Leinster vs Ulster

“They are a hardy, determined bunch.
The girls have done a remarkable job to
take lessons from those games and apply
them to the next challenge.”
In round four, Wicklow weathered that
physical and psychological storm to
come out on top against Malone 12-7 at
Ashtown Lane.
“I think it showed we can compete at this
level. It gave the girls so much belief. The
energy at training is always good. but, it
was so much better when doing it off the
back of a win.
The first girls’ team in Wicklow
RFC was launched over 15 years ago
in 2005. Many years of hard work,
fielding underage teams are now
paying dividends as these players
are finally feeding into the adult
set up.
“The opportunity to play against better
players has made our girls better. Their
physicality and the speed of the game
has increased. You could say we are
learning as we go.”
Since then, a further setback against UL
Bohemian, where the match points were
conceded due to Covid-related issues
and key position unavailability, was
encouragingly followed by a bounce-
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