IRELAND WOMEN’S TEAM have clinched their first ever Triple Crown trophy with an outstanding 30-3 win over Scotland in Edinburgh.
The emphatic win for Phillip Doyle’s side, confirmed after brilliant performances from Niamh Briggs and Alison Miller, is their third in a row.
They will be targeting a home win over France in two weeks’ time and a potential Grand Slam if they can also overcome Italy on the final weekend.
The home side hit the front after the opening skirmishes when inside centre Lisa Ritchie slotted over a penalty.
Good work in attack from Niamh Briggs and Ashleigh Baxter got Ireland into a promising position. A penalty was conceded and Briggs levelled the scores.
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Alison Miller, scorer of a wonderful hat-trick against England earlier in the month, scored her fourth try of the campaign as she dived over in the corner to make it 8-3 at half-time.
An early penalty miss from Ritchie kept the Irish advantage at five points and a further boost would be forthcoming.
Scotland outhalf Tanya Griffith was sin-binned for deliberately, and illegally, slowing down an Irish attack and Briggs made it 11-3.
Miller then scored her second try of the game as she finished off a fine team move by dashing under the posts.
Briggs, who set up the try with an excellent break, added the extras to make it 18-3.
The win was confirmed when Niamh Kavanagh sprinted clear of the Scottish defence. Her breakaway yielded a score under the posts by Siobhan Fleming. Briggs made it 25-3 with a conversion.
Briggs rounded off a fantastic personal game with a try of her own under the posts to make it 30-3.
The victory has also assured Ireland of qualification for the 2014 World Cup.
John have you ever watched women’s rugby matches cause I can tell you they are as intense and physical as men’s rugby but give the girls credit will you they are after winning a triple crown it’s no easy fate in either discipline
@John Stone, you wouldn’t dare make that comment if you were surrounded by a few of those fine ladies. You’d get the hole kicked off you… and rightly so. Well done Ireland. Well deserved victory. Congratulations.
Chuck I believe it is as physical as men’s rugby I’m in a position where I know both members of the men’s and women’s team and I believe that if you take the build of women and consider the difference in muscle mass is the main difference but it is physical
Right chuck the reason I asked is cause I have this argument the whole time with non sports players you said used to play division 3 so that would be pre 2011/2012 season but reason I asked was that surely you know the gym work involved in keeping fit and prep that goes into the game, joy Neville is my college coach and Niamh kavanagh the su president of the college I attend and their dedication is equal to that of a full time rugby player Irish women’s rugby is at an amateur level equivalent to ail rugby so from that perspective that’s why I’m making the comparison between men’s and women rugby
But it’s not “as physical” as the men’s game. AIL div 3 may not be much but I’d fear for the safety of a woman put into the middle of it. Not because of dedication or skill levels, because of the physicality
Brilliant result. Well done. Wish there were options to watch it/live blogging. Maybe The Score might consider live updates for the next games? That would rock! :-)
Must congratulate my sis and team the hard work had paid off none of the girls get paid they play because they enjoy the sport and a sense of pride pulling on the green jersey
Incredible stuff, fair play to the girls in green! We’ll probably only see a tiny amount of coverage of this on the news or in the media tomorrow, such a shame for such an achievement!
True. The games dont draw crowds into the stands. The interest just there for the majority. You will see paragraph in the papers and a quick mention on RTE if your lucky.
You could just as easily argue that if it was more accessible – i.e. shown on tv – then more people will start following it and the stands will fill up.
great achievement , beating the English team was unbelievable too.
they deserve much more coverage but it annoys me that people only get upset over a lack of coverage when women are successful. they’ve represented Ireland with pride for years but it’s only when they win the thing that people want to watch them. Katie Taylor was winning euro and wild titles for years and nobody cared about her till the Olympics . typical Irish , get behind teams when they’re winning and ignore them otherwise
Fantastic result and history made. Jobs only half done in terms of the championship. Maybe rte who own the rights might actually take notice and show the ladies matches or at least let Setanta (who want to show them and are willing to pay) show them.
Get out to Ashbourne and support the girls in green against France. History beckons.
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Great stuff, congrats………
It’s not real rugby
John have you ever watched women’s rugby matches cause I can tell you they are as intense and physical as men’s rugby but give the girls credit will you they are after winning a triple crown it’s no easy fate in either discipline
@John Stone, you wouldn’t dare make that comment if you were surrounded by a few of those fine ladies. You’d get the hole kicked off you… and rightly so. Well done Ireland. Well deserved victory. Congratulations.
Way to get behind the team John!
John’s comment is patently stupid but David it’s not “as physical” as men’s international rugby
John, what would make it real enough for you?
Chuck I believe it is as physical as men’s rugby I’m in a position where I know both members of the men’s and women’s team and I believe that if you take the build of women and consider the difference in muscle mass is the main difference but it is physical
David if you take build and muscle mass into account you will realise it can’t possibly be “as physical”
@ chuck yes or no do you play rugby and if so at what level
Not that I see the relevance but I played AIL div 3
Did you study physics at school? If so, at what level?
Right chuck the reason I asked is cause I have this argument the whole time with non sports players you said used to play division 3 so that would be pre 2011/2012 season but reason I asked was that surely you know the gym work involved in keeping fit and prep that goes into the game, joy Neville is my college coach and Niamh kavanagh the su president of the college I attend and their dedication is equal to that of a full time rugby player Irish women’s rugby is at an amateur level equivalent to ail rugby so from that perspective that’s why I’m making the comparison between men’s and women rugby
But it’s not “as physical” as the men’s game. AIL div 3 may not be much but I’d fear for the safety of a woman put into the middle of it. Not because of dedication or skill levels, because of the physicality
fantastic! Maybe now RTE might make a token gesture and give them a 5 min spot on Against the Head
Congratulations! Well deserved!!!
Well done ladies your a credit to us .. Very proud of you all..
Brilliant result. Well done. Wish there were options to watch it/live blogging. Maybe The Score might consider live updates for the next games? That would rock! :-)
Great Stuff, we are delighted for one and all today !
It must be the DAINGEAN berries ye serve in awfully :)
Excellent – Bravo Girls – super result!
Must congratulate my sis and team the hard work had paid off none of the girls get paid they play because they enjoy the sport and a sense of pride pulling on the green jersey
Fantastic result! Congrats! It’s a shame that RTE gives it zero coverage.
Fantastic, well done ladies. Very proud
Incredible stuff, fair play to the girls in green! We’ll probably only see a tiny amount of coverage of this on the news or in the media tomorrow, such a shame for such an achievement!
True. The games dont draw crowds into the stands. The interest just there for the majority. You will see paragraph in the papers and a quick mention on RTE if your lucky.
You could just as easily argue that if it was more accessible – i.e. shown on tv – then more people will start following it and the stands will fill up.
COYGIG!
Well Done Ladies. At least you won silverware unlike the men
great achievement , beating the English team was unbelievable too.
they deserve much more coverage but it annoys me that people only get upset over a lack of coverage when women are successful. they’ve represented Ireland with pride for years but it’s only when they win the thing that people want to watch them. Katie Taylor was winning euro and wild titles for years and nobody cared about her till the Olympics . typical Irish , get behind teams when they’re winning and ignore them otherwise
world titles even …
Congrats to all . A great step forward. Well done.
Fantastic result and history made. Jobs only half done in terms of the championship. Maybe rte who own the rights might actually take notice and show the ladies matches or at least let Setanta (who want to show them and are willing to pay) show them.
Get out to Ashbourne and support the girls in green against France. History beckons.
History in the making. Well done the women :-)
wot an achievement!!!! my congrats to the women of Irish rugby!!! very, very well done!!!!!
Come on people get real. While it was a great achievement you were never going to watch it if it was on tv.
Do the get cauliflower ears now that would be a site.
They….sight…. If your going to try and wind people up, at least learn to spell….
Well done ladies
All 14 of their supporters are delighted!
Only a moron would come out with a spiteful comment like that.
+1 B
How much are the players paid? How many people were in attendance for the “major sports event?”. Exactly…
Well done to the Irish team. Great achievement to beat the teams they played. They are an inspiration to others.
Well done girls
Cool
Well done lads.
Well done. Congrats to you all. Great achievement.
Excellent! Well done, ladies. You’ve done us proud!
Does anyone even have the rights to show the Grand Slam game live? I’m sure there’s an audience for it