Braveheart Part 2: Scotland Women 5 Ireland Women 22

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John McMurtry

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Scotland may as well be Outer Mongolia as far as coverage of the Under 20’s and the Women’s game is concerned though we have been able to find some sources for the game as Ireland’s ladies recorded their second win on the road bouncing back from their narrow defeat against France a fortnight ago in Ashbourne.

Report from RBS Six Nations

IRELAND’S Women roared to a thundering four-try triumph over Scotland to clinch their second victory on the road in this year’s RBS 6 Nations.

stormed over twice while and also touched down as the girls in green bounced back from a narrow defeat against France last week.

Cantwell gave them the perfect platform as she powered through ‘s attempts to stop her and crossed for an unconverted try.

The hosts responded well, battling their way back into the game, and their efforts were rewarded when winger charged through to level the scores.

Ireland piled on the pressure before half-time with Scotland defending resolutely to ensure it remained 5-5 at the interval.

But ‘s girls cranked up through the gears in a second-half which saw them score 17 points without reply.

After a number of well worked drives, Rea brushed off a couple of Scottish tackles to force her way over – but she soon went from hero to sin-bin-based villain.

Not rolling away from a ruck earned the lively centre a yellow card, but Ireland sat tight to contain and guarantee there was little chance of a Scottish resurgence.

Shortly after her return, full-back Briggs weaved her way through after a sustained period of pressure to give Ireland a ten-point cushion.

And Cantwell top and tailed the convincing win with a cutting dart through Scotland’s rearguard before Briggs stepped up to add Ireland’s only extras of the day.

Their remaining fixtures see them away to Wales in two weeks’ time before they wrap things up with a mouth-watering clash with England at Ashbourne RFC on Friday, March 18 (kick-off 7.30pm).

Scotland: Victoria Blakebrough (Richmond); Lauren Harris (Aberdeenshire Quines), Annabel Sergeant (Dundee University), Steph Johnston (Hillhead/Jordanhill), Katy Green (Murrayfield Wanderers); Lisa Martin (Murrayfield Wanderers), Louise Dalgliesh (RHC Cougars); Heather Lockhart (Hillhead/Jordanhill), Lindsey Smith (Hillhead/Jordanhill), Tracy Balmer (Worcester), Rosalind Murphy (Edinburgh University), Lindsay Wheeler (Darlington Mowden Sharks), Charlotte Veale (London Wasps), Ruth Slaven (Murrayfield Wanderers), Susie Brown (Richmond). Replacements: Alison MacDonald (RHC Cougars), Elizabeth Dickens (Murrayfield Wanderers), Anna Swan (Edinburgh University), Jemma Forsyth (Hillhead/Jordanhill), Tess Forsberg (Richmond), Laura Steven (Murrayfield Wanderers).

Ireland: Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemians/Munster); Niamh Kavanagh (UL Bohemians/Munster), Lynne Cantwell (Richmond/Exile), Geraldine Rea (Highfield/Munster), Mairead Kelly (UL Bohemians/Munster); Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster); Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster) (capt), Gillian Bourke (Bristol/Munster), Emer McManamly (Blackrock/Leinster), Heather O’Brien (Highfield/Munster), Marie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Laura Guest (Highfield/Munster), Claire Molloy (Bristol/Connacht), Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster). Replacements: Stacey Lea Kennedy (City of Derry/Ulster), Lauren Day (Waterloo/Ulster), Deirdre O’Brien (Blackrock/Leinster), Carol Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht), Larissa Muldoon (UWIC/Exile), Gill Nolan (St. Mary’s/Leinster), Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Leinster).

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