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Munster retain Interpro title with bonus point victory over Connacht

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Connacht 24-50 MunsterMunster retained the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship title after Deirbhile Nic a Bháird's rampaging first-half try inspired a 50-24 win over Connacht at the Sportsground.Niamh Briggs' charges completed a clean sweep of bonus point victories - becoming back-to-back champions for the first time since 2015 - and their all-international back row, led by number 8 Nic a Bháird, was again in marauding form.Clodagh O'Halloran (26 minutes) and Nic a Bháird (28) both touched down to add to Alana McInerney's opening try, with Connacht staying in the fight thanks to Clara Barrett's fine finish from a Nicole Fowley cross-field kick.Trailing 19-5 at half-time, the westerners cancelled out a Róisín Ormond try with a second effort from Barrett, the teenage winger's fourth of the tournament.Munster's strength in depth was key, replacements Eilís Cahill (2), Rachel Allen and Heather Kennedy adding four more tries to the champions' haul as they put the contest to bed by the hour mark.Nonetheless, Connacht's young guns still had a chance to shine, two tapped penalties propelling replacement front-rowers Emily Gavin and Hannah Coen over the line to earn a late try bonus point.In a fast-paced opening spell, Connacht were unable to turn Laura Feely's turnover penalty, and the subsequent pressure, into points before Munster released Aoife Doyle to take them back up to halfway.The visitors' strong set-piece platform soon had them pressing for a try, the pack going close before the ball was worked out the back where Stephanie Nunan put winger McInerney over for an unconverted ninth-minute score.Nic a Bháird quickly got Munster back on the front foot with a barnstorming run, while their defence held firm

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