Clean Sweep For Ireland Sides

The newly-named Ireland Wolfhounds ran in five tries as they got the better of Scotland ‘A’ on a 34-19 scoreline at Ravenhill. Meanwhile, former captain Joy Neville grabbed two tries as the Ireland Women opened their campaign with a 22-5 defeat of Italy in Ashbourne and Darren Hudson was the hat-trick hero in the Ireland Under-20s’ 39-0 win over Italy in Athlone.

INTERNATIONAL RESULTS: Friday, February 5

‘A’ INTERNATIONAL MATCH:

IRELAND WOLFHOUNDS 34 SCOTLAND ‘A’ 19, Ravenhill (HT: 17-0)

Scorers: Ireland Wolfhounds: Tries: Chris Henry, Fergus McFadden 2, Isaac Boss, Johne Murphy; Cons: Ian Humphreys 3; Pen: Ian Humphreys
Scotland ‘A’: Tries: James Eddie, Mark Robertson, Penalty try; Cons: Ruaridh Jackson, Jim Thompson

RBS UNDER-20 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP:

IRELAND U-20 39 ITALY U-20 0, Dubarry Park (HT: 13-0)

Scorers: Ireland U-20: Tries: Darren Hudson 3, Nevin Spence, Simon Zebo, Brendan Macken; Cons: James McKinney 2, Brian Kingston; Pen: James McKinney
Italy U-20: –

RBS WOMEN’S 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP:

IRELAND WOMEN 22 ITALY WOMEN 5, Ashbourne RFC (HT: 8-0)

Scorers: Ireland Women: Tries: Joy Neville 2, Alison Miller; Cons: Niamh Briggs 2; Drop: Niamh Briggs
Italy Women: Try: Silvia Peron