Wales Women

31 - 5

Full Time

Ireland Women

Ireland Women vs Wales Women

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

80'

A gap opened in the defence and Courtney Keight took full advantage.

72'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Niamh O’Dowd getting some game time.

71'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Linda Djougang being replaced.

71'

Wales decide to make a substitution, with Caryl Thomas getting some game time.

71'

Wales decide to make a substitution, with Gwenllian Pyrs being replaced.

71'

Dannah O’Brien curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

67'

Try

Ireland are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Nichola Fryday touching down.

66'

Neve Jones sets up the try.

66'

Ireland sub Hannah O'Connor comes onto the field.

63'

Nicole Cronin departs for Ireland.

63'

Wales sub Kat Evans comes onto the field.

62'

Kelsey Jones departs for Wales.

62'

Wales sub Hannah Bluck comes onto the field.

60'

Hannah Jones departs for Wales.

60'

Wales sub Ffion Lewis comes onto the field.

60'

Keira Bevan departs for Wales.

60'

Wales sub Cerys Hale comes onto the field.

60'

Sisilia Tuipulotu departs for Wales.

60'

Grace Moore comes on for Ireland.

56'

Brittany Hogan leaves the field.

56'

Joanna Brown comes on for Ireland.

56'

Dorothy Wall leaves the field.

56'

Christy Haney comes on for Ireland.

56'

Sadhbh McGrath leaves the field.

56'

Kate Williams comes on for Wales.

56'

Bethan Lewis leaves the field.

56'

Sioned Harries makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

48'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Dannah O’Brien getting some game time.

47'

Ireland decide to make a substitution, with Aoife Doyle being replaced.

47'

Keira Bevan has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

47'

Try

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

45'

Spellbinding play by Kelsey Jones is finished off with a try.

45'

Yellow Card

Deirbhile Nic A Bhaird (Ireland) is shown a yellow card

44'

Ireland sub Deirbhile Nic A Bhaird comes onto the field.

40'

Maeve Og O'Leary departs for Ireland.

40'

The second half kicks off.

40'

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

40'

Conversion

Keira Bevan does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

33'

Try

Silky skills by Wales ends with a try for Hannah Jones.

32'

Kerin Lake sets up the try.

32'

Trouble here as Kerin Lake breaches the defence.

32'

Vicky Anne Irwin comes on for Ireland.

31'

Meabh Deely leaves the field.

31'

Sam Monaghan comes on for Ireland.

31'

Hannah O'Connor leaves the field.

31'

Conversion

Keira Bevan makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

23'

Try

Great forward play by Wales allows Sioned Harries to score the try.

22'

Ireland make a substitution with Hannah O'Connor coming on.

19'

Ireland make a substitution with Sam Monaghan coming off.

19'

This is dangerous for the defence as Lisa Neumann bursts through to advance the Wales attack.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Keira Bevan took full advantage.

14'

Conversion

Keira Bevan converts the try.

13'

Try

Keira Bevan scores the try from close range.

12'

Sioned Harries comes on for Wales.

Gwen Crabb leaves the field.

Keira Bevan has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.

Try

The Wales pack has powered over for Alex Callender to score the try.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Wales Women v Ireland Women 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 25th March 2023, 07:15am PDT 
  
 Cardiff Arms Park

Points Flow Chart

Wales Women win +26

Time in lead

Mins in lead

99%

% Of Game In Lead

44%

Possession Last 10 min

56%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Fryday

66'

31 - 5

Tuipulotu

31 - 0

45'

Nic A Bhaird

44'

26 - 0

Half Time

Bevan

26 - 0

33'

Jones

24 - 0

32'

Bevan

19 - 0

23'

Harries

17 - 0

22'

Bevan

12 - 0

13'

Bevan

10 - 0

12'

Callender

5 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

Entries

Attack Profile

Wales Women

Ireland Women

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Defence Profile

Wales Women

Ireland Women

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Ruck Speed

0-3 secs

28%

35%

3-6 secs

60%

49%

6+ secs

11%

Rucks Won

Wales Women vs Ireland Women Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Wales Women face off against Ireland Women in Womens Six Nations Round 1 on Sat 25th March 2023 at Cardiff Arms Park. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 14:15. In South Africa it’s at 16:15 SAST, 03:15 NZST in New Zealand, 01:15 AEST in Australia and 07:15 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 13.

The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Wales Women in position 13 and Ireland Women in position 5 as such Ireland Women are favourites on paper.

Wales Women vs Ireland Women Squads

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