In a game that saw the Red Roses take 35 minutes before they scored against a ferocious Ireland side, before running up the scoreline in the second half, the stats don’t tell the full story. Here's which opposition players had the upper hand in the clash.
Scott Bemand has made three changes to the starting line-up to face England in round three of the Women’s Six Nations in Cork on Saturday.
Ireland Head coach Scott Bemand has named a handful of changes in his side for Sunday's Guinness Women's Six Nations clash against Italy in Parma (15:00 GMT).
Ireland Head Coach Scott Bemand has named the match day squad for Saturday's Guinness Women's Six Nations opener against France at Kingspan Stadium.
Sadhbh McGrath has been passed fit to take part in Ireland’s inaugural WXV 1 campaign, but head coach Scott Bemand will be without fellow prop Christy Haney in Canada.
The Irish embarrassingly lost out 10-88 at Twickenham against the defending champions and the reaction for this Saturday’s third-place decider at home to Scotland in Belfast has been to alter two back, one forward, and also include an uncapped player on the bench.
The question is: will the afternoon’s real murder have already taken place? Will there be any life left in this fixture by the forty-minute mark? The Red Roses are the most lethal team in rugby - killing grooves, burning houses down, and proving anyone wrong who thinks they can get away - and, unfortunately, this one comes with the sense of inevitability which remains this competition’s deepest flaw.
The Irish snapped their recent championship losing streak with a commanding 36-5 win last weekend over Wales in Cork and they now head to London with one change to the back line and another to their pack.
The restoration of co-captain Edel McMahon in place of the absent Grace Moore is the only starting team alteration as Bemand has opted to keep faith with the players he chose to take on the Italians.
Wow! What a fantastic opening round of rugby to kick off this year’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations. While wins in Le Mans and Parma were heavily predicted, Cardiff hosted an epic Celtic showdown where Scotland held on with the tips of their fingers for their first win in Wales in 20 years and their seventh successive win. A late Alex Callendar try provided a nervy finish for the visitors but the conversion went unsuccessful and Scotland took the W in the first round.