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Ireland Women get Six Nations campaign up and running
By PA
Ireland Women kick-started their Six Nations campaign with a comfortable 29-8 victory over Italy in Cork.
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Greg McWilliams’ side, who led 10-3 at half-time, scored four tries at Musgrave Park through Lucy Mulhall, Neve Jones, Eve Higgins and replacement Katie O’Dwyer and were awarded a second-half penalty try.
Hooker Melissa Bettoni went over for Italy’s late consolation try, but Ireland’s first win after defeats to Wales and France was never in doubt.
Beatrice Rigoni’s penalty gave Italy an early lead, but Ireland ran in an outstanding try in the 25th minute, with fly-half Nicole Cronin delivering the final pass out wide for full-back Mulhall to score.
Can I bottle this energy? ? #IREvITA pic.twitter.com/NlyRbLdp5W
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Ireland went over for a deserved second try before the interval through hooker Jones and although both tries went unconverted, the Irish made a flying start to the second half.
Centre Higgins gathered scrum-half Kathryn Dane’s kick ahead to race over and Cronin converted to put the home side 17-3 ahead.
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Ireland moved further ahead when awarded a penalty try in the 52nd minute as Italy were penalised at a five-metre scrum and after Bettoni went over for the visitors, O’Dwyer gathered from a line-out to score the game’s final try.
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The capitulation of the ABs in the last 10 mins against England showed the same lack of leadership that we saw in the 2nd Test against the Boks last year. If you remember with 5 mins to go to the end of the game we won a scrum on or near our 10 yard line. Stupidly Aumua went down with a feigned injury, while the ABs went into a huddle to allow Savea to discuss actions. Of course Aumua going down STOPPED THE CLOCK - really DUMB! Instead of playing the scrum and slowing down to use up the clock made most sense. TJ kicked from the base of the scrum to the BOKs 10 yard line, again instead of playing ball along the back line and recycling to run the time down. Aumua gave away the penalty the rest is history.
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