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?
Ireland head coach Scott Bemand has made three changes to his starting line-up for their final WXV 1 assignment, against USA in Vancouver on Friday.
Edel McMahon, who captained the side in last week’s historic victory over New Zealand, has been ruled out of this weekend’s match with an injury sustained in training during the week.
Ireland refused to get carried away in the wake of their nerve-jangling WXV 1 victory against New Zealand as head coach Scott Bemand insisted it was merely the “next step” in the team’s increasingly impressive journey.
Ireland’s women produced an upset as they stunned world champions New Zealand 29-27 in their opening WXV1 clash in Vancouver.
Not only did Ireland score six fantastic tries with a combination of cohesive team and individual efforts, it was one of the most comprehensive wins and performances that I have seen from this side in recent years. It was brilliant!
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.
Maeve Óg O'Leary has the gift of the gab when she gets going. There were initial technical difficulties last week when she dialled in for a chat with RugbyPass and instead of her Zoom screen saying her name in the corner, Sinead was pencilled in.