WRWC2017, Naomi McCullagh

WRWC2017: Ireland lose to powerful France

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Ireland Women suffered their first defeat of the 2017 Women’s Rugby World Cup going down 21 – 5 to France in the Pool C match at the UCD Bowl on Thursday evening. The result means that Ireland slip into the 5th – 8th place play offs with France progressing to the Cup Semi-finals.

The three Irish matches in the WRWC2017 Pool stages have followed the same basic pattern. Ireland taken to task in the first half before the players resort to taking it up through their forwards, relying on the grit and determination that has papered over so many cracks in the system the last three years. You have to feel sorry for this group of players who have been let down.

Ireland (0) 5

TRY: Cliodhna Moloney

France (21) 21

TRY: Romane Menager, Caroline Ladagnous (2)

CON: Montserrat Amedee (2), Shannon Izar

A full time director of women’s rugby and a full time women’s coach appear to have added little to the . . .

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