Ugwueru scores hat-trick as Munster power past Connacht 

Ava Ryder’s 29th-minute try was the sole score for a gallant Connacht, who trailed 22-5 at half-time after Munster debutant Gráinne Burke, Ugwueru (2), and Aoife Corey had all touched down.

HAT TRICK: Munster’s Chisom Ugwueru and Eabha Nic Dhonnacha of Connacht

Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship: Munster 44 Connacht 5

Munster had too much pace and power for a young Connacht team in Cork, as Chisom Ugwueru helped herself to a hat-trick of tries in a runaway 44-5 victory.