Ireland Women.21
Italy Women …….7
IRELAND moved up to second in the women’s Six Nations table with a hardfought win in Dublin.
Melissa Bettoni opened the scoring for Italy but Ireland led at the break thanks to scores from Lindsay Peat and the returning Claire Molloy, with a late penalty try sealing the win.
Ireland’s build-up was disrupted after full-back Eimear Considine and prop Laura Feely were ruled out after inconclusive Covid-19 tests.
Italy, who stunned Ireland in Rome in 2019, came flying out of the blocks desperate Irish defence denying them an early scoe...