Ireland back at rugby's top table

In front of a record crowd of 7,468 for a standalone Women’s Six Nations game on these shores, Brittany Hogan produced a player of the match performance as the hosts came from behind to defeat the Scots in dramatic fashion.

BACK IN THE BIG TIME: Clíodhna Moloney, left, and Dorothy Wall of Ireland. Pic: Ben McShane, Sportsfile

Six Nations: Ireland 15 Scotland 12

Ireland women’s head coach Scott Bemand reserved special praise for Brittany Hogan after she played a major part in his side’s crucial victory against Scotland in the final round of the Six Nations at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday.