It’s only five months since Ireland made history at the Women’s Rugby World Cup by beating New Zealand in the pool stages and reaching the semi-finals, but the personnel changes since have been seismic.

Ireland Women's rugby coach Philip Doyle has named the same side that overcame New Zealand for their Women's Rugby World Cup semi-final against England tomorrow.

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Full-back Niamh Briggs has applauded the Irish support in France and at home, and hopes Ireland’s Rugby World Cup adventure continues to gain momentum.

There’s a sign in the Irish dressing room that reads ‘The winning qualities of this team will be reflected by the standards we set’.

The Ireland Women's team to play New Zealand in the second round of the IRB Women's Rugby World Cup has been named.

Meet the women representing Ireland at the Women’s Rugby World Cup in France, with the first match at 4pm this evening.

RBS Six Nations Women's Championship

Six Nations Ladies

Wales 10 Ireland 12

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.

France Women 8 Ireland Women 7

Laura Guest has almost travelled full circle in her rugby career. She started off as an out-half and though unlikely to don the play-maker’s jersey ever again, is now back where likes to be, in the thick of the action.

Ireland coach Philip Doyle has named two uncapped players in his side for Friday’s Women’s 6 Nations clash against Wales (Ashbourne RFC, 7.30pm).

IRELAND’S women’s rugby team will be hoping to secure back-to-back wins when they take on Wales at Pandy Park, Cross Keys tomorrow (kick-off 2.30pm).

IRISH women’s coach Philip Doyle has made three changes from the side that hammered Scotland for Sunday’s Six Nations clash with Wales (Cross Keys RFC, Gwent, 2.30pm).

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Ireland women’s coach Philip Doyle will trust the same 15 that lost out to England for the second match of the Rugby World Cup against the USA on Tuesday.

GILLIAN BOURKE only took up rugby in college in 2003; even then, she didn’t learn to scrummage until joining up with Connacht soon after.

UL-Bohs are aiming for an unprecedented seventh women's first division title in a row this weekend as they face Blackrock at Nenagh RFC.

Ireland 0 England 32

There is just one change to the Irish women´s team to play France this weekend in Dublin from the side which narrowly lost to Wales last weekend.

Ireland women’s coach John O’Sullivan has named his first Six Nations squad with 22 players announced for the opening clash against Wales.

The Ireland women's team have taken a leaf out of their male counterparts' book by hiring a head coach who hails from Cork by the name of O'Sullivan.

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Ireland 37 South Africa 0

Ireland's team to play South Africa sees four new faces in their starting line-up from the team which lost to the USA earlier in the week.

France Women 32 Ireland Women 0

Leinster 17 Munster 7