Category Archives: Women’s Rugby

Ireland Women suffer heavy defeat to Canada A day to forget for Tom Tierney’s side as they let in seven tries at Belfield Ireland Women 7 Canada Women 48 It was a day to forget for Ireland Women at the … Continue reading →

Stapleton And Fitzpatrick Looking Forward To ‘Physical’ Clash With Canada She finished with ten points to her name at the UCD Bowl yesterday, but Ireland out-half Nora Stapleton was left somewhat frustrated by her side’s 12-10 defeat to England in … Continue reading →

Converted try at the end denies Ireland victory in tight test clash A converted 74th-minute Izzy Noel-Smith try was the difference at the UCD Bowl yesterday, when Ireland Women suffered a narrow defeat to England in their opening November Series … Continue reading →

Heartbreak as eager Ireland falter late on Daire Walsh A converted 74th-minute Izzy Noel-Smith proved the crucial score as world champions England snatched victory from their Irish hosts in this entertaining November Series International at UCD Bowl yesterday. Ten points … Continue reading →

Bronze medal match Ireland 17 Kazakhstan 5 Aoife Doyle recorded a first-half brace as Ireland brought their journey through the two-day rugby festival to a satisfactory conclusion. Ireland were eager to bounce back from their semi-final defeat to Russia, and … Continue reading →

Rio dream ‘wasn’t to be’ for women’s Sevens Daire Walsh   The Olympic aspirations of the Ireland Women’s Sevens team came to an end yesterday, as they claimed a third-place finish at the Global Sevens Qualification Tournament at University College … Continue reading →

Olympic Sevens heaven slips away for Ireland Women Russia head for Rio after impressive performances at UCD Daire Walsh at Belfield The Olympic aspirations of the Ireland Women’s Sevens team came to an end on Sunday as they claimed a third-place … Continue reading →

Olympic dream dead as Ireland 7s forced to settle for bronze medal in Dublin After defeat to Russia, Ireland women dusted themselves off to beat Kazakhstan in the third-place play-off. Ireland 10 Russia 19 Daire Walsh reports from UCD THE … Continue reading →

Ireland set up massive Olympics qualifier semi-final against Russia Niamh Briggs was injured in a rout of Tunisia in the quarter-finals. Ireland 38 Tunisia 0 Daire Walsh reports from UCD IRELAND WILL FACE Russia in the Championship semi-final at the … Continue reading →

Ireland women’s sevens side set up showdown with Tunisia The hosts saw off China earlier. IRELAND 12 CHINA 0 Daire Walsh reports from UCD IRELAND WILL FACE Tunisia in the Championship Cup quarter-final of the Women’s Global Sevens Qualification Tournament, … Continue reading →