Claire Molloy produced her second successive Aon player-of-the-match display and scored two tries as the Ireland Women registered a confidence-boosting 35-12 bonus point win over Wales at Donnybrook.

The Ireland Women’s wait for a first Six Nations win on French soil goes on after les Bleues blitzed them for four tries in front of a 9,632-strong Toulouse crowd.

The Ireland’s Women’s management team have announced that flanker Claire Molloy will captain the rugby squad during the World Cup, writes Ciara Phelan.

The Ireland Women's management team have confirmed that captain Niamh Briggs has been ruled out of the Women's Rugby World Cup, writes Ciara Phelan.

Dave Connell's charges suffered defeat in their opening UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Elite Round fixture against Scotland, losing 2-1 courtesy of a ninety-fifth minute penalty.

The Ireland Women mastered the squally conditions at Donnybrook to deservedly grind out a 13-10 win over France in front of an enraptured 3,886-strong crowd.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

France's two-try first half salvo saw the Ireland Women lose 18-6 in tonight's Women's RBS 6 Nations showdown in Perpignan.

It may well be the most notorious train journey in Irish sporting history.

The Ireland Women’s rugby squad to play England women in a historic first Autumn International match has been named.

Donnybrook is to be the new home venue for the Ireland women’s Six Nations matches as well as the men’s U20s.

The last time England’s women paid a visit to Ashbourne they did it without a host of players diverted for duties with the national Sevens side.

Ireland Women's Coach Tom Tierney has named six uncapped players in their squad for their 6 Nations opener against Italy in Florence on Friday night (6pm Irish Time).

Ireland’s Stephanie Roche talks to our reporter Shaun Cronin about how she got into football, life with her new team in France, her and about THAT goal.

The Ireland Women ended their World Cup journey with a best ever finish of fourth place after falling to France in a bruising 3rd/4th place play-off tie in Paris.

After achieving what our men’s team has never been able to accomplish by beating the All Blacks, the Ireland women’s rugby team face the auld enemy England this afternoon for a chance to play France or Canada in the final of the Women’s Rugby World Cup final.

Ireland Women's captain Lynne Cantwell says that using all 26 members of the World Cup squad could pay dividends when they take on old rivals England in Wednesday's semi-finals.

Russia 0 Republic of Ireland 0

The Ireland Women fell just short of a first ever win on French soil as the home side held on to win their first Six Nations title and Grand Slam since 2005.

The Ireland Women kept their hopes of retaining the Six Nations title alive with a comprehensive 39-0 win over Italy in the first ever Women's international to be played at the Aviva Stadium.

England Women 17 Ireland Women 10

RBS Six Nations Women's Championship

England Women 23 Ireland Women 6

Ireland Women's coach Philip Doyle has made one change for the final game of this year's RBS 6 Nations against England as the team target a triple crown win.

Ireland women 20 Scotland women 0

Ireland Women 36 Wales Women 0, Ashbourne RFC

Niamh Kavanagh scored two tries to break the back of Italian resistance as the Ireland Women’s team recorded their first Six Nations win off the season at Ashbourne last night.

IRELAND coach Kevin West has made three changes from the side which defeated Wales last weekend for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations clash with Scotland (Ashbourne, Meath, 7.30pm).

Ireland Women's coach Kevin West has made three changes, bringing in hooker Gillian Bourke, openside Sinead Ryan and wing Nora Stapleton to start against Scotland in the Six Nations at Ashbourne on Friday night.

Coach Steven Hennessy has made two changes to his Ireland women’s side to play Scotland at Meggetland this Friday.

The Ireland U20 team shows several changes from last week’s game against France for the sides next outing against Italy in Piacenza on Saturday in the Beltrametti Stadium.

There is one change to the Ireland Women’s team named to play Scotland this weekend.

France Women 32 Ireland Women 0

IRELAND have recalled Rosie Foley for their Women’s Six Nations tie with Wales at Thomond Park tomorrow (3pm).