#Irish Women’s Rugby

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Lynne Cantwell 1/7/2025
Lynne Cantwell confident AIL review will strengthen league's long-term future
The review outlined a plan to strengthen player retention through junior to senior age grades and grow the domestic game across all four provinces, while keeping the AIL at the centre of the high-performance pathway

Fri, 27 Mar, 2026

France vs Italy - Guinness Six Nations Championship Round 3, 22 February 2026
'I didn't think I'd ever run again': Erin King on terrifying injury that nearly ended career
King finally returned to the field on January 3

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Caitriona Finn 30/8/2025
All-Ireland League can ride crest of Green Wave from Ireland's Women's World Cup run
“This World Cup has probably been the most massive thing for women’s rugby,” Finn told the Irish Examiner.

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025

Dannah O’Brien dejected after the match 14/9/2025
S Duncan Casey: A window into rich potential though Ireland may regret flogging dead horse
Very few people believed objectively that Ireland could topple this French side. This group of players had different ideas

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

Pauline Bourdon Sansus celebrates turnover 14/9/2025
As it happened: Heartbreak for Ireland as France rally to reach Women's Rugby World Cup semis
The sides face off in Exeter with a place in the last-four on the line.

Sun, 14 Sep, 2025

Aoife Wafer 11/9/2025
Ireland's Aoife Wafer fit to face France in Women’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final
The Six Nations player of the tournament missed Ireland’s pool games due to a knee injury.

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025

New Zealand v Ireland - Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 - Pool C - Brighton and Hove Albion Stadium
Ireland need World Cup quarter-final win to save stuttering season
That may sound obvious. The World Cup is the be all and end all in any given year, but such is the stuttering nature of the team’s fortunes that they won’t be able to lean on much in terms of consolation from earlier efforts if they depart the tournament at this stage

Wed, 10 Sep, 2025

Scott Bemand speaks to Ireland players after the match 7/9/2025
'We’ve just got to be a little bit smarter' - Ireland outclassed by Black Ferns but scoreboard does them no justice
Yes, they weren’t clinical enough when they engineered their openings, but how this game ended without an Irish contribution to the scoreboard almost beggars belief.

Sun, 07 Sep, 2025

Grace Moore, Ivana Kiripati and Linda Djougang 5/9/2025
S Ciara Griffin: Defensive steel and aerial edge key in Ireland's high-stakes pool decider against New Zealand
Ireland must ensure their defensive systems off set-pieces are far tighter on Sunday than they were against Spain. Scrum defence will demand equal precision

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025

Larissa Muldoon and Molly Scuffil-McCabe 28/8/2025
The coaching conveyor belt propelling Ireland's World Cup bid
The roster of coaches at the Irish women's rugby team's disposal is filled with the kind of experience and knowledge that is vital when so much is at stake

Sat, 06 Sep, 2025

Denis Fogarty 27/8/2025
Ireland promise to go full pelt against Kiwi world champions
Scrum coach Denis Fogarty touched on the ‘Green wave’ that the squad has adopted for this tournament. If it can come across as a tad corny and forced then the principle behind it backs up the belief that Ireland will be at full throttle next time out.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

Brittany Hogan 3/9/2025
Irish belief vs Kiwi beef: Ireland out to repeat famous win over New Zealand in Women's World Cup decider
That win fast-forwarded Ireland’s recovery and the team’s journey from a nadir of failing to make the 2022 World Cup, but the flip side this week, as the sides meet for the first time since, is that it has served to poke the bear.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2025

Scott Bemand 28/8/2025
All change for Ireland but focus the same for Spain test
The Ireland head coach insists there is no danger in overlooking the more bump on the road.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Wallaroos Women's Rugby World Cup Squad Announcement
S Execution v physicality: Eagles and Wallaroos set for defining pool battle
Few coaches in the women’s game have managed to balance tactical acumen with genuine player empowerment as effectively as Australia's Jo Yapp. Under her guidance, I rediscovered the love and passion for rugby that had faded in the later stages of my career.

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Aoife Wafer takes a selfie with fans from Towcestrians rugby club 28/8/2025
Ireland's Aoife Wafer on track to face world champion Black Ferns
The 2025 Six Nations player of the year has been injured since the back end of that tournament with a knee problem.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Anna McGann 28/8/2025
Ireland make seven changes for World Cup clash with Spain
Head coach Scott Bemand has shuffled the pack for Sunday's game.

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Alex Codling 27/8/2025
Alex Codling ready to bring lineout mastery to Munster
This hasn’t been Codling’s first dalliance with Munster. As a player, he lined out alongside Keith Wood at Harlequins.

Thu, 28 Aug, 2025

Aoife Wafer 27/8/2025
Aoife Wafer unlikely to feature in Ireland’s second World Cup game against Spain
“She's working really hard, she's coming back and is very close,” said Ireland assistant coach Alex Codling.

Wed, 27 Aug, 2025

Eve Higgins makes a break on her way to scoring her sides fifth try of the match 24/8/2025
Ireland hit Japan for six in Rugby World Cup opener
Ireland are just 80 minutes away from a guaranteed quarter-final place. 

Sun, 24 Aug, 2025

Ireland v Japan - Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool C
As it happened: Ireland open Women's Rugby World Cup campaign with bonus point win over Japan
The Irish scored six tries against the Japanese in Northampton on Sunday afternoon.

Sun, 24 Aug, 2025

Ireland v Wales - Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship
Ireland squad send show of support to teammate Shannon Ikahihifo after cancer diagnosis
Shannon Ikahihifo has won three caps and had been a member of the wider Ireland squad that started pre-season back in early June.

