Forget the PRO12 and the World Cup, Garryowen Rugby Club was the place to be on Saturday afternoon as Ulster Women nearly pulled off a shock win against Munster in the rugby heartland of Limerick.
Despite Ulster pounding the home team’s line for most of the second half the Munster girls managed to hold on to claim the game by 18 – 12 but the post match talk was of the Ulster performance with Ulster youngsters Nikki Caughey, Gemma McCutcheon and Poppy Cleall singled out for outstanding displays.
In truth though this was a real 22 player performance with the entire team stepping up for a ferocious second half display with veterans Laura Nicholl and Grace Davitt rolling back the years to inspire the youngsters around them.
Ulster kicked off into an extremely strong wind and with the elements very much against them the visitors tried to work their way up field with driving runs from Glenda Mellon and Brigid Reynolds . . .
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