Category Archives: Women’s Rugby

RUGBY: WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS REACTION – JENNY MURPHY   Murphy targets the French after victory on Italian soil   By Daire Walsh   IN their first game under new head coach Tom Tierney, Ireland made a winning start to the … Continue reading →

More work to be done for semis Ireland 40 Kazakhstan 5 A blistering final quarter proved key at Marcoussis yesterday, when Ireland made history by booking their place in the semi-final of the 2014 IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup. The … Continue reading →

Plenty of positives for Irish Women’s team to take from Six Nations campaign Although their final game ended in a 19-15 defeat to France, the visitors superbly battled back from a 16-point deficit mid-way through the second half FOLLOW ANOTHER … Continue reading →

6 Irish stars who’ll have to shine if Irish women are to claim title The French are going for a Grand Slam but Ireland can retain their championship with an away win. FOLLOWING AN UNPRECEDENTED Grand Slam success was never going … Continue reading →

Molloy try opens the floodgates Ireland Women 39 Italy Women 0 DAIRE WALSH – PUBLISHED 09 MARCH 2014 02:30 AM Opening-half tries from Claire Molloy and Lynne Cantwell provided the platform for the Irish Women in the Aviva Stadium, as the Grand Slam … Continue reading →

Irish rugby fans say goodbye to another legendary 13… Lynne Cantwell The outside centre made her Ireland debut in 2001. IRISH RUGBY SUPPORTERS waved goodbye to another outside centre legend today as Lynne Cantwell signed off with a victory over … Continue reading →

No luck for Women in dour day for Irish rugby England Women 17 Ireland Women 10 It was another performance full of courage and commitment, but the back-to-back Grand Slam dreams of the Ireland Women’s team ultimately came to an … Continue reading →

England Women 17 – 10 Ireland Women KO : 18:20 Sat 22nd Feb 14 Twickenham Stadium England Women  Scorers Tries: Sarah Hunter, Kay Wilson, Marlie Packer; Con: Katy Mclean Ireland Women  Scorers Try: Larissa Muldoon; Con: Niamh Briggs; Pen: Niamh … Continue reading →

HEATHER IN HEAVEN   Ireland Women 14 Wales 6   HEATHER O’Brien’s try kept Ireland’s hopes of back-to-back Grand Slam titles alive in Ashbourne last night.   Ireland had achieved a record-breaking 59-0 success over Scotland in the same venue … Continue reading →

Ireland dig deep to shake off Wales   IRELAND ……………………………… 14   WALES ………………………………….  6   Daire Walsh Ashbourne   It was less emphatic that their opening day victory against Scotland, but a 61st-minute try from the influential Heather O’Brien … Continue reading →