Allez les vertes... 5000 cheer on Irish rugby women

From left: Bronagh O’Donovan, Mollie O’Donnell and Lisa Anglim (All UL or former UL students, supporting our former coach Gillian Bourke)

Friends, family and Irish people from every corner of the globe are descending on France to cheer on our rugby women as they go for sporting glory.

This evening’s semi-final bout with England, now moved to the much-larger Stade Jean Bouin due to the unprecedented interest in this competition, is all that stands between Irish women’s rugby and a place in the world cup final.

“Spirits are absolutely fantastic. The girls are very confident and that’s the main thing,” Mike Briggs, dad of star full-back Niamh, told the Irish Independent.

“They keep saying the work is done – it’s only a question of going out and performing now and that’s what they’ll do.”

Mike and family are now part of a 5,000-strong Irish contingent that has invaded Paris, with more on the way.

“My son Shane will hopefully be here for the game as well. He’s flying in from Boston, via Dublin, just a few hours before the game.

“It will be a mad rush but we have him on a seat by the exit of the plane and we’ve tweeted Aer Lingus, so he should make it,” he joked.

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Article source: http://ur7s.com/news/2948/england_fall_short_at_rugby_world_cup_sevens_in_losing_to_new_zealand_in_final

Allez les vertes... 5000 cheer on Irish rugby women