Ireland women's national rugby union team
Encyclopedia
The Ireland rugby union team, represents both the Republic of Ireland
and Northern Ireland
in rugby union
Substitutes
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
in rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Squad
Squad for 2011 Women's RBS 6 Nations- 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)
- Larissa Muldoon (UWIC/Exile)
- Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster) (capt)
- Gillian Bourke (Bristol/Munster)
- Ailis Egan (Old Belvedere/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).
Substitutes
- Lauren Day (Waterloo/Ulster)
- Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Leinster)
- Carol Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht)
- Stacey Kennedy (City of Derry/Ulster)
- Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster)
- Gillian Nolan (St. Mary's/Leinster)
- Deirdre O'Brien (Blackrock/Leinster)
Results summary
(Full internationals only)| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00% | |
| 1993 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8.33% | |
| 1997 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 1997 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 88.89% | |
| 1994 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
| 1993 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30.00% | |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
| 1997 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 44.44% | |
| 1994 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20.00% | |
| 1996 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 25.00% | |
| Summary 1993- | 112 | 35 | 1 | 76 | 31.70% |
Results
See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numberingFull internationals
Other matches
External links
- Irish Rugby Football Union
- Irish rugby union news from Planet Rugby
- Irish Rugby.co.uk Irish rugby union news