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Ireland can redeem themselves against Italy after heavy France defeat, says Cliodhna Moloney
Irish Mirror 2 hrs ago Michael Scully
The London sunshine meant nothing to Cliodhna Moloney at the start of this week as the Ireland scrum-half stewed over Saturday s heavy France defeat from Saturday.
As disappointing as that was, Moloney insists the situation is redeemable against an Italy side that performed well against Scotland and fully professional England in this championship.
“100%, said the 27-year-old. It wasn’t a nice two days anyway, the sun was shining over here in London but I didn’t want to see or hear anybody for the last two days.
Ireland v France in doubt due to hotel quarantine policy IRFU and Six Nations unable to confirm if management and players are exempt
Sun, Apr 11, 2021, 11:47
The Department of Sport, under Catherine Martin, will ultimately decide if the French women’s squad can travel to Dublin under an elite athlete’s exemption to play next Saturday’s Six Nations semi-final.
A statement on Sunday from the department explained that “engagements are ongoing between government departments to develop options to facilitate sporting activity involving travel to/from countries on the mandatory quarantine list.”
Another possible solution to hotel quarantine restrictions in the Republic of Ireland would be to move the fixture from Donnybrook to the Kingspan stadium in Belfast.
Women s Six Nations: 10 players to watch as the tournament kicks off at last
We look at some of the most exciting players ready to take the stage in this year’s tournament. By Ciarán Kennedy Friday 2 Apr 2021, 10:48 AM 19 hours ago 854 Views 0 Comments
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Updated 1 hour ago
THE 2021 WOMEN’S Six Nations is finally upon us, with the rescheduled, new-look tournament kicking-off this weekend.
The jejigged format,which sees the six sides split into two pools of three teams each, means Adam Griggs’ Ireland aren’t in action until 10 April, when they take on Wales before hosting France in Energia Park a week later, ahead of a final round of play-off fixtures.