Irish women finish eighth

Ireland 14 Australia 18

Sun, 17 Sep, 2006 - 14:14

Ireland 14 Australia 18

Another encouraging performance from Ireland overnight saw them test seventh seeds Australia to the limit in their IRB Women's World Cup play-off.

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