Fri, 22 Aug, 2025

Aoibheann Reilly 19/8/2025
Aoibheann Reilly gets the nod at scrum-half for Ireland's World Cup opener
Ireland face Japan at Franklin's Gardens on Sunday. 

Fri, 22 Aug, 2025

Nancy McGillivray, Eimear Corri and Dannah O’Brien 20/8/2025
Eimear Corri-Fallon soaking up World Cup role after finding peace on the journey
Corri-Fallon showed incredible maturity and presence of mind through her rugby journey.

Thu, 21 Aug, 2025

Brian O'Driscoll urges Ireland women to make the most of World Cup opportunity
Brian O'Driscoll urges Ireland women to make the most of World Cup opportunity
O’Driscoll’s advice is for the 32 players to enjoy it, and to make sure that they see it not as a stress but as the opportunity of a lifetime.

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Brazil Portraits - Women's Rugby World Cup 2025
Cool Ruckings: Brazil aim to make waves at their first Women’s Rugby World Cup
Tournament debutants will make history as the first South American team to qualify, just 17 years after their first match

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

Gareth Steenson 6/8/2025
Gareth Steenson has eyes only for World Cup role with Ireland
“My future is I’m going to the World Cup so post-that it will be a matter of seeing where we are really,” said Steenson.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Nancy McGillivray with her first cap after the game 2/8/2025
Nancy McGillivray takes a road less travelled to Ireland honours
While Saturday’s five-try, six-point warm-up defeat of Scotland in Cork served an obvious and immediate purpose, it also fed into that longer-term goal with Ivana Kiripati, McGivillray and Ailish Quinn all making their debuts.

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Jane Clohessy tackles Aoife Wafer 3/7/2025
Ireland 'quite confident' key forward Aoife Wafer will make Rugby World Cup
knee problems have put paid to Wafer's pre-season and she will not make the two warm-up games.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2025

Amee-Leigh Costigan 26/4/2025
Late heartbreak for Ireland as Scotland steal in at the death 
Scott Bemand's injury-hit side finish in third place but end on a losing note as Francesca McGhie's late score settles it

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025

Amee-Leigh Costigan 25/4/2025
S Ciara Griffin: Innovation the key for Red Roses, Ireland eye momentum
London Braces for Blockbuster Finale as Red Roses and Les Bleues Lock Horns in Grand Slam Decider

Sat, 26 Apr, 2025

Ireland Women Rugby Media Conference
Ireland coach Denis Fogarty looking to crown Women's Six Nations with another away win
"Every game counts for them in building that depth within the squad and making sure we finish on a high and go straight into a World Cup campaign in a good place.”

Wed, 23 Apr, 2025

Scott Bemand talks with the media after the game 12/4/2025
Ireland focusing on layers and players as evolution continues
Scott Bemand saw his side well beaten by an impressive England in Cork on Saturday.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Aoife Dalton hands off Olivia Apps 5/10/2024
Three changes as Ireland team to face USA named
Ireland defeated New Zealand in their opening game of the competition. 

Wed, 09 Oct, 2024

Enya Breen 3/10/2024
Breen skippers Ireland for first time as Bemand names team to face Canada
Ireland look to build on the opening WXV1 win over New Zealand when they face hosts Canada

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

New Zealand v Ireland - World Rugby WXV1 Pool Match
S Ireland shred all preconceived notions with victory over New Zealand
17 months ago, Ireland finished bottom of the Six Nations. They didn't even feature in the last World Cup. Now they look like a different animal.

Mon, 30 Sep, 2024

Launch of the 2024-25 Energia All-Ireland Leagues 11/9/2024
Tiare Siguenza: 'I’m happy to be playing regularly against such good teams all around the country'
Tiare Siguenza has played in France, China and Hong Kong and is enjoying the regularity of rugby in Ireland.

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

IRFU Women In Rugby Press Briefing
Greg McWilliams wasn't fired,  Cliodhna Moloney not silenced, insists IRFU
IRFU chief executive Kevin Potts denied the governing body had omitted former Ireland player Cliodhna Moloney from national squads following her criticisms of its approach to women’s rugby on social media.

Wed, 10 May, 2023

Ellie Kildunne tries to keep the ball in play ahead of Natasja Behan 22/4//2023
Ruthless England run in eight tries as Ireland draw blank
It is now four defeats out of four for Ireland in the TikTok Women’s Six Nations

Sat, 22 Apr, 2023

Gillian McDarby 20/3/2023
New university hub model to help women's rugby target stars from other sports
“We’re focussing on setting up these Centres of Excellence within universities so we can attract other athletes."

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

Japan v Ireland - Women's Rugby Summer Tour
Three Irish changes for second test against Japan
First test win took a huge amount out of the group, says coach McWilliams

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

England v Ireland - Tik Tok Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship
Irish Examiner view: An overdue boost for women's sport
Ireland is the last of the Six Nations Rugby countries to offer professional contracts to its female players

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

Molly Scuffil-McCabe after receiving her cap 24/4/2022
'No one wants to lose 69-0. I got home and watched the game straight away, and watched it again the next night'
AS international debuts go it was the equivalent of being tossed into a lions’ den with just your bare hands for defence.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2022

England v Ireland - Tik Tok Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship
Marauding English maul destroys depleted Ireland in Six Nations wipeout
Losing most of their best backs to Sevens didn’t help Ireland but it was upfront where they struggled most.

Sun, 24 Apr, 2022

Kathryn Dane 10/4/2022
Tackling issues to the fore for student of the game Dayne
Ireland's scrum-half is doing a PhD on tackling in the women's game and hopes her doctorate will help shape policy to ensure female players are safer

Sat, 23 Apr, 2022

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