RBS Women 6N: Ireland Revive Championship Hopes.

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It’s been a solid if unspectacular Six Nations for Ireland Women to date. A strange opening statement given that they have just beaten England, the reigning World Champions, 11 – 8 at Ashbourne RFC on Friday night. However both teams, and frankly the performance, were a far cry from the last meeting six months ago in the World Cup semi-final that England won 40 – 7.

Both have made changes on and off the pitch with the World Cup management teams and experienced players moving on after highly successful campaigns for both countries. Ireland’s management changes may have been planned, albeit poorly executed, but the shock “resignation” of England’s most successful coach Gary Street, weeks before the Six Nations championship was something of a surprise, a surprise that England have failed to recover from.

Despite that, let’s not underestimate the significance of Ireland’s win, it is, after all, only the second time Ireland have beaten England in 21 meetings and any win against the reigning World Champions is a memorable achievement, one that will . . .

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