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Wales shock Ireland a year after suffering a 45-0 Six Nations loss
By PA
Wales made an impressive start to their TikTok Women’s Six Nations campaign by fighting back to beat Ireland 27-19 at the RDS Arena in Dublin.
A year after losing 45-0 against the same opponents, Wales launched their first campaign since awarding professional playing contracts in style.
Wales trailed by nine points early in the final quarter, but they rallied through three unanswered tries on either side of Ireland full-back Eimear Considine being yellow-carded.
Substitute prop Donna Rose claimed a double, before centre Hannah Jones crossed two minutes from time, following earlier scores by Carys Phillips and Jasmine Joyce.
Robyn Wilkins kicked one conversion, with Wales claiming a bonus-point success after Ireland dominated early on.
The home side scored tries through Aimee-Leigh Murphy Crowe, Linda Djougang and Stacey Flood, with Nicole Cronin kicking two conversions.
But they were ultimately undone by resilient Wales, who showed they mean business after propping up the table in last season’s Six Nations.
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Can you relay which "Irish" have said this? News to me.
I have stated that it is not the meritocracy it claims to be due to the draw and scheduling.
The 2023 draw was made right after the 2019 WC so I can substantiate that claim. For example Scotland who were 4th seed when the RWC started finished in joined 16th position. This was not a reflection of their ability: the draw meant they had to play two of the big 4 and bear at least one to have a chance of making a top 8.
Careful when you are sh1t talking the Irish. There are a few of us around here now.
Go to commentsMany Ireland related articles go back a very short way, ABs/Bok thumped them for years. Ire have only been a force in rugby for a short while. A recency bias in IRE favour it seems.
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