Covering Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations game in Musgrave Park was a great excuse to have a long weekend in Cork.
I don’t think anyone present expected a win, but having lost heavily, 31-5, the previous Saturday in Cardiff, it was important to put in a performance against a physical, well drilled French side.
Ireland started promisingly with a few big forward carries but were knocked back by an uncompromising French defence. Gradually the French turned the screw. In the 9th minute they mauled Audrey Forlani over the line for a 5-0 lead. Only 4 minutes later Caroline Boujard took advantage of a wicked bounce, on the artificial surface to claim France’s 2nd try.
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