Scorers: Scotland: Try: Freya MacColl; Con: Lucy MacRae
Ireland: Tries: Jane Neill 2, Alma Atagamen, Emily Foley, Sophie Barrett, Tara O’Neill, Robyn O’Connor 2, Aoibhe O’Flynn, Saoirse Crowe; Cons: Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton 4, Caitríona Finn 2
HT: Scotland 7 Ireland 19
CAPTAIN Jane Neill scored two tries in a player-of-the-match performance as the Ireland Under-20 Women (sponsored by PwC) ran out comprehensive 62-7 winners over Scotland in Ystrad Mynach with Ulster’s Maebh Clenaghan and Sphie Barrett both involved, the latter coming off the bench to score a try.
It was a record-breaking win for Ireland at this level, eclipsing last summer’s 37-7 defeat of Scotland, and saw Niamh Briggs’ side win two games at a Six Nations Summer Series for the first time.
Determined to put last week’s 41-12 loss to France behind them, tries from Neill, Alma Atagamen, and Emily Foley had the girls in green leading 19-7 at half-time.
With Scotland losing both Louise Taperell and Nicole Flynn to the sin bin, Ireland used their numerical advantage to build a handsome lead. Neill and replacements Sophie Barrett, Tara O’Neill, and Robyn O’Connor (2) touched down either side of the hour mark.
Briggs’ youngsters were in rampant form, with the bench eager to have its say, and Munster duo Aoibhe O’Flynn and Saoirse Crowe crossed late on as Ireland pushed through the half-century mark to finish with 10 tries in all.
SCOTLAND U-20: Poppy Mellanby (Biggar RFC/Glasgow Warriors), Emily Norval (Stirling County/Glasgow Warriors), Nicole Flynn (University of Edinburgh/Glasgow Warriors), Lucy MacRae (University of Edinburgh/Edinburgh Rugby), Freya MacColl (Loughborough University/Loughborough Lightning); Ceitidh Ainsworth (Stirling County RFC/Glasgow Warriors), Emily Love (Corstorphine Cougars/Edinburgh Rugby); Poppy Fletcher (University of Edinburgh/Glasgow Warriors) (capt), Megan Hyland (Garioch/Glasgow Warriors), Eilidh Fleming (Stirling County/Glasgow Warriors), Aisha Zameer (Hillhead Jordanhill/Glasgow Warriors), Gemma Thomson (Stirling County/Glasgow Warriors), Merryn Gunderson (Corstorphine Cougars/Edinburgh Rugby), Lily Crisp (Loughborough University), Emily Coubrough (University of Edinburgh/Glasgow Warriors).
Replacements used:Rebekah Douglas (Stirling County/Glasgow Warriors) for Love, Louise Taperell (West of Scotland) for Fletcher (both 34 mins), Sophie Price (Hillhead Jordanhill/Glasgow Warriors) for Crisp, Holly McIntyre (University of Edinburgh/Edinburgh Rugby) for Norval (both half-time), Fletcher for Mellanby (48-57), Holly Wilson (Biggar RFC) for Thomson (52), Fletcher for Taperell (59), Megan Riach (Garioch/Edinburgh Rugby) for Fleming (65), Karis Craig (Watsonian FC/Edinburgh Rugby) for Hyland, Lisa Brown (University of Edinburgh/Edinburgh Rugby) for McIntyre (both 66), Thomson for Zameer (69), Love for Mellanby (76).
IRELAND U-20: Lyndsay Clarke Ennis RFC/Munster); Katie Corrigan (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster), Clara Dunne (Wicklow RFC/Leinster), Lucia Linn (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster), Emily Foley Galwegians RFC/Connacht); Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster), May Goulding (Old Albian Saints/Saracens/IQ Rugby); Gráinne Burke (Ennis RFC/Munster), Maebh Clenaghan (Queen’s University Belfast RFC/Ulster), Lily Morris (Ballincollig RFC/Munster), Alma Atagamen (Balbriggan RFC/Leinster), Beibhinn Gleesonn (Tuam/Oughterard RFC/ Connacht), Rosie Searle (Navan RFC/Leinster), Jane Neill (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) (capt), Jemima Adams Verling (Creggs RFC/Connacht).
Replacements used: Sophie Barrett (Enniskillen RFC/Ulster) for Morris, Robyn O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers RFC/Leinster) for Foley, Aoibhe O’Flynn (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster) for Atagamen (all half-time), Ella Burns (Tuam/Oughterard RFC/Connacht) for Burke, Caitríona Finn (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster) for Dunne (both 51 mins), Saoirse Crowe (Shannon RFC/Munster) for Clenaghan, Sally Kelly (Ennis RFC/Munster) for Searle, Tara O’Neill (Cooke RFC/Ulster) for O’Sullivan Sexton (all 59), Foley for Goulding (62), Dunne for Clarke (66), Searle for Neill (70), Goulding for Linn (73).
Referee: Emily Hope (RFU)
