Womens' rugby Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

great win and they are qualified for the World Cup but the real result is wxv1 , the more games against the best the better. Eventually you will beat them.

After the olympics it’s Time for the 7s to come second to 15s. From there on the 15s should have first choice on all players.
It’s an exciting time for the management and the players as overall it was a good tournament.

all it would take for Ireland to close the gap on France and England is playing them more and finding an out half and 12 of high standard, you put the English 10 and 12 into the Irish team and we would not far off France.
it’s won’t take much to get up to France, I honestly believe that.

I think (and hope), after Olympic, maybe Stacey Flood at10, Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe at 14, and Lucy Mulhall at 15 all coming back from 7's duty to 15th. But the problems of Ireland are sizes of 2 and 3. Current 2 and 3 are too small especially THP. IRFU must work to invest to some big -size players like Roisin Maher (Connacht, 19years old) who maybe endure with super-hard training as same as professional boxer like Katie Taylor. In a long term, indeed Ireland need tall and powerfull LOs.

Did you watch the celtic challenge league? Corris (played at 3 in Clover team) had big -size , but could not push at the scrum time, and at the time Clover's chance in the opponent (Edinburugh), She didn't attend the atack. I think that maybe she has too good and gentle character for rugby. In that game, colleague LTH O'Dowd(current Ireland) seemed angry to her sluggish play. IRFU and Bemand must watch and seek good players not only east but also south and west. And I think that Ireland HBs (Reilly and Flood) will reach the top level of the world in a few years.

She is only 21, The wodner woman.

Both Ugwueru and Flannnery were very impressive in Celtic Chllenge in this year. I don't know why they were not selected, maybe they are not Leinster players. I think that Ugwueru will fit 7's more than Corrigan, so IRFU should use her as hiddened weapon at Olympics. AT current world rankings,Ireland women sevens team (7th) is above UK (8th=31points margins). At Olympics, Ireland has the possibility reaching last 4 if getting the favolite grouping. Ugwueru may be X-factor for it.

Does IRFU prepare for U20 six nations (July)? If they has a strong will to win against England at 4/july, The squads already must be selected and began the training camp (long term). If at U20 match, Ireland win or make (get) close game, Ireland senior team may fight a bit decsent game against England than the current team. Does anyone has squads information? And I think that next year's 6N should be held at Limerick or Galway because spreadding fans and players in those areas. Humphreys should ponder it. He looks thinking only Dublin and Belfast It's unfair..

how will the new rules affect womens rugby. Will it have same affect as it will for the mens.

U 20 womens 6 Nations festa will begin soon in Palma, Italy where very inhot weather (degree is near 30°c.) So I 'm afraid of players health. For almost Irish players, this is the first internatinal experience (except Celtic challenge), and first opponent is England in this heat. So I want to say them 「please take care for never getting injury or illness」.

I am not a doctor, but know about the heatstroke well from my experience. So I worry it. I know U18 Festa too. It took place in Wales at spring season where was far different from Palma's heat. Is IRFU has had preparation for the heatstroke?If it has been done, maybe they will be Ok. I think that this series are some kind of friendly, (Briggs said that this will be difficult match against England who has had different pass-way from Ireland who made women's U20 team first time.) And they(she and some players) said that they emphasis on. the experience.) Anyway please prepare massive water and ice and do 'energy saving' rugby.

That’s very good. Players all looked healthy and learned many things from this good experience.

On the other hand, there was another problem. We (rugby fans in the whole world including Ireland and UK) could this match on live streaming through youtube channel on demand, but that program was shutted off because that the program was including some contents (of which copy and another rights belongs to SME =Sony Music Entertaiment or enterprize). I cannot understand that reason because in the rugby internatinal match of rugby(and other sports) only natinal anthem or rugby anthem is used in the game time. And I think it's hard (about them) SME has any legal rights for any anthems. this is strange and ridiculous thing. Maybe this was over-reaction by Youtube. So I 'll try to ask a question to Sony group for getting some recommendation. And I am seeking to avoid this restriction by myself now, but I don't know whether it will go well.

It was not rugby match. All Irish players fought well against mad weather and strange and poor ref. And IRFU didn't prepare for this abnormal heat.

I agree this post about Oviawe. But at the same time, The poor preparation of IRFU was obvious. Maybe Campbell who retired early in the first half seemed to get heat stroke.