Irish rugby history will be made at Monkstown RFC today (12pm) when the Irish Defence Forces Women and An Garda Síochána Women combine for the first time to take on the French Armed Forces on International Women’s Day.

Winger Jack Conlin’s 51st minute try proved decisive as Royal Belfast Academical Institution collected the Dansk Bank Ulster Schools’ Cup for the 30th time at the Wingspan Stadium yesterday.

Wallace High School is not a name which has yet been engraved as winning rugby’s second oldest trophy.

IRELAND set out on the hunt for more silverware today bidding to extend their amazing run of international golf success.