2010 WRWC: Ireland 3 USA 40 5th Place Semi Final

by

,

It was a disappointing day for Ireland yesterday as they slumped to a comprehensive defeat by the USA in the 5th Place Semi Final.

With Ireland controlled the early exchanges ut USA were first on the score board when their powerful wing Victoria Folayan sprinted clear on the 11th minute. Christy Ringgenberg added the conversion to give USA a 0 – 7 lead.

The USA pushed on with a penalty try at the end of the first quarter after Ireland brought down a try line bound rolling maul before Niamh Briggs got Ireland’s score on the 29th minute with a well struck penalty.

However, it was a short lived resurgence for Ireland as USA centre Amy Daniels crashed through for her first try of the afternoon, bringing the score to 21-3 at the interval.

Ireland came out in the second half a rejuvenated side and spent the first 20 minutes camped inside the USA half with . . .

You will need to log in or register to read the rest of this article. If you have not already registered you can click here to register.

In 2022 we added 102,631 new images in 510 galleries with a gallery breakdown of 263 Rugby, 217 Hockey and 30 Athletics. Your registration and subscription will help us to continue.

Thanks.


Corrections, comments or questions?

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.