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2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool B
Pool B of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup was composed of 2010 World Cup champions New Zealand, Ireland, United States and Kazakhstan. Ireland won the group with three wins—including a surprise win over New Zealand—and one bonus point (against Kazakhstan). New Zealand vs Kazakhstan United States vs Ireland United States vs Kazakhstan New Zealand vs Ireland Ireland vs Kazakhstan New Zealand vs United States Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup Pool B Pool may refer to: Water pool * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a rocky poo ...
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2010 Women's Rugby World Cup
The 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup was the sixth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was held in England. The International Rugby Board Executive Committee selected the host union following a recommendation from the Rugby World Cup Limited board after considering bids from the Rugby Football Union and the German Rugby Union – it had been England's third successive bid after being rejected in 2002 and 2006. The tournament was again being organised by the International Rugby Board (IRB) as opposed to the host union, and included five matches for all teams played on 20, 24, 28 August and 1 and 5 September. In May 2009 it was announced that the semi final, 3rd place play off and final would take place at The Stoop and not Twickenham as had previously been suggested. Pool games were held at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford. Interest in the tournament was far higher than had been anticipated. It was broadcast to 127 countries and all 2,500 seats at the opening two days of ...
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Nora Stapleton
Nora Stapleton is a former Ireland women's rugby union international. Stapleton represented Ireland at the 2010, 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cups. She was also a member of the Ireland teams that won the 2013 and 2015 Women's Six Nations Championships. Stapleton was a member of the first Ireland teams to defeat both and . Stapleton has also played two other football codes at a senior level. As a women's association football player, she played for UCD in FAI Women's Cup finals and UEFA Women's Cup campaigns. She has also played senior ladies' Gaelic football for . Early years and education Stapleton grew up in Fahan, near Buncrana, in Inishowen, County Donegal. She was educated at St Mura's NS in Tooban and Crana College in Buncrana. Between 2001 and 2004 Stapleton attended University College Dublin where she gained a BSc. She studied sports management, financial management, leisure management, theory of coaching, physiology and organisational management. Association ...
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Jenny Murphy
Jenny Murphy (born May 30, 1989) is a female rugby union player for . She was a member of the Ireland's 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squad. She also played at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow, Russia. As a child Murphy played Gaelic football and soccer. She played with Ballymore Eustace GAA during her crucial player development years but in 2001 signed a controversial transfer to Kilcullen GAA. Despite this she is still regarded as a local treasure of Ballymore and notably in their top five best athletes. At the start of the 2018/19 season, Murphy started coaching the inaugural Naas RFC Women's team alongside Leinster and Ireland U20's player Adam Coyle. The team were promoted from Leinster Women's League Division 4 to Division 3 in their breakthrough season. Jenny is also a casual fill-in host for the SportsJOE.ie Baz and Andrew's House of Rugby Podcast starring former Munster and Ireland centre Barry Murphy alongside Ireland and Ulster back Andrew Trimble Andre ...
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Larissa Muldoon
Larissa Muldoon (born 11 March 1991), from Ballybofey, Co Donegal, is a rugby union player for Railway Union Sports Club, Railway Union, Ulster Rugby, Ulster rugby and the Irish Rugby Football Union. Her first sport was Ladies' Gaelic football, ladies gaelic football which she played for Donegal at Under-14 and Under-16 level. She made her debut for the Ireland women's national rugby union team, Ireland women's rugby union team at the age of 19, just two years after taking up the sport. She played for Ulster's U18s and seniors first and her selection for Ireland was prompted by the Cardiff Metropolitan University who sent a video of her in action to the Irish Rugby Football Union. Muldoon was a member of the Ireland team that won its first ever Six Nations and Grand Slam in 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2013 and also a member when they won the 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship, 2015 Women's Six Nations. She also represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cu ...
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Paula Fitzpatrick
Paula Fitzpatrick (born 12 August 1985) is an Irish rugby union player. She was a member of the Irish squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She took on the blindside Flanker role in their historical defeat of the Black Ferns. Fitzpatrick initially played as Hooker Hooker may refer to: People * Hooker (surname) Places Antarctica * Mount Hooker (Antarctica) * Cape Hooker (Antarctica) * Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands) New Zealand * Hooker River * Mount Hooker (New Zealand) in the Southern Alps * Hoo ... before transitioning into her current Loose forward position. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Paula 1985 births Living people Irish female rugby union players Ireland women's international rugby union players St Mary's College RFC players Leinster Rugby women's players Rugby union flankers Barbarian F.C. Women players ...
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Laura Guest
Laura Guest (born 24 April 1985) is an Irish rugby union player. She was a member of the Irish squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She also played at the 2006 and 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup. Guest was also part of the team that won the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship The 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2013 RBS Women's Six Nations, due to the tournament been sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 12th series of the annual women's rugby union competition. Matches were held .... Guest is a teacher by profession. In 2013, she received the West Cork Sports Star of the Year Award. References External linksIrish Rugby Player Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Guest, Laura 1985 births Living people Irish female rugby union players Ireland women's international rugby union players Munster Rugby women's players ...
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Fiona Hayes
Fiona Hayes (born 13 September 1982) is an Irish former rugby union player. She was a member of the Ireland teams that won the 2013 and 2015 Women's Six Nations Championships, and that defeated New Zealand at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. Hayes has also played association football at intervarsity and intermediate level. Early years and education Hayes was raised in Limerick, growing up in the Woodview area of the city, near Thomond Park. In her youth see played association football and Gaelic football and also boxed. Hayes studied for a Master's degree at the University of Limerick. Association football Hayes captained the University of Limerick team that won the 2005 WSCAI Intervarsities Cup. On 1 September 2013 she was also helped Douglas Hall win the WFAI Intermediate Cup. Rugby union UL Bohemians Hayes first started playing women's rugby union for UL Bohemians, at the age of 23, while studying for her Master's degree at the University of Limerick. In 2017 and 2018 H ...
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Sharon Lynch
Sharon Lynch (born 17 September 1982) is an Irish female rugby union player. She represented at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. She first played rugby in 2008, after moving to Dublin for work. Lynch is a real estate agent. She is an associate director at Savills Savills plc is a British real estate services company based in London. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History The business was established by Alfred Savill (1829–1905) in 1855 in London. B .... References External linksIrish Rugby Player Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Sharon 1982 births Living people Irish female rugby union players Ireland women's international rugby union players Old Belvedere R.F.C. players Rugby union players from County Kerry ...
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Fiona Coghlan
Fiona Coghlan (born March 3, 1981) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international. Coghlan represented Ireland at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cups. She also captained the Ireland team that won the 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship. In 2013 Coghlan was named '' The Irish Times'' / Irish Sports Council Sportswoman of the Year after captaining Ireland to their first ever Six Nations, Grand Slam and Triple Crown titles. Coghlan was a member of the first Ireland teams to defeat , and . She was the Ireland captain on the latter two occasions. In addition to captaining Ireland, Coghlan also captained her club team, UL Bohemians, her provincial team, Leinster and was captain of the first ever Barbarians women's team. Early years and education Coghlan is originally from Clontarf, Dublin. Her family supported Clontarf F.C. and attended Ireland rugby union international games. In her youth she was actively involved in various sports including tennis a ...
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Gillian Bourke
Gillian Bourke (born 28 August 1984) is a female rugby union player. She represented at the 2010 and 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, where she was voted the Number 2 position in the WRWC Team of the Tournament. She has 51 caps for Ireland, playing from 2008 to 2015, winning the Six Nations Grand Slam in 2013, and the Six Nations Championship in 2015. She was also invited to play with the legendary Barbarians team in February 2018 against the British Army, and again in April 2019 against the USA Women's National team in Denver, Colorado. She was voted Munster Women's Player of the Year for the 2017-18 season. In August 2019, she moved from her club Stade Francais in Paris to join Tyrrell's Premier 15s giants Harlequins. Bourke studied Sport Science at the University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National In ...
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Sophie Spence
Sophie Spence (born 26 February 1987) is a former Ireland women's rugby union international. Spence represented Ireland at the 2014 and 2017 Women's Rugby World Cups. Spence was a member of the first Ireland teams to defeat and . She was also a member of the Ireland teams that won the 2013 and 2015 Women's Six Nations Championships. Spence is a British Nigerian who qualified to represent Ireland through her mother, who was originally from Lisburn, County Antrim. Early years, family and education Spence is the daughter of Myrtle Spence, who was originally from Lisburn, County Antrim. Her father was a Nigerian marine engineering student. Myrtle Spence moved to South Shields, Tyne & Wear in the early 1980s, when she was in her mid-twenties, and subsequently met and had a relationship with Sophie's father. Sophie Spence was born and raised in South Shields, where she attended Ashley Road Primary School and Brinkburn Comprehensive. As a child she regularly spent holidays with h ...
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Marie Louise Reilly
Marie Louise Reilly (born 1 April 1980) is an Irish female rugby union player from Summerhill, County Meath. She played Lock for at the 2010, 2014, and 2017 Womens World cup. In 2014, Reilly was named to the tournament Dream Team. She retired from international rugby in 2017 after the Womens Rugby World Cup with 54 caps for Ireland. Rugby career She first began playing rugby union in 2005. Reilly made her international debut in 2010. Reilly is a Sports Development Officer with the Dublin City Council Dublin City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001, the council .... References External linksIRFU Player Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Marie Louise 1980 births Living people Rugby union players from Leeds Irish female rugby union players Ireland women's international rugby union play ...
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