Ireland begin Women’s Six Nations campaign with defeat to Wales

Ireland 19 Wales 27
It was a disappointing start to the Women’s Six Nations Championship for Ireland at the RDS on Saturday night as an under-par second half display saw them suffering an eight-point reversal at the hands of Wales.
In front of a record attendance of 6,113 for a standalone women’s international on these shores, tries from Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe and Linda Djougang – either side of a similar effort by Carys Phillips for the visitors – helped Ireland to establish a 14-5 buffer at the midway stage. This left them in a strong position to push on for an opening round victory under new head coach Greg McWilliams, but their stubborn opponents had other ideas.
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