It’s hard to imagine that the fashion fest that caught my eye as I arrived at Belfast Harlequins Rugby Club was made up from the same players that I’d watched smash and bash each other across the rugby pitches of Ulster this past season. However, club rivalries were put to one side for one night as the women of Ulster rugby celebrated at the Ulster Women’s Awards!
It was a night for celebration as Ulster Women have made impressive progress this year making significant advances in the international, inter provincial and club arenas.
Internationally, Ulster achieved two new caps with City of Derry’s Stacey-Lea Kennedy and Donegal’s Larissa Muldoon joining Lauren Day in the Irish Six Nations squad with all three featuring throughout the tournament.
At inter provincial level Ulster struggled to get results but did award 19 new caps as they looked to build a squad for future campaigns. Although out-gunned by the experienced Leinster . . .
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