Six Nations: Ireland Women 14 Wales Women 6

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Ireland Women ground out a hard fought 14 – 6 win against a resilient Welsh side at a wet and windy Ashbourne RFC on Friday night.

Heather O’Brien, who has seized her chance admirably following the retirement of Joy Neville, scored the decisive try mid way through the second half and Niamh Briggs added three penalties in difficult conditions.

Ireland started brightly with a with a couple of early penalties putting them into the Welsh 22 but a turnover and a penalty allowed the visitors to clear.

Wales pushed Ireland deep into their own half but the home side were able to clear through their dominant scrum and, indeed, a scrum penalty and resultant line out saw Alison Miller cut inside to feed Briggs on the charge. The Welsh had obviously done their homework and you could feel the ground shake as the well marshalled defence smacked into Briggs knocking the ball clear. The tone of this game was set early!

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