Women: France 8 Ireland 7

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Ireland’s Women came up short on Saturday afternoon losing by a single point in an exciting match against France that kept the crowd of 9,000 at Stade du Hameau, Pau, on their feet till the final whistle.

Ireland thought they had won a late penalty chance under the posts to win the game but the referee played on and the host team held out to take the game.

France (8) 8

TRY: Caroline Ladagnous

PEN: Sandrine Agricole

Ireland (0) 7

TRY: Claire Molloy

CON: Niamh Briggs

Due to a mix up in Paris over train times the Ireland team had to take an overnight train to Pau and with the kick off time moved forward, as a precaution against the freezing conditions, it was no surprise that the Irish girls were slow to get into the game allowing France to exert early pressure.

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2 responses to “Women: France 8 Ireland 7”

  1. Raging Raven

    Sounds like a heartbreaking result. A one point loss in the south of France against the frogs and a 9000 french crowd is no mean achievement, well done girls.

    Ed
    What has happened to FRU favourites Lauren Day and Eliza Downey?

    🙄

    1. John

      FRU Favourites Lauren and Eliza are just spending too much time being gorgeous and not concentrating on their rugby! 😆

      It’s getting much more competitive and both are going to have to work harder to get back in the Ireland side. I’m sure they’ll both be there or there about next season as they start to pull the squad together for 2014 World Cup

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