The Ireland women's rugby team pulled off a stunning 29-27 victory over reigning world champions New Zealand in their opening match of the WXV1 tournament. Aoife Wafer scored two tries for Ireland, while Erin King added two more to secure the historic win.
THE IRELAND WOMEN’S rugby team have stunned the reigning World Champions New Zealand in their opening game at the WXV1 tournament with a 29-27 victory.
An Erin King try then gave Ireland the lead on 67 minutes and she added her second of the night in the dying moments before Dannah O’Brien nailed the conversion to deliver an epic victory for Ireland.“We wanted to give the fans at home something to cheer about and to have the group behind us like that is just incredibly special. To put out what we’ve done right now is hard to put into words.
“Our 15 goes out to the start the game and then we have our finishers coming on, and then we have everybody else that we need.— Irish Rugby September 30, 2024 Atlanta Lolohea gave New Zealand a blistering start with an early try which was followed by a Renee Holmes conversion, along with a subsequent penalty, before Wafer got the first of her two tries.
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