The Front Row Union Sport - Representative Friendly: Ulster U18 5 EIRA U18 48

Representative Friendly: Ulster U18 5 EIRA U18 48

Jul 29, 2025

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The second match at the Dub on Sunday afternoon featured Ulster U18 Girls against, the touring American side, Eagle Impact Rugby Academy.

The Ulster girls got off to a flier in this one as Aoibhin Smith ran half the length of the pitch from a scrum on the half way line after the kick off went directly into touch. Ulster led 5 – 0 with a minute played.

Aoibhin Smith sprints clear for Ulster in their match against EIRA

Unfortunately that was as good as it got for the local girls as EIRA responded with a first half brace from their impressive No 8 Sa’ane Taufa either side of a try from center Cara Doherty. Scrum half Nolah Flynn converted all three to take the score to 5 – 21, in EIRA’s favour at the end of the first half.