Ireland Women: The “Goose” has flown!

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Philip “Goose” Doyle, Ireland Women’s most successful coach, by some margin, was announced at the new Scotland Women’s Coach yesterday afternoon.

The former Ulster Women’s coach, leaves his role at Blackrock RFC Women to replace Shade Munro who took up an academy coaching role at Scottish Rugby in March.

It’s an excellent move by Scottish Rugby, who have secured the services of one of the top coaches in the Women’s game, but it’s also a move that will severely impact Ireland Women’s chances of qualification for the 2021 World Cup.  Scotland and Ireland will both be fighting for the same qualification spots in the 2020 Rugby Europe Women’s Championship in September 2020 and/or possible involvement in the final qualification repechage sometime in 2021.

Doyle led Ireland Women through their most successful period ever between 2010 and 2014.

In the 2010 World Cup, an Eliza Downey and Niamh Briggs inspired . . .

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