Fullback scores a try and sets up two more as Wolfhounds get Celtic Challenge defence off to winning start
Wolfhounds’ Stacey Flood celebrates scoring a try during the Celtic Challenge match against the Clovers at Energia Park in Donnybrook. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/InphoStacey Flood scored a try and set up two others as the Wolfhounds began their Celtic Challenge title defence with a 33-7 bonus-point win over the Clovers at Energia Park in Donnybrook on Sunday.
In the first of two festive derbies, with the teams set to meet again at the UCD Bowl next Saturday, the Clovers were only seven points behind at half-time. However, Neill Alcorn’s Wolfhounds pulled clear to kick off the expanded 10-round competition in impressive fashion. ‘It’s really f***ing starting to get to us as a team’ - Mack Hansen hits out at how Connacht are refereedMarshalled by Deirbhile Nic a Bháird, the Clovers’ young pack earned a penalty try from a 20th-minute maul which also landed Wolfhounds number eight Erin King in the sin bin.
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