Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has named his side to face Wales in round four of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations.
As the Women’s Six Nations surpasses the halfway point it’s a good time to take stock of how the campaign has been going for Scott Bemand and the Irish side that everyone has been talking about since they beat the Black Ferns earlier this season.
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).
Defending champions England started their quest for a seventh successive Guinness Women’s Six Nations crown with a routine victory, while there were also wins for France and Scotland in round one.
France continued their winning streak against Ireland in the opening match of the Six Nations with a 15-27 win, despite a red card for Gabrielle Vernier in the second half.
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.
After years of watching on in a helpless and stagnant state, is this the year that Ireland can finally break the third-place ceiling of the past ten years?
Having played a key role in their historic WXV campaign in Canada last October, starting in the number 13 shirt against the reigning world champions New Zealand- Aoife Dalton admits gaining an Ireland contract, playing in WXV 1 and beating the Black Ferns has all been a bit of a fantasy.