Ireland Women

19 - 27

Full Time

Wales Women

Ireland Women vs Wales Women

Events

Commentary

Live Updates

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

80'

Sisilia Tuipulotu comes on for Wales.

80'

Lisa Neumann leaves the field.

80'

Hannah O'Connor comes on for Ireland.

80'

Nichola Fryday leaves the field.

80'

The ball swings towards the posts but floats to the right, Robyn Wilkins will have to re-adjust the radar.

79'

Try

Hannah Jones goes on their own for a try.

78'

This is dangerous for the defence as Hannah Jones bursts through to advance the Wales attack.

78'

Spellbinding play by Robyn Wilkins is finished off with a try.

78'

Conversion

Robyn Wilkins has kicked a conversion.

74'

Try

Donna Rose scores the try from close range.

73'

Yellow Card

Eimear Considine (Ireland) is shown a yellow card

70'

Wales make a substitution with Robyn Wilkins coming on.

69'

Wales make a substitution with Elinor Snowsill coming off.

69'

Elinor Snowsill curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

65'

Try

The Wales pack has powered over for Donna Rose to score the try.

64'

Ireland sub Enya Breen comes onto the field.

63'

Lucy Mulhall departs for Ireland.

63'

Ireland sub Anna McGann comes onto the field.

62'

Brittany Hogan departs for Ireland.

62'

Wales sub Donna Rose comes onto the field.

62'

Cerys Hale departs for Wales.

62'

Wales sub Bethan Lewis comes onto the field.

62'

Alex Callender departs for Wales.

62'

The defensive line has been broken as Jasmine Joyce goes through the gap.

59'

Kathryn Dane comes on for Ireland.

58'

Aoibheann Reilly leaves the field.

58'

More power was needed in that conversion attempt by Nicole Cronin as it drops short.

58'

Try

A penetrating move by Ireland results in a try for Stacey Flood.

56'

Eimear Considine played a key part in that try.

56'

What a run here by Eimear Considine as they get over the gainline!

56'

Cara Hope comes on for Wales.

55'

Gwenllian Pyrs leaves the field.

55'

Ffion Lewis comes on for Wales.

55'

Keira Bevan leaves the field.

55'

Beibhinn Parsons comes on.

54'

Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe comes off.

54'

Chloe Pearse comes on.

54'

Katie O'Dwyer comes off.

54'

Sioned Harries comes on.

51'

Natalia John comes off.

51'

Kelsey Jones comes on.

51'

Carys Phillips comes off.

51'

Elinor Snowsill has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.

47'

Try

Slick passing by Wales leads to a try for Jasmine Joyce.

46'

Spellbinding play by Elinor Snowsill is finished off with a try.

46'

Alisha Butchers makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

44'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

41'

Trouble here as Eve Higgins breaches the defence.

32'

Conversion

Nicole Cronin does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

30'

Try

Silky skills by Ireland ends with a try for Linda Djougang.

29'

Trouble here as Linda Djougang breaches the defence.

29'

Spellbinding play by Sam Monaghan is finished off with a try.

29'

Elinor Snowsill curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.

27'

Try

It's going to take a miracle to stop this Wales maul...no miracles today as Carys Phillips powers over.

26'

Conversion

Nicole Cronin converts the try.

18'

Try

A wonderful passing move by Ireland is finished off by Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe

16'

This is dangerous for the defence as Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe bursts through to advance the Ireland attack.

16'

Stacey Flood sets up the try.

16'

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

15'

The defensive line has been broken as Jasmine Joyce goes through the gap.

The defensive line has been broken as Lisa Neumann goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Ireland Women v Wales Women 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 26th March 2022, 09:45am PDT 
  
 RDS Arena

Points Flow Chart

Wales Women win +8

Time in lead

Mins in lead

72%

% Of Game In Lead

10%

67%

Possession Last 10 min

33%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jones

78'

19 - 27

Wilkins

74'

19 - 22

Rose

73'

19 - 20

Considine

19 - 15

70'

Rose

64'

19 - 15

Flood

19 - 10

56'

Joyce

46'

14 - 10

Half Time

Cronin

14 - 5

30'

Djougang

12 - 5

29'

Phillips

26'

7 - 5

Cronin

7 - 0

18'

Murphy Crowe

5 - 0

16'

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

3.8

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.9

Entries

Attack Profile

Ireland Women

Wales Women

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Defence Profile

Ireland Women

Wales Women

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

47%

38%

3-6 secs

42%

41%

6+ secs

17%

Rucks Won

122

Ireland Women vs Wales Women Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Ireland Women face off against Wales Women in Womens Six Nations Round 1 on Sat 26th March 2022 at RDS Arena. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 16:45. In South Africa it’s at 18:45 SAST, 05:45 NZST in New Zealand, 03:45 AEST in Australia and 09:45 EST in the US.

Ireland Women won the last encounter but Ireland Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Ireland Women sits at 5 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Wales Women holds 12.

The two sides are separated by 7 places in the rankings with Ireland Women in position 5 and Wales Women in position 12 as such Ireland Women are favourites on paper.

Ireland Women vs Wales Women Squads

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