Ireland 18 Scotland 14Ireland held off a spirited fightback from Scotland at Donnybrook to kick-start their Women’s Six Nations Championship with a morale-boosting win. Following excellent approach work by the impressive Anna Caplice, Moloney powered over the Scottish line in the right corner. While Murphy’s touchline conversion was wide of the mark, Ireland were visibly growing in confidence with each passing minute. IRELAND: L Delany; A Doyle, S Naoupu, M Claffey, B Parsons; E Murphy, K Dane; L Peat, C Moloney, L Djougang; A McDermott, N Fryday; C Griffin, E McMahon, A Caplice. SCOTLAND: C Rollie; R Lloyd, H Smith, L Thomson, M Gaffney; H Nelson, M McDonald; L Bartlett, L Skeldon, M Forsyth; E Wassell, S Bonar; R Malcolm, R McLachlan, J Konkel.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2020 16:12 UTC