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Ireland Women Ireland Women 43 - 27 Spain Women Spain Women

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31 Aug 2025

Women's World Cup

Stage: Pool C Round 2

cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens

Ireland Women vs Spain Women head to head

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Ireland Women showcased an impressive performance against Spain Women, securing a 43-27 victory in the Women's World Cup. Dannah O'Brien opened the scoring with a try and conversion, followed by Amee-Leigh Costigan and Eve Higgins adding to Ireland's tally. Spain responded with tries from Claudia Perez and Marieta Roman, but Ireland maintained control, with Anna McGann also scoring twice. The second half saw Grace Moore score two tries, further extending Ireland's lead. Spain fought back with tries from Claudia Pena and Lourdes Alameda, demonstrating resilience. However, Ireland's early dominance and O'Brien's consistent kicking were decisive. Ultimