Ireland Women's Rugby

Dorothy Wall ruled out of Ireland’s World Cup campaign with Achilles injury

Backrow forward to undergo surgery on Wednesday after suffering injury against Scotland last Saturday

Will Leinster be the only Irish team in the URC knockouts?

The Counter Ruck Podcast: Ireland women’s defeat to Scotland wrapped up the Six Nations and an unusually glum 48 hours for Irish rugby

Injury-hit Ireland end Six Nations campaign with defeat in Scotland

Losing bonus point was enough to secure a second consecutive third-place finish

Improved Ireland side can get a much-needed shot of self-belief in Edinburgh

Third win out of three away games would rubber-stamp huge strides made by Irish women’s team in the last year

UL Bohemian duo Aoife Corey and Jane Clohessy in line for first Ireland caps against Scotland

Fullback Corey will start in Edinburgh while backrow Clohessy, the daughter of former Munster and Ireland prop Peter, is named on the bench

Ireland go hunting for their third away victory in this season’s Six Nations championship

Assistant coach Denis Fogarty hoping to keep momentum going with win over Scotland

Leinster’s success masking alarming fault lines which have emerged in Irish rugby

This season, as things stand, Munster, Ulster and Connacht have all lost more matches than they have won

Ireland impress against Wales with dominant six-try victory

Aoife Wafer stars with superb carrying as Irish side recover well from a stuttering start

Ireland women travel to Wales with only winning on their minds

Scott Bemand’s side determined to build on recent improvement

Molly Scuffil-McCabe aims to stake World Cup claim at scrumhalf

For the past two years, the number nine has been spending alternating three-month spells in Ireland and New Zealand

Erin King injury casts shadow over Ireland’s Six Nations preparations

Young flanker will miss World Cup in August after torn cartilage

Ireland’s Aoife Wafer: ‘Ultimately, I want to be the best in the world’

Wales next up for Irish women after promising first 50 minutes display against formidable England

Ireland blown away in second half by ruthless England

Irish side trailed by just two points at the break but were battered after the break

Ireland’s women to get true test of their progress against England

England, chasing a 32nd successive Six Nations win, remain the benchmark

Women have come a long way in sports, but more needed to achieve equality

‘It is less than four years since Connacht players were forced to change in disgraceful conditions beside bins at Energia Park in Donnybrook’

Ireland victory against England remains unlikely, but how can Irish side land a blow?

Ireland’s varying style of play across the opening rounds creates questions ahead of this weekend and World Cup

Ireland make three changes for Six Nations game against England

Emily Lane, Dorothy Wall and Brittany Hogan come into the side for game in Cork

Ireland to host Scotland and Canada before Women’s Rugby World Cup

Scott Bemand says Tests will help put squad ‘in the best possible shape for the tournament’

Scott Bemand says Ireland won’t be overawed facing England in Cork

Ireland looking to scratch a 10-year itch since the last victory over the world’s number one side

Italy v Ireland: Injury-free Aoibheann Reilly to start as Irish side look for rare win on the road

Scrumhalf has had an ACL surgery on both knees but has battled back to play Test rugby

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