire Walsh Two-try full-back Eimear Considine said that a quick start was the key to Ireland’s emphatic 45-0 win over Wales in their opening game of the Women’s Six Nations. Playing their first … Continue reading →

Moloney Praises ‘Fantastic’ Wall And Parsons By Daire Walsh Ireland hooker Cliodhna Moloney hailed the performances of Dorothy Wall and Beibhinn Parsons following their convincing Women’s Six Nations defeat of Wales on Saturday. Two of the youngest members of the Irish squad, Wall (21) and Parsons … Continue reading →

Griggs: Confidence Is High, But France Bring A Different Challenge By Daire Walsh Having spent several months working on a game-plan for their eventual return to action, Ireland Women’s head coach Adam Griggs was thrilled to see it coming together at Cardiff … Continue reading →

‘Everyone Put Their Best Foot Forward’ – Griffin By Daire Walsh Having gone through one of the longest build-up periods imaginable to an international game, Ireland Women’s captain Ciara Griffin was delighted to see her side delivering such a strong performance against … Continue reading →