Women: Ireland look to sharpen their performance against Wales

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Ireland Women will complete their final Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 warm up match against Wales this Sunday afternoon at Malahide Rugby Club. KO 3:00pm.

With only two weeks to go to the start of the World Cup the team will be looking for a more complete performance than the one they produced against Spain, in Valladolid, two weeks ago where they struggled to pull away from their hosts in a 36 – 20 win for Ireland.

Despite going ahead early from a Niamh Briggs try Ireland struggled for most of the first half with their scrum, in particular, under pressure. Spain hit back almost immediately with a converted try, Maria Ribera going over after a period of pressure on the Ireland line.

The hosts went further ahead with a monster penalty kick on the 20th minute before Alison Miller, the stand out player of the first half, found space out wide after Briggs joined the line. Miller skinned the defence and Briggs converted.

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