Meath ladies feature in big win over Scotland
Three Meath women featured prominently for Ireland last night in the opening round of the Women's Six Nations rugby at Ashbourne where the hosts won by 59-0 against Scotland.
Marie Louise Reilly (pictured), Grace Davitt and Jackie Shiels (from Navan) all played a part in the victory that saw 11 Irish tries.
Shiels works in London and plays her club rugby with Richmond.
Last night Ireland were ahead by 32-0 at half-time and were never in any danger of defeat after Sophie Spence opened the scoring.
Ireland: Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Exile); Hannah Casey (Saracens/Exile), Lynne Cantwell (Richmond/Exile), Jenny Murphy (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Alison Miller (Portlaoise/UCC/Connacht); Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Amy Davis (Blackrock/Ulster); Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster) (capt), Stacey-Lea Kennedy (Cooke/Ulster), Ailis Egan (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Sophie Spence (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Marie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Siobhan Fleming (Tralee/Munster), Claire Molloy (Bristol/Connacht), Heather O'Brien (Highfield/Munster). Subs - Fiona Hayes (UL Bohemians/Munster) for Egan 52 mins, Orla Fitzsimmons (St Mary's/Leinster) for Reilly 56m, Gill Bourke (UL Bohemians/Munster) for Kennedy, Paula Fitzpatrick (St Mary's/Leinster) for Fleming both 59m, Larissa Muldoon (Bristol/Exile) for Davis 62m, Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemians/Munster) for Shiels 64m, Kerrie-Ann Craddock (Saracens/Exile) for Coghlan, Grace Davitt (Cooke/Ulster) for Murphy both 65m.
Ireland will play Wales next Friday night in Ashbourne at 7.30pm
Conall Collier