Ireland Women

36 - 40

Full Time

USA Women

Ireland Women vs USA Women

Events

Commentary

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It's all over! The referee Maggie Cogger-Orr has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Chloe Hill-Huse comes on for USA.

80'

Kathryn Treder leaves the field.

80'

Ireland go for goal with Dannah O'Brien taking the conversion but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

79'

Try

Ireland are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Dorothy Wall picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

79'

Reece Woods comes on.

75'

Hope Rogers comes off.

75'

Cass Bargell comes on.

75'

Abigail Paton comes off.

75'

Conversion

Bella Vogel has kicked a conversion.

72'

Try

Freda Tafuna scores the try from close range.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Freda Tafuna took full advantage.

71'

That's a great try assist by Abigail Paton.

71'

A gap opened in the defence and Erica Coulibaly took full advantage.

71'

Ireland make a substitution with Anna McGann coming on.

69'

Ireland make a substitution with Aoife Dalton coming off.

69'

USA make a substitution with Kate Zackary coming on.

69'

USA make a substitution with Hann Humphreys coming off.

69'

Conversion

The USA supporters go wild as Bella Vogel successfully kicks the conversion.

69'

Try

Hallie Taufoou scores the try from close range.

68'

That's a great try assist by Kapoina Bailey.

68'

A gap opened in the defence and Telesi Uhatafe took full advantage.

66'

Conversion

The USA supporters go wild as Bella Vogel successfully kicks the conversion.

64'

Try

The USA pack has powered over for Kathryn Treder to score the try.

64'

Yellow Card

Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Ireland) is shown a yellow card

63'

The defensive line has been broken as Erica Jarrell-Searcy goes through the gap.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Aoibheann Reilly goes through the gap.

61'

Conversion

The touch judges raise their flags as Bella Vogel kicks the conversion.

57'

Try

Nothing was going to stop Kathryn Treder from scoring as they record the try for USA.

56'

Erica Jarrell-Searcy comes on.

51'

Rachel Ehrecke comes off.

51'

Kapoina Bailey comes on.

51'

Georgie Perris-Redding comes off.

51'

Nina Mason comes on.

51'

Tessa Hann comes off.

51'

Eilis Cahill comes on.

50'

Niamh O'Dowd comes off.

50'

Neve Jones comes on.

50'

Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald comes off.

50'

Aoibheann Reilly comes on.

50'

Emily Lane comes off.

50'

Brittany Hogan comes on.

50'

Jemima Adams-Verling comes off.

50'

Stacey Flood makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

49'

Conversion

Dannah O'Brien adds the two points for Ireland.

46'

Try

The defence are desperately trying to hold out here but it was to no avail as Erin King dots the ball down from close range.

45'

Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

42'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

41'

Fabulous play by Ireland has led to Erin King being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Alivia Leatherman comes on for USA.

33'

Mae Sagapolu leaves the field.

33'

Bella Vogel takes the conversion but it hits the upright and bounces away, kick unsuccessful.

32'

Try

The pressure has finally told as Hope Rogers scores from close range.

31'

Aoife Dalton comes on for Ireland.

31'

Anna McGann leaves the field.

31'

Conversion

Dannah O'Brien makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

28'

Try

Silky skills by Ireland ends with a try for Eve Higgins.

27'

Anna McGann played a key part in that try.

27'

Trouble here as Anna McGann breaches the defence.

27'

Conversion

Bella Vogel makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

25'

Try

USA are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Georgie Perris-Redding picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

24'

Ireland make a substitution with Anna McGann coming on.

19'

Ireland make a substitution with Aoife Dalton coming off.

19'

Conversion

Dannah O'Brien converts the try.

19'

Try

Ireland are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Aoife Wafer picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Jemima Adams-Verling took full advantage.

16'

A gap opened in the defence and Eve Higgins took full advantage.

16'

Dannah O'Brien hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.

14'

Try

Nobody could stop that maul! Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald places the ball down for the try.

13'

A gap opened in the defence and Robyn O'Connor took full advantage.

11'

Dannah O'Brien has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Try

Great hands by Ireland leads to a try for Vicky Elmes Kinlan

That's a great try assist by Stacey Flood.

The defensive line has been broken as Stacey Flood goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Robyn O'Connor goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Vicky Elmes Kinlan goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee Maggie Cogger-Orr blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Ireland Women v USA Women 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sun 20th September 2026, 05:45am PDT 
  
 Tallaght Stadium 
  
 Paramount+ 
  
 Maggie Cogger-Orr

Points Flow Chart

USA Women win +4

Time in lead

Mins in lead

78%

% Of Game In Lead

15%

75%

Possession Last 10 min

25%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Wall

36 - 40

79'

Vogel

72'

31 - 40

Tafuna

71'

31 - 38

Vogel

69'

31 - 33

Taufoou

68'

31 - 31

Vogel

64'

31 - 26

Treder

64'

31 - 24

Elmes Kinlan

31 - 19

63'

Vogel

57'

31 - 19

Treder

56'

31 - 17

O'Brien

31 - 12

46'

King

29 - 12

45'

Half Time

Rogers

31'

24 - 12

O'Brien

24 - 7

28'

Higgins

22 - 7

27'

Vogel

25'

17 - 7

Perris-Redding

24'

17 - 5

O'Brien

17 - 0

19'

Wafer

15 - 0

18'

Moloney-MacDonald

10 - 0

13'

Elmes Kinlan

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.6

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Ireland Women

USA Women

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Defence Profile

Ireland Women

USA Women

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

81%

67%

3-6 secs

17%

24%

6+ secs

107

Rucks Won

106

Last 5 Penalties

69'

75'

76'

78'

Ireland Women

USA Women

Ireland Women vs USA Women Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Ireland Women face off against USA Women in WXV Global Series Round 1 on Sun 20th September 2026 at Tallaght Stadium. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 13:45 and is broadcast on RugbyPass TV. In South Africa it’s at 14:45 SAST on RugbyPass TV, 00:45 NZST on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now, Sky Go in New Zealand, 22:45 AEST on Stan Sport in Australia and 05:45 EST on Paramount+ in the US.

USA Women won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 1 places in the rankings with Ireland Women in position 5 and USA Women in position 6, underlining just how tight this match could be.

Ireland Women vs USA Women Squads

The official squads for Ireland Women vs USA Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.