Ireland win second WXV3 game 64-3 to set up title decider against Spain.
TWO TRIES EACH from Neve Jones and Béibhinn Parsons helped Ireland sweep Colombia aside in Dubai, winning their second WXV3 game 64-3 to set up a title decider with Spain.
Parsons’ sixth try of the tournament, coupled with Leah Tarpey’s first international score, completed the scoring, but Ireland did leave further tries behind them with Sadhbh McGrath held up and fellow replacement Sarah Delaney denied from a last-minute maul. A purposeful 16th-minute drive was brought down short before flanker Moore plunged over from a ruck just two phases later. Armed with a scrum penalty, a classy cross-field kick from O’Brien picked out Parsons whose inside pass sent Deely over for a converted bonus-point score in the 21st minute.
After Hogan had carried hard off a penalty-winning scrum, Aoibheann Reilly’s quick pass put McMahon in under the posts for O’Brien to convert. Little over a minute into the second half, Parsons had a simple run-in following a powerful charge from Linda Djougang and a final pass from co-captain Sam Monaghan out wide.
A Barrett pass just had too much on it as Parsons lurked on the right wing, but the Ballinasloe flyer did double her tally in the 69th minute when she stepped inside and took Melisa Rois Mena with her over the try-line. Credit to the newly-introduced Molly Scuffil-McCabe for an initial turnover and the try assist.
Scorers for Ireland: Tries: Neve Jones 2, Natasja Behan, Grace Moore, Méabh Deely, Brittany Hogan, Edel McMahon, Béibhinn Parsons 2, Leahy Tarpey; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 5, Méabh Deely 2IRELAND: Méabh Deely; Béibhinn Parsons, Eve Higgins, Aoife Dalton, Natasja Behan; Dannah O’Brien, Aoibheann Reilly; Linda Djougang, Neve Jones, Christy Haney, Eimear Corri, Sam Monaghan, Grace Moore, Edel McMahon, Brittany Hogan.
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