Womens' rugby Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread

calfmuscle · 14-12-2013 5:15pm

Well done ladies!!!

sullivlo · 02-01-2014 6:45pm

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10237669/

Overview of the Irish womens grand slam last year

LeinsterDub · 02-01-2014 6:59pm

sullivlo wrote: »

http://www.rte.ie/player/ie/show/10237669/

Overview of the Irish womens grand slam last year

Watched that. Was very good. Pity rte had so little footage

sullivlo · 02-01-2014 7:02pm

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Watched the. Was very good. Pity rte had so little footage

Yeah but it was nice to hear from the players and to see exactly what it meant to them.

I'm going to go to the home 6N matches this year - providing I get tickets for the Italy match of course!

Losty Dublin · 19-01-2014 12:28am

This weekend sees the first batch of League semi finals. I'll be at a local derby at 11:30 tomorrow; CYM at home to St. Mary's in the Division 4 semi

sullivlo · 19-01-2014 12:52am

Losty Dublin wrote: »

This weekend sees the first batch of League semi finals. I'll be at a local derby at 11:30 tomorrow; CYM at home to St. Mary's in the Division 4 semi

If I wasn't injured I would be likely playing in that match! Stupid injury. I got injured in my first session with the club and am only starting back running now 3 months on!

No offence but c'mon Marys

(I've played against CYM before in Kinsale. Tough team!)

Losty Dublin · 19-01-2014 12:56am

sullivlo wrote: »

If I wasn't injured I would be likely playing in that match! Stupid injury. I got injured in my first session with the club and am only starting back running now 3 months on!

No offence but c'mon Marys

(I've played against CYM before in Kinsale. Tough team!)

Do pop down and say hello to us; I'll sort you out for a mug of tea afterwards

calfmuscle · 19-01-2014 1:10am

Hope you get a game girls the railway v Greystones match is off due to unplayable pitches!

Fingers crossed my own match isn't called off!!

Losty Dublin · 19-01-2014 8:38pm

Ireland played Italy in a pre 6 Nations game this afternoon in Ashbourne; it ended a comfortable 32-0 victory for the girls.

sullivlo · 19-01-2014 8:38pm

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Ireland played Italy in a pre 6 Nations game this afternoon in Ashbourne; it ended a comfortable 32-0 victory for the girls.

How did the CYM/Mary's match go?

Losty Dublin · 19-01-2014 8:40pm

sullivlo wrote: »

How did the CYM/Mary's match go?

CYM won 27-7 but they were made to work hard for the win.

There are photos linked on the St. Mary's FB page if you can bear to look

sullivlo · 19-01-2014 9:02pm

Losty Dublin wrote: »

CYM won 27-7 but they were made to work hard for the win.

There are photos linked on the St. Mary's FB page if you can bear to look

Ha. Does this mean I don't "like" my own team?!

Well done!

Losty Dublin · 20-01-2014 12:00pm

Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster for Ireland-Italy 6 nations internation in the Aviva. Admission is free for those with a ticket for the men's game or 10/5 Eu for the Ladies game only. The game kicks off approx. 40 minutes after the first game and is the first time that a double header international has been played in the Aviva.

The IRFU is also offering a subsidiy towards coach hire to assist clubs to travel up for the game, more details on www.irishrugby.ie.

Losty Dublin · 23-01-2014 4:18pm

The Leinster League Finals are being hosted this year by Edenderry RFC on Saturday. 4 finals are being played on the day...

12:30 Div 4. CYM vs Old Belvedere J2.
13:00 Div 3. Arklow vs Gorey.
13:30 Div 2 Mullingar vs Tullow.
14:30 Div 1 Old Belvedere J1 vs Clondalkin.

Food, drink, music, face painting and entertainment will be laid on throughout the day as well as Leinsters's Rabo, Amlin, B+I and Ireland Women's RBS 6 nations trophies will also be on hand, along with mascots Leo and Leona and more.

All in all, a fun packed day for everybody

sullivlo · 23-01-2014 6:22pm

Losty Dublin wrote: »

The Leinster League Finals are being hosted this year by Edenderry RFC on Saturday. 4 finals are being played on the day...
12:30 Div 4. CYM vs Old Belvedere J2.

13:00 Div 3. Arklow vs Gorey.

13:30 Div 2 Mullingar vs Tullow.

14:30 Div 1 Old Belvedere J1 vs Clondalkin.

Food, drink, music, face painting and entertainment will be laid on throughout the day as well as Leinsters's Rabo, Amlin, B+I and Ireland Women's RBS 6 nations trophies will also be on hand, along with mascots Leo and Leona and more.

All in all, a fun packed day for everybody

Weather depending I will try pop out!

LeinsterDub · 28-01-2014 7:05pm

Leagues done for the year. Was an interesting and enjoyable challenge (most of the time)

Hoping we can build on from this year. With CYM being promoted from div 4 it's really up for grabs next year.

RuckingSwimmer · 30-01-2014 12:41pm

Three days later and I can finally move again after playing on Monday night. I really don't like playing on Astro! and with that wind there were a fair few knock ons leading to an awful lot of scrums and very very sore shoulders and backs the following few days!

Have really enjoyed playing the game though, so glad we stepped on from tag in September! Need to recruit a few more people over the summer and maybe get to play a full 15 a side game next season

LeinsterDub · 30-01-2014 12:51pm

Any sign of RTE/TG4 showing the games this year?

sullivlo · 30-01-2014 1:10pm

RuckingSwimmer wrote: »

Three days later and I can finally move again after playing on Monday night. I really don't like playing on Astro! and with that wind there were a fair few knock ons leading to an awful lot of scrums and very very sore shoulders and backs the following few days!

Have really enjoyed playing the game though, so glad we stepped on from tag in September! Need to recruit a few more people over the summer and maybe get to play a full 15 a side game next season

Drop me a PM. I live in the area and would be delighted to help you guys out recruitment wise.

decisions · 31-01-2014 2:38pm

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Losty Dublin · 31-01-2014 6:12pm

LeinsterDub wrote: »

Any sign of RTE/TG4 showing the games this year?

Tonight's game is live on 2FM radio and webstream via www.irishrugby.ie. No word on television coverage as of yet for any games.

eyeball kid · 31-01-2014 9:41pm

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Tonight's game is live on 2FM radio and webstream via www.irishrugby.ie. No word on television coverage as of yet for any games.

I think Ireland had run in 6 tries before half time. Didn't hear the exact score but it sounds like we're giving Scotland a bit of a walloping.

RuckingSwimmer · 31-01-2014 10:07pm

eyeball kid wrote: »

I think Ireland had run in 6 tries before half time. Didn't hear the exact score but it sounds like we're giving Scotland a bit of a walloping.

It's not quite over yet, 54-0. We've ran in 10 tries so far

RuckingSwimmer · 31-01-2014 10:10pm

RuckingSwimmer wrote: »

It's not quite over yet, 54-0. We've ran in 10 tries so far

All over, 59-0 final score

calfmuscle · 31-01-2014 10:15pm

rte need to prioritise the senior women over the u20's!!!

Tin Foil Hat · 31-01-2014 10:46pm

calfmuscle wrote: »

rte need to prioritise the senior women over the u20's!!!

Nah! Those U20's will be the people filling the stadiums in a few short years.

calfmuscle · 31-01-2014 10:55pm

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

Nah! Those U20's will be the people filling the stadiums in a few short years.

The women are already filing stadiums and doing their country proud;)

Tin Foil Hat · 31-01-2014 10:58pm

calfmuscle wrote: »

The women are already filing stadiums and doing their country proud;)

The second half of your sentence is true:)

calfmuscle · 31-01-2014 11:16pm

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

The second half of your sentence is true:)

The Irfu Facebook post of the u20's final score got 130 likes in the last 15 minutes. The women got 1,500 in the last twenty.

Have a look for yourself. . . . .

Tin Foil Hat · 31-01-2014 11:31pm

calfmuscle wrote: »

The Irfu Facebook post of the u20's final score got 130 likes in the last 15 minutes. The women got 1,500 in the last twenty.

Have a look for yourself. . . . .

I'm not on Facebook. It's for wimmin.
Anyway, for fear of getting banned for being a 'sexist dick'. I'll shag off now. Ye females get scary when ye swarm.

On a serious note - as a rugby fan I'm happy that the non-top-tier stuff gets such good coverage this time of year. Both the U20s and the women will get a look in on Against the Head on Monday. Most sports aren't so lucky.

calfmuscle · 31-01-2014 11:32pm

calfmuscle wrote: »

The Irfu Facebook post of the u20's final score got 130 likes in the last 15 minutes. The women got 1,500 in the last twenty.

Have a look for yourself. . . . .

That's 3800 now. . .

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 12:06am

Just back from Ashbourne. Just about dried out. Great crowd there.

I really enjoyed the game. The substitutions made it a bit "bitty" but there were some real standout performances. Lynne Cantwell, Ali Miller, Sophie Spence...

Great win but Scotland didn't put up much resistance. Hopefully there will be more of a fight next week - they need a tough game before England.

Tin Foil Hat · 01-02-2014 12:20am

sullivlo wrote: »

Just back from Ashbourne. Just about dried out. Great crowd there.

I really enjoyed the game. The substitutions made it a bit "bitty" but there were some real standout performances. Lynne Cantwell, Ali Miller, Sophie Spence...

Great win but Scotland didn't put up much resistance. Hopefully there will be more of a fight next week - they need a tough game before England.

England are back to full strength this year, I presume?

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 12:25am

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

England are back to full strength this year, I presume?

Yeah. World Cup year and all that. But the gap between the teams is closing.

I read an interview with Cantwell on the Irish times today. She captained Richmond to the English premier league this year. 14 internationals on the team. But mostly English girls. So not only are they full strength, they are in great form!

The big challenge for Ireland this year is New Zealand in their World Cup group. First time they'll have played them.

Tin Foil Hat · 01-02-2014 12:58am

sullivlo wrote: »

Yeah. World Cup year and all that. But the gap between the teams is closing.

I read an interview with Cantwell on the Irish times today. She captained Richmond to the English premier league this year. 14 internationals on the team. But mostly English girls. So not only are they full strength, they are in great form!

The big challenge for Ireland this year is New Zealand in their World Cup group. First time they'll have played them.

Are the Kiwi females as scary as their male counterparts?

Tin Foil Hat · 01-02-2014 1:04am

My wife sent this on to me. Great pic from tonight's game:-

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sullivlo · 01-02-2014 1:06am

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

Are the Kiwi females as scary as their male counterparts?

Yeah. Pretty much. The black ferns they call themselves

they are semi pro (like some of the English girls) and are currently number one in the world. Really it's a toss up between them and England - there have been some great games between the two in the past few years.

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 1:07am

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

My wife sent this on to me. Great pic from tonight's game:-

Pic not working. Linked from gmail so it won't.

decisions · 01-02-2014 1:11am

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

My wife sent this on to me. Great pic from tonight's game:-

You're going to have to save and then upload the pic.

We got a very tough draw for the WC but it must be an exciting prospect to play the best team in the world.

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 1:20am

decisions wrote: »

You're going to have to save and then upload the pic.

We got a very tough draw for the WC but it must be an exciting prospect to play the best team in the world.

Yeah the girls are pretty psyched at the opportunity. They have never played them. They would be expected to progress from the group even with NZ there.

The women's World Cup has an odd format. They play right down to 11/12 play offs! Will post more tomorrow after I've had a chance to refresh up on it.

The Lost Sheep · 01-02-2014 1:31am

sullivlo wrote: »

Yeah the girls are pretty psyched at the opportunity. They have never played them. They would be expected to progress from the group even with NZ there.

The women's World Cup has an odd format. They play right down to 11/12 play offs! Will post more tomorrow after I've had a chance to refresh up on it.

If they have ranking playoffs like that then womens world cup is the same format as the mens u20 world cup.
group of 4. after group stage top 4 play semi's, next four play 5th-8th ranking playoffs and last 4 play 9th-12th playoffs.
Gives all countries more games and something to play for no matter what happens in group stage.

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 1:35am

The Lost Sheep wrote: »

If they have ranking playoffs like that then womens world cup is the same format as the mens u20 world cup.
group of 4. after group stage top 4 play semi's, next four play 5th-8th ranking playoffs and last 4 play 9th-12th playoffs.
Gives all countries more games and something to play for no matter what happens in group stage.

That's the one! Yeah they play lots of games.

Tin Foil Hat · 01-02-2014 1:38am

sullivlo wrote: »

Pic not working. Linked from gmail so it won't.

Try this

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 1:42am

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

Try this

Nice

I've a few pics. Will try post them tomorrow.

feargale · 01-02-2014 2:25am

Two questions:
1. Just to compare, what did the Irish women beat Scotland by last year?
2. When and where is the women's world cup? Is there a calendar of the fixtures on-line!
Thanks.

The Lost Sheep · 01-02-2014 2:36am

feargale wrote: »

Two questions:
1. Just to compare, what did the Irish women beat Scotland by last year?
2. When and where is the women's world cup? Is there a calendar of the fixtures on-line!
Thanks.

Last year they won 30-3.
Womens world cup is in August in France. Games in Marcoussis(FRU hq) then final stages in Paris but no fixtures available yet

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 10:59am

feargale wrote: »

Two questions:
1. Just to compare, what did the Irish women beat Scotland by last year?
2. When and where is the women's world cup? Is there a calendar of the fixtures on-line!
Thanks.

30-3 but to put it into perspective Scotland had a lot of new girls last night. It was a fantastic win all the same. Record score for the girls.

Last year they beat Italy 10-7 (or similar) in the 6n but 36-0 in a warm up match.

molloyjh · 01-02-2014 2:31pm

sullivlo wrote: »

30-3 but to put it into perspective Scotland had a lot of new girls last night. It was a fantastic win all the same. Record score for the girls.

Last year they beat Italy 10-7 (or similar) in the 6n but 36-0 in a warm up match.

The Italian game last year was in pretty awful conditions though IIRC. Great win last night. Didn't get to see it unfortunately but for a side that have hardly seen each other all year that's a good result regardless of the opposition.

sullivlo · 01-02-2014 2:39pm

molloyjh wrote: »

The Italian game last year was in pretty awful conditions though IIRC. Great win last night. Didn't get to see it unfortunately but for a side that have hardly seen each other all year that's a good result regardless of the opposition.

Oh definitely. Not trying to take away from the win at all. It was fantastic!

feargale · 01-02-2014 7:33pm

While it's understandable that they want to concentrate on the Six Nations and the World Cup this year, it will be a shame if they pass up on the Sevens at Rio 2016. The IRB and the OCI are supportive, and an Olympic medal is not unthinkable.

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