Match Report – Scotland Women 5 – 22 Ireland Women

The Scottish Megan Kennedy confronts Nicole Fowley during Ireland's win on Friday

Ireland beat Scotland 22 to 5 in a first leg match of the Six Nations Women in Scotstoun on Friday night.

Irish Aoife McDermott and Scottish Hannah Smith exchanged tests in the first 20 minutes, but Ireland never ignored the return of host Leah Lyons restored his lead to 10-5 at halftime.

Wing Ali Miller scored the visitors' third try on the overlap early in the second half, taking a low pbad to finish in the corner, and Anna Caplice scored the bonus points test with Nicole Fowley adding the only successful conversion after a driving rain. night.

This was Ireland 's first win in this year' s tournament, after the heavy defeat against England last week, and they will hope to do even better against the US. Italy in 15 days.

Shade Munro's team made more than 300 fights while Ireland dominated possession of the ball. This success in bonus points means that they are now on the right track.