# womens-rugby - Wednesday 28 October, 2020
# 6 Nations
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# 6 Nations
The Ireland scrum-half hit the ground running despite an eight-month gap between competitive fixtures.
# womens-rugby - Friday 23 October, 2020
# Switch
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# Switch
Ireland’s final game of the competition was due to take place in Stadium Lille Métropole on Saturday.
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 21 October, 2020
# Ballinasloe Baller
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# Ballinasloe Baller
The 18-year-old was due to skip the second half of the Six Nations, but its postponement means she is back in Ireland’s ranks.
# womens-rugby - Friday 9 October, 2020
# Policy
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# Policy
New guidelines have been drawn up to cover the participation of transgender athletes in men and women’s contact rugby.
# womens-rugby - Monday 5 October, 2020
# U20s
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# U20s
Rugby Academy Ireland plans to put together the country’s first-ever national U20 team.
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 12 August, 2020
# Go Again
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# Go Again
The group will hope to use the remaining fixtures to build towards the December World Cup qualifer.
# womens-rugby - Sunday 8 March, 2020
# 6 Nations
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# 6 Nations
Clare woman Edel McMahon is feeling the benefits of moving away to play with Wasps.
# womens-rugby - Sunday 23 February, 2020
# Shut Out
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# Shut Out
Adam Griggs’ side were outclassed and suffered their first defeat of the year.
# womens-rugby - Sunday 9 February, 2020
# In The Cold
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# In The Cold
The IRFU have blamed the issue on a problem with the water heater in the Wales changing room.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 8 February, 2020
# Ever Ready
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# Ever Ready
The Rush woman was grateful to the Donnybrook crowd that kept her going when her ‘lungs were bursting, body is screaming.’
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 5 February, 2020
# Red Alert
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# Red Alert
Adam Griggs’ side are chasing a repeat of the 2018 win over Wales. They have only beaten Scotland since.
# womens-rugby - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
# 6 Nations
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# 6 Nations
Eimear Considine will face a fitness test later this week, while Cliodhna Moloney is progressing through concussion RTP protocols.
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The Ireland cente turned 36 before Ireland beat Scotland, but wasn’t in celebratory mood.
# womens-rugby - Monday 3 February, 2020
# Hard Fought
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# Hard Fought
Ireland Women’s head coach Adam Griggs was a relieved man after yesterday’s 18-14 win over Scotland.
# womens-rugby - Sunday 2 February, 2020
# Footwork
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# Footwork
The talismanic back row put 21 tackles into a phenomenal defensive effort from Ireland.
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A sizzling start had Ireland in control in the first half, but they were left to hang on.
# Fortress
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# Fortress
Three wins is the stated goal for this year’s Championship. So Ireland Women must make their home a foreboding place for opponents.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 1 February, 2020
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After increasingly fiery training sessions and a winter’s worth of talk, Lindsay Peat is ready to pour her all into turning Ireland’s form around.
# womens-rugby - Friday 31 January, 2020
# 6 Nations
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# 6 Nations
The Wasps hooker missed last year’s Six Nations through injury and is eager to sting Scotland.
# womens-rugby - Thursday 2 January, 2020
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Here are your ridiculously early Women’s Six Nations predictions.
# womens-rugby - Thursday 7 November, 2019
# 'quins The Season
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# 'quins The Season
Ben Armstrong’s side will take on in-form Harlequins after a Premiership fixture.
# womens-rugby - Thursday 24 October, 2019
# Building Up
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# Building Up
Adam Griggs has eight uncapped players hoping to make an impression ahead of a November Test against Wales.
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 23 October, 2019
# ANOTHER GEAR
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# ANOTHER GEAR
The inaugural tournament will be played out next Tuesday in London.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 5 October, 2019
# Higher And Higher
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# Higher And Higher
Before Ireland Women kick off their 7s World Series campaign, we caught up with Lucy Mulhall to chat about the value of experience, youth and arduous altitude training.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 28 September, 2019
# Women's Rugby
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# Women's Rugby
Adam Griggs’ side have just one Test match set for November.
# womens-rugby - Thursday 26 September, 2019
# November Tests
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# November Tests
Ireland’s training camps will take on a greater importance in the weeks ahead with only one Test match scheduled for November.
# womens-rugby - Thursday 19 September, 2019
# International Rugby
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# International Rugby
The 15-a-side team will take on Wales on 10 November in UCD.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 14 September, 2019
# Women's Rugby
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# Women's Rugby
The international fullback captains the southern province against Connacht in Templeville Road today.
# womens-rugby - Friday 13 September, 2019
# Women's Inter-pros
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# Women's Inter-pros
‘There’s nothing they did that we couldn’t have a response to,’ says Beth Cregan after looking back on the loss to Leinster in the round robin stage.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 31 August, 2019
# Women's Rugby
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# Women's Rugby
Connacht are next up for Munster after the western province forced a win in Ulster.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 24 August, 2019
# Women's Inter-pros
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# Women's Inter-pros
Molly Scuffil McCabe set Leinster on course for a convincing win in Armagh.
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 21 August, 2019
# New Era
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# New Era
This change will be applied to their Sevens World Cup competitions as well.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 17 August, 2019
# Brains Trust
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# Brains Trust
Nora Stapleton, Maz Reilly, Ailis Egan and Cathy Murphy will coach the Dublin club this season.
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
# Next Gen
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# Next Gen
This year marks the fifth edition of the multi-sport event in Paris.
# womens-rugby - Tuesday 2 July, 2019
# Irish Rugby
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# Irish Rugby
Having thrived in the engine room with Ireland, Spence is coaching with Penclawdd men’s team in Wales.
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 29 May, 2019
# Tokyo Drift
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# Tokyo Drift
Anthony Eddy has fresh faces on board as his men embark on another testing tournament.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 20 April, 2019
# Big In Japan
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# Big In Japan
A big win over Fiji to start the day made all the difference as France await in the quarter-finals.
# womens-rugby - Monday 25 March, 2019
# The Business End
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# The Business End
The defending champs secured top spot again with a win over Galwegians, while Old Belvedere defeated Blackrock to seal home advantage in the knockout round.
# womens-rugby - Saturday 9 March, 2019
# Women's Rugby
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# Women's Rugby
The attack functioned for Adam Grigg’s side in the loss to Italy, but against the formidable French Ireland will have to pick their battles.
# womens-rugby - Wednesday 6 March, 2019
# Transition Complete
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# Transition Complete
The Clare woman first sampled 15-a-side international rugby in 2017 and went travelling after that year’s World Cup. She has returned all the better for the experience.
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