Category Archives: Women’s Rugby

Fitzpatrick: We’ll Throw Everything We Have Into Final Game It was another frustrating day for Ireland at the Women’s Rugby World Cup yesterday, but back row star Paula Fitzpatrick is adamant that the tournament hosts will not be lacking desire … Continue reading →

We’ve Got To Build Ourselves Back Up For Wales – Tierney Following their disappointing 36-24 defeat in yesterday’s WRWC 2017 5th-8th place play-off, Ireland head coach Tom Tierney admitted that they could not get to grips with the attacking threat … Continue reading →

Peat Thanks Fans For ‘Amazing’ Support At UCD Lindsay Peat had high praise for the offloading game deployed by France at the UCD Bowl on Thursday night, as Ireland’s quest for Women’s Rugby World Cup glory on home soil came … Continue reading →

Molloy: Credit To France, They Came At Us With Everything Following Ireland’s 21-5 loss to France on the final night of the WRWC 2017 pool stages, captain Claire Molloy admitted that it was ‘immensely frustrating’ that they were not able … Continue reading →

Tierney: We Have To Take It On The Chin And Look Forward Tom Tierney admitted that the Ireland dressing room was ‘heartbroken’ in UCD last night after the home side saw their Women’s Rugby World Cup title dreams dashed by … Continue reading →

2017 WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP: 5TH-8TH PLACE PLAY-OFF IRELAND 24 AUSTRALIA 36 By Daire Walsh There was further disappointment for Ireland at the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Tuesday afternoon, when they were defeated by Australia in a 5th Place … Continue reading →

WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP POOL C IRELAND 5 FRANCE 21 By Daire Walsh A devastating opening period performance from France was the major difference at the UCD Bowl on Thursday night, as Ireland’s Pool C campaign in the 2017 Women’s … Continue reading →

Tyrrell: We Got The Job Done But There’s A Lot To Work On Despite coming away with a second win at the Women’s Rugby World Cup against Japan yesterday, back-three specialist Hannah Tyrrell acknowledged that Ireland are not quite clicking … Continue reading →

Tierney ‘Mightily Relieved’ As Ireland Set Up Pool Decider With France Ireland Women’s head coach Tom Tierney admitted his side were far from their best against Japan at the UCD Bowl last night, but was still proud of the resilience … Continue reading →

WOMEN’S RUGBY WORLD CUP POOL C IRELAND 24 JAPAN 14 A brace of second-half tries from Paula Fitzpatrick were crucial at the UCD Bowl on Sunday evening, when Ireland survived a strong challenge from Japan in Pool C of the … Continue reading →