Ireland find their rhythm to overcome Scots in World Cup tune-up

Captain Sam Monaghan got a good 36 minutes under her belt after 14 months on the sidelines while Eimear Corri-Fallon and Beibhinn Parsons went the full stretch after their own recoveries from injury.
Ireland find their rhythm to overcome Scots in World Cup tune-up

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Ireland 27 Scotland 21

Ireland’s women tuned up for their looming World Cup tilt with a hard-fought, come-from-behind win against Scotland in Cork on Saturday afternoon.

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