Womens RWC

Worth noting the Irish victory last night vs. Australia in WWC. Not the best display but hard fought and first win ever over the Australians. They will only improve. Three Connacht players involved and all had a big impact.

Cannot avoid commenting on Daire O'Brien's performance as anchor - ignorant & patronizing - for a minute I thought he was commenting on a Connacht game. Fair dues to the panelists, they took no crap and gave it back right at him. How RTE still let him anchor rugby matches continues to amaze.

Claire Molloy had a great game, as did Miller she'll do real damage in the wing if she's can get the ball a bit quicker or a bit more space. and Ciara O Connor made an impact in the loose when she came in as a sub.

On RTE the punditry is actually better in the women's game than the men's. if you ignore DOB they all criticise the team a lot harder then the men's panel and they don't seem to let their connection from playing with the team in the past cloud their opinion.

I'd have Joanne Cantwell in DOBs seat extremely knowledgeable and takes no crap from her panel

She'd be a big improvement on the Irish John Inverdale

connemara man wrote: Claire Molloy had a great game, as did Miller she'll do real damage in the wing if she's can get the ball a bit quicker or a bit more space. and Ciara O Connor made an impact in the loose when she came in as a sub..

There's an incredibly honest interview with Ruth O Reilly in the Irish times today with Gavin cummiskey. Take the 10 minutes to read it, I think it shows up a lot of the issues that not only do the women's team face but also where the failings in this world cup have come from.