Interprovincial: Ulster U18 10 Leinster U18 5

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Ulster U18 Girls got their competitive season off to the best of starts with a 10 – 5 win against Leinster at City of Armagh Rugby Club on Saturday night. The game marked the first ever competitive fixture for the girls at this age grade, and about time too!

I’m pleased that the Women’s U18 management convinced me to go along to this fixture as it was a match that reaffirmed my love of rugby, played as it should be. The professional men’s game tends to be a bit formulaic and overly reliant on the physical side of the game, however, while there were plenty of hard hits, in this match both teams concentrated on their highly polished skill sets making the ball do the work in an enthralling match.

Neve Jones claimed the first score of the game.

Neve Jones opened the . . .

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