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RTÉ News
21-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Munster's Tom Farrell up for Rugby Players Ireland away, while Dorothy Wall among women's nominees
Uncapped Munster centre Tom Farrell is among the nominees for the Rugby Players Ireland Player of the Year award. The 31-year-old back finished the URC regular season as joint top try-scorer with nine, and topped the charts for successful carries (109) and offloads (41) as Munster claimed a place in the play-offs and secured Champions Cup rugby for next season. Two of the other three nominees, provincial team-mate Tadhg Beirne and Jamison Gibson-Park of Leinster, will go on the Lions tour this summer, while Caelan Doris, Leinster and Ireland captain, misses out on the trip due to a long-term shoulder injury. Connacht's Bundee Aki won last year's award, which is voted on by the players. Meanwhile, Dorothy Wall (above) has received a timely morale boost following news of a long-term injury setback, with her team-mates nominating her for the women's Player of the Year. Wall, who will miss the World Cup with an ankle injury, is shortlisted alongside Amee-Leigh Costigan, Aoife Dalton, and Niamh O'Dowd, each of whom played pivotal roles in a season of continued progress for the Irish women's side. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, 28 May. Tadhg Beirne Caelan Doris Tom Farrell Jamison Gibson-Park Women's XVs Players' Player of the Year Amee-Leigh Costigan Aoife Dalton Niamh O'Dowd Dorothy Wall Men's Sevens Player of the Year Niall Comerford Dylan O'Grady Mark Roche Women's Sevens Player of the Year Hannah Clarke Kate Farrell McCabe Lucinda Kinghan Nevin Spence Men's XVs Young Player of the Year Ben Murphy Gus McCarthy Sam Prendergast Women's XVs Young Player of the Year Ruth Campbell Aoife Dalton Erin King Men's XVs Try of the Year Stewart Moore v Stormers Dan Sheehan v England Dan Sheehan v Ulster (1st try) Women's XVs Try of the Year Amee-Leigh Costigan v England Linda Djougang v Wales Anna McGann v Italy (3rd try)
The 42
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Third-place finish secured but Ireland finish Six Nations with dramatic Scotland defeat
Scotland 26 Ireland 19 IRELAND HAVE FINISHED the women's Six Nations in third place but have ended their campaign with an error-strewn performance against Scotland. A combination of poor mistakes and injuries to key players resulted in a dramatic defeat to Scotland, who clinched the winning try at the the death in Edinburgh. Tries from Amee-Leigh Costigan, Linda Djougang and Emily Lane looked to have earned a draw for Ireland, but Francesca McGhie stormed over in the corner while the clock was in red to snatch victory for the hosts. More to follow… Advertisement
RTÉ News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Ireland secure third place but end Women's Six Nations campaign with defeat in Scotland
Ireland made sure of third place in this year's Women's Six Nations but missed the opportunity to finish the tournament on a high after a 26-19 defeat to Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday. Scott Bemand's side earned a losing bonus point in the process as a last-gasp Scottish try from Francesca McGhie spelled defeat at the Hive Stadium but missed the chance to win three away games in the championship for the first time since the 2017 edition. Amee-Leigh Costigan had sent an Ireland side who were without injured back row Aoife Wafer, ahead after sprinting down the left flank to cross in the corner and Dannah O'Brien converted from a tight angle. The hosts managed to get their first points of the game when Lana Skeldon broke away from a maul to ground, and they took the lead on the stroke of half-time when Emma Orr squeezed through a gap before diving over the line, with Helen Nelson adding the extras. Ireland responded early in the second half following a good show of strength on the tryline, where Linda Djougang's effort was upheld following a TMO review, and Scotland's afternoon took a further twist when Rhona Lloyd was sent to the sin bin for head contact with Costigan in the build-up to the try. Despite being a player down, Rachel McLachlan raced into the right corner to ground for the hosts and Nelson converted, but the fly-half was soon shown a yellow card with just over 10 minutes to play. Emily Lane powered over the line for Ireland and O'Brien's conversion levelled the scores, but in the 80th minute a quick switch of play to the left wing saw McGhie crash over the line, with Nelson adding the extras from a tight angle. Scotland: Chloe Rollie; Rhona Lloyd, Emma Orr, Lisa Thomson, Francesca McGhie; Helen Nelson, Leia Brebner-Holden; Leah Bartlett, Lana Skeldon, Ellian Clarke; Jade Konkel, Sarah Bonar; Rachel Malcolm, Rachel McLachlan, Evie Gallagher Replacements: Elis Martin, Anne Young, Molly Poolman, Becky Boyd, Gemma Bell, Rhea Clarke, Evie Willis, Lucia Scott Ireland: Aoife Corey; Vicky Elmes Kinlan, Aoife Dalton, Enya Breen, Amee-Leigh Costigan; Dannah O'Brien, Molly Scuffil-McCabe; Niamh O'Dowd, Neve Jones, Linda Djougang; Ruth Campbell, Fiona Tuite; Dorothy Wall, Edel McMahon (capt), Brittany Hogan.
Irish Independent
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Agony for Ireland as Scotland snatch last gasp winning try in women's Six Nations thriller
Scotland 26 Ireland 19 ©Press Association Francesca McGhie's last-gasp try saw Scotland earn their second Women's Six Nations win after beating Ireland at the Hive Stadium. Amee-Leigh Costigan sent Ireland ahead after sprinting down the left flank to cross in the corner and Dannah O'Brien converted from a tight angle.
The Guardian
12-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
England outlast Ireland's resistance and stay on course for grand slam
As the saying goes, it is the hope that kills you and that was definitely the case for the home fans here in Cork. Ireland's classy first-half performance displayed the team's remarkable uptick after having lost 88-10 to England in 2024. The hosts kept England from scoring until the 34th minute and they frustrated every area of their game. Ireland's defence absolutely sparkled in the first 40 minutes and a try from their captain, Amee-Leigh Costigan, had fans, who created an absolutely electric atmosphere, daring to dream of the team's first win over their rivals since 2015. But this is the Red Roses and they are the No 1 team in the world for a reason. England needed players to step up and the need for leadership was made clear by five of their leadership group having a huddle before entering the tunnel at half-time. It paid off with devastating attack rendering a dominant scoreboard come full time. At the heart of it was the vice-captain, Meg Jones, who finished off a try herself, and the player of the match, Maud Muir. Abby Dow did not cross the line, but she had a good performance on her 50th cap. She has scored 43 tries and in the buildup to the game was described by the England prop Hannah Botterman as 'the best winger in the world, probably the best player in the world'. Dow was a thorn in Ireland's side and she is undoubtedly in the discussion for best player. Ireland's early attacking sets were promising, with England doing just enough to keep them out, but it was their defence that was the most eye-catching element to their game. Their supporters let them know what they thought of it with rapturous cheers coming at every turnover and penalty won. The defence was ferocious and Eve Higgins was just one player outmuscling the visitors at the breakdown. With 19 minutes gone, Ireland had missed two of 47 tackles, evidence of their class work. The hosts were undeniably on top, but they had not managed to render a difference where it mattered on the scoreboard. That was until Costigan raced after a grubber kick to dot down. It was the first time an Ireland player had scored a try against England since Claire Molloy in 2018 as their tries in 2019 and 2024 were penalty tries. The scrambling to find the last time England went into half-time trailing was quickly abandoned with Morwenna Talling finishing off a deadly driving maul. The successful conversion by Zoe Harrison pushed them into a 7-5 lead. There is no doubt this was the most England had been pushed in the Six Nations for a long time and it showed with the gathering of the leadership group. That included the captain, Zoe Aldcroft, Jones, Harrison, Abbie Ward and the scrum-half, Natasha Hunt, as they tried to find solutions for the second 40. The wing Jess Breach thought she had England off to the perfect second-half start with a try but a TMO check showed her foot was in touch thanks to a cracking tackle by Costigan. The Red Roses were throwing everything at Ireland to get their usually devastating attack into gear but a knock-on by Lark Atkin-Davies rendered more cheers from the crowd, the loudest coming from the Ireland replacement hooker, Cliodhna Moloney, who was still on the bench. Sign up to The Breakdown The latest rugby union news and analysis, plus all the week's action reviewed after newsletter promotion The first major error from Ireland came when Niamh O'Dowd was shown a yellow card for repeated infringements. The England full-back, Ellie Kildunne, also dropped the ball in the in-goal area but as they say, all good things come to those who wait and England were over through Harrison. A slick team try came next, which was finished off by Jones, and the replacement prop Sarah Bern added two more. Kildunne then found her score and another replacement prop, Kelsey Clifford, rounded off the tries. Despite the one-sided final score England were given a shock to the system in this match and there is definitely more to come from Ireland. England extended their winning run in this competition to 32 games. They are seeking a seventh Six Nations title in a row and host Scotland in Leicester next Saturday and France the week after at Twickenham. Ireland face Wales at Rodney Parade next Sunday.
