Three changes for Ireland as Brown makes debut in second Japan Test
Former England international Jo Brown is set to make her Ireland debut in Saturday's second Test against Japan in Tokyo.
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Very Camogie Leagues round-up: Cork edge Kilkenny
Katrina Mackey scored 0-08 as All-Ireland champions Cork began 2024 with a hard-earned 1-17 to 1-16 win over a much-changed Kilkenny unit, after a pulsating opening round Division 1A Very Camogie League tie at UPMC Nowlan Park.
Niamh Briggs confident Munster can overcome Leinster 'hiccup'
Niamh Briggs says she's expecting a much-improved Munster in this Saturday's Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship final at Musgrave Park, after her side suffered a "hiccup" in their defeat to Leinster last weekend.
Munster claim bonus point victory over Ulster
Waterford duo Ellen Boylan and Brianna Heylmann marked their Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship debuts with second half tries as defending champions Munster ran out 41-14 bonus point winners over Ulster. Murray Houston's first game in charge of Ulster saw them produce a strong performance across the opening hour at City of Armagh RFC, with Maebh Clenaghan's 55th-minute try reducing the arrears to 10 points. However, Niamh Briggs' side sealed the result through closing scores from replacements Boylan and Heylmann, and Vodafone player-of-the-match Stephanie Carroll also completed her hat-trick late on.
Cork end Kilkenny's reign in Croke Park
For the first time since 2012, when it was Kilkenny also missed out, one of the long-established big three of camogie will not be in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland semi-finals, after Cork saw off their conquerors in last year's final.
Ciara O'Connor: Draw with Kilkenny 'a step in the right direction' for Wexford
Ciara O'Connor was finding it hard to make sense of it all, after putting the exclamation mark to a thrilling Wexford fightback as well as a magnificent personal nine-point contribution with a brilliant injury-time score securing a 1-17 to 3-11 draw for the visitors against All-Ireland champions Kilkenny in the first round of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship (Group 2) on Saturday.
Dorothy Wall fit for Ireland but start XV unchanged for Scots
Ireland have named an unchanged starting team for Saturday's final TikTok Women’s Six Nations match against Scotland, with Dorothy Wall named among the replacements.
Ireland show fight against England in spite of defeat
One of the most frustrating aspects of the plight in Irish women's rugby is that in spite of several years on a downward curve, their support from the outside remains as strong as ever.