Preseason Friendly: Cooke 26 Wicklow 10

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John McMurtry

We caught up with a squad hitout between Cooke RFC Women and Wicklow RFC Women as the two AIL side went through their paces at Shaws Bridge ahead of the upcoming season.

Given the nature of the game there were a few extended breaks in a game played over two halfs, the actual running time almost 2 hours!

It was a typically scrappy game as the teams looked to shake of the cobwebs of their extended summer break and have a look at a few options. However, I must say the Cooke ball girls did impress with some of their kicking before the game started.

Helen McGhee continued her upward trajectory with another strong performance.

Cooke applied the early pressure and they got over the line at their third attempt with

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