Ulster Rugby v Ospreys

ULSTERWOMEN&U18GIRLS INTER-PROROUND-UP

In a highly entertaining game, the Ulster girls were threatening to get around the corner on a number of occasions in the first half. They were met with some committed defence from Munster’s Chisom Ugwueru before her Ireland U18 Sevens team-mate Mya Alcorn ran in a spectacular intercept try for Ulster. Ugwueru had already opened the scoring at that stage and Emma Connolly converted her own try for a 12-7 Munster lead at half time. After failing to win any of their group stage games, but flourishing in the knockout stages, the Munster’s girls completed a remarkable turnaround in fortune with a strong second half performance sealing the Inter-Provincial Series, as Connolly scored a penalty and converted the three second half tries from Ugwueru, Eilis Cahill and Meabh McElligott.

For the Ulster Women, their campaign finished with a 12-39 defeat to Munster in the 3rd / 4th place play-off at Energia Park, Donnybrook. The Munster Women built up a commanding lead and, despite second-half tries from Diane Ramsay and Maeve Liston, held on to record a comfortable win. Earlier that day, in MU Barnhall RFC, the Ulster U18 Girls were taking on Munster in the final of the U18 Inter-Provincial Series. The Ulster Girls were aiming to secure a first Series title since they won the inaugural competition in 2016, and would have been high on confidence following a superb semi-final victory over Connacht. The Ulster Women’s and U18 Girls squads, sponsored by Deloitte, completed their Inter-Provincial Series campaigns last Saturday.

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