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South Wales Argus
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- South Wales Argus
Metcalfe: Wales will respond after defeat in U20 Summer Series
The hosts showed determination throughout the physical encounter, reducing Ireland's advantage to 10-5 and 15-10 during the match through scores from Savannah Picton-Powell and Seren Singleton. But tries from Irish quintet Sophie Barrett, Robyn O'Connor, Hannah Clarke, Jemima Adams-Verling and Ellie O'Sullivan-Sexton ultimately put the game out Wales's reach at the Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly. However, Metcalfe insisted her charges won't dwell too much on the defeat and that they will work hard to improve before they next take to the field. 'We're Welsh, we'll be sure to keep going,' said the 18-year-old. 'I'm really proud of the girls for what they did today. 'We left everything out on the field, and I can't doubt anyone's intent. We are a really young side, so there's a few things we need to freshen up on, but I'm really proud of our efforts.' 😎 A recap of the results from yesterday's opening games in the #U6NSummerSeries — Six Nations Under-20s (@SixNationsU20) July 6, 2025 Both sides matched each other's intensity in the tackle during the opening exchanges, but Ireland were able to withstand Wales' early pressure as the game remained scoreless after 20 minutes. Barrett and O'Connor gave Ireland a 10-0 lead midway through the first half, but Wales regrouped well, halving the deficit on the half-hour mark when Chiara Pearce, fresh off the bench, offloaded to the charging Picton-Powell to dot down. Clarke finished a cross-field Irish move seven minutes into the second 40 minutes, but Wales refused to give up the ghost, hitting back five minutes later as Singleton crashed over in the corner following good work to get the ball out wide on the right to reduce the gap back to five points. Metcalfe explained it was passages of play such as the one Singleton scored from that Wales can take as one of the positive from the clash. 'I think the way we move the ball [was pleasing],' she continued. 'Our intent too and the way we were running on the ball, we're working really hard, but it's just about the little bits to finish things off now. We can definitely do it.' Amidst the driving rain, Adams-Verling, named Player of the Match, re-established Ireland's two-score buffer on 58 minutes before O'Sullivan-Sexton's late effort rounded off the scoring. Wales will be back in action on 11 July when they take on Scotland in the second match of the competition. Discover the future of international rugby at the 2025 Women's Summer Series – where rising stars shine. Follow the action live at and on Instagram @u20sixnations.
BBC News
an hour ago
- BBC News
GAA acknowledges 'mistake' in All-Ireland semi-final
The GAA has admitted there was "confusion" over the final score of Tipperary's All-Ireland Hurling Championship semi-final win over full-score at Croke Park has been confirmed as a 4-20 to 0-30 victory for Tipp, but it had been recorded as a 4-21 to 0-30 confusion came after Tipperary midfielder Noel McGrath's effort in the 70th minute was waved wide but was registered as a point on the scoreboard in the stadium - which left the eventual winners with 4-21. That left Kilkenny chasing a goal in the closing stages, when in theory they could have taken points to draw level in additional time."The GAA can confirm that the official score at the end of the Tipperary v Kilkenny GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final was 4-20 to 0-30," the statement read."The GAA acknowledges there was confusion over the final score. "The CCCC is awaiting the full referees report in order to establish how the initial mistake occurred."
BBC News
2 hours ago
- BBC News
Cork will be 'raging hot favourites' in final
Despite the high of Sunday's thrilling All-Ireland hurling semi-final win over Kilkenny, Tipperary's Jason Forde insists Cork will be "raging hot favourites" when the Munster neighbours meet in the final on 20 was instrumental in the Premier County's 4-21 to 0-30 win, bagging a first-half goal and nailing some crucial scores from frees and play in the second period when his team needed a steady hand."The last couple of years haven't been enjoyable because we haven't been getting to this stage," he told BBC Sport NI."We've been putting the work in but not seeing it at the other end. You have to have a bit of luck to get to this stage and thankfully we've had that. "But the younger players have come in, no real baggage, won at minor and under-20s so they see this as a natural progression and Liam has gelled the whole thing together."I'm sure they'll (Cork) be coming in as raging hot favourites. We'll just have a serious two weeks of training and give it one hell of a lash." It was a stirring victory for Liam Cahill's men as Tipperary repeated a victory over Kilkenny from their last visit to Croke Park - the 2019 final - and it's a return to the decider as they face a Cork team they have met three times already in first of those games in Division 1A saw Tipperary claim victory, but Cork were 10 points better in the league final and that margin was pushed out to 15 when they met in the Munster it's a far cry from last year when Tipperary finished bottom of the group in Munster and doubts hung over the future of manager Liam Cahill, yet they have made huge strides over the past 12 months to get back to hurling's biggest last of this year's meetings with Cork saw Darragh McCarthy sent off right at the throw-in and although McCarthy's day again ended early on Sunday, it was for two yellows and he will be available for the going down to 14 players, Tipperary stuck to the task and it was another of the young guns in 19-year-old Oisin O'Donoghue who rattled home an incredible goal which proved decisive."It was a mad last 10 minutes," Forde reflected."Oisin coming on again and getting the goal, that's a goal nearly every game he's come on in this year. For a lad at 19, it's exceptional."When Darragh got sent off the game went a bit frantic, there was no real structure to the play, so it seemed to kind of suit us, we stayed in it and got the scores at the right time." Bryan O'Mara picked up the man-of-the-match award and the wing-back was also quick to pay tribute to the fresh faces in the squad, including corner-back Robert Doyle who made a crucial block on the line from John Donnelly's last-gasp shot that could have forced Holycross–Ballycahill clubman came into the Tipperary panel the year after their last All-Ireland success and is keen to get his hands on Liam MacCarthy for the first time, but concurred with Forde's opinion they will enter the final as underdogs."People are saying that Robert is the find of the year and he absolutely is, but we've had four or five of those (younger) boys come in and taken to it like ducks to water," he said."Cork will be raging favourites. They won't fear us and they've beaten us by 10 points twice this year, but we'll go in ready."
