Ireland produce stunning display to blitz Australia in season-opener at Ravenhill

If this is the benchmark, then Ireland showed they are going in the right direction ahead of the upcoming WXV1 competition in Canada and the World Cup in England in 12 months’ time.

It was a performance loaded with hard-work and potential, with great impact off the bench and from the Olympic sevens players and debutants. Once again, the player wearing the red scrum-cap stood out.

Aoife Wafer was named player of the match in a display that included two tries. Her try in the second-half also showed the value and impact of the returning sevens players.

Stacey Flood and Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe – both playing their first international 15-a-side game since 2022 – were outstanding in this build-up to Wafer’s try with Murphy Crowe delivering a sweet inside pass to Wafer who darted over.

Overall, it was as good a season opener as they could have hoped for.

The Ireland players – who wore a limited-edition kit inspired by the original 1875 jersey as part of Irish Rugby 150th anniversary…

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