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01 Sep
Ireland coach Philip Doyle had to acknowledge that his side were well beaten after the USA gained revenge on the girls in green with a 40-3 play-off win. With the set piece a key area, he conceded that 'America's power in the scrum put us under tremendous pressure.'
01 Sep
There was no repeat of last week's pool victory over the USA as Ireland's winning run at the Women's Rugby World Cup came to a disappointing end.
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31 Aug
The Ireland Women's team to play the USA in Wednesday's 5th-8th place play-off shows a number of changes from the side that faced Kazakhstan in their final pool game of the Women's Rugby World Cup.
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30 Aug
The IRFU has today launched an online version off their Rugby Technical Model that is designed to be a comprehensive reference for participants and programmes throughout all levels of the game.
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30 Aug
Ireland will play Scotland at Murrayfield in August next year in the first of their warm-up games for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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30 Aug
Ireland will go into their Women's Rugby World Cup play-off againt the USA on Wednesday without the experienced Tania Rosser who has been ruled out of the tournament through injury.
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29 Aug
Ireland men's coach Declan Kidney was at Surrey Sports Park on Saturday to watch the Ireland Women's side beat Kazakhstan 37-3 to qualify for the 5th-8th place play-offs at the World Cup. He gave an interview during the game, while the girls in green still had a shot at qualifying for the semi-finals.
29 Aug
Head coach Philip Doyle was a happy man after Ireland gained their second successive bonus point win at the Women's Rugby World Cup - a seven-try 37-3 defeat of Kazakhstan - to make it into next week's 5th-8th place play-offs.
29 Aug
The breakdown is an area Ireland will need to tighten up, according to team captain Fiona Coghlan, as they face into a crucial play-off clash with the USA on Wednesday. Coghlan was 'delighted' with her side's 37-3 victory over Kazakhstan which gives them a chance at gaining a higher world ranking.
28 Aug
Ireland were comfortable 37-3 winners over Kazakhstan in their final pool game at the Women's Rugby World Cup, but just fell short of qualifying for the semi-finals for the first time.
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27 Aug
It has been a busy couple of weeks for Claire Molloy taking part in the Women's Rugby World Cup. In her latest blog, she brings us up to date with life in the Ireland camp in Surrey - the training, the off field fun and the fines , as well as her take on the two games so far.
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