Category Archives: Women’s Rugby

O’Brien powers over to break Welsh resistance Ireland 14 Wales 6 DAIRE WALSH – 08 FEBRUARY 2014 It was less emphatic than their opening-day victory against Scotland, but a 61st-minute try from the influential Heather O’Brien nevertheless kept Ireland’s hopes of … Continue reading →

14 Ireland Women – 6 Wales Women KO : 19:30 Fri 7th Feb 14 Milltown House, Ashbourne RFC Ireland Women  Scorers Try: Heather O’Brien; Pens: Niamh Briggs 3 Wales Women  Scorers Pens: Robyn Wilkins 2 Ireland Women  Lineups Niamh Briggs … Continue reading →

Grand Slam defence intact as Ireland Women slay Wales Phillip Doyle’s ladies trailed 6-0 to their Welsh visitors but rallied well in the second half. Ireland Women 14 Wales Women 6 IT WAS LESS emphatic that their opening day victory … Continue reading →

Spence leads the rout Saturday, February 01, 2014 Ireland 59 Scotland 0 Daire Walsh Ashbourne, Co Meath Three tries from the excellent Sophie Spence were the highlight in Ashbourne last night, as Ireland got the defence of their RBS Women’s … Continue reading →

IRELAND WOMEN 59 – 0 SCOTLAND WOMEN KO : 19:30 Fri 31st Jan 14 Milltown House, Ashbourne RFC Ireland Women Scorers Tries: Sophie Spence 3, Alison Miller 2, Heather O’Brien, Lynne Cantwell 2, Ailis Egan, Stacey-Lea Kennedy, Claire Molloy; Cons: … Continue reading →

11-try Ireland hit the ground running in Six Nations defence Sophie Spence scored a hat-trick as Ireland put in a performance worthy of defending champions against Scotland. Ireland Women 59 Scotland Women 0 THREE TRIES FROM Sophie Spence proved to … Continue reading →

Slam within sight for superb Ireland Saturday, March 09, 2013 Ireland Women 15 France Women 10   By Daire Walsh   On a day when International Women’s Day was celebrated across the globe, the Ireland women’s rugby edged closer towards … Continue reading →

Hat-trick hero Miller tears old enemy apart as Irish women make history IRELAND 25 ENGLAND 00 Daire Walsh IRELAND made history in the Women’s RBS Six Nations at Ashbourne RFC on Saturday afternoon as a hat-trick of tries from Connacht’s … Continue reading →

Miller helps herself to a hat-trick of tries on an historic day for Ireland   Ireland 25 England 0 Ireland made history at Ashbourne RFC on Saturday afternoon as a hat-trick of tries from Connacht’s Alison Miller gave Philip Doyle’s side … Continue reading →

SPORT IN BRIEF   Miller stars in stunning upset     RUGBY: The outstanding Alison Miller was the star of the show in Ashbourne RFC yesterday afternoon as Ireland pulled off a major scalp in the RBS Women’s Six Nations … Continue reading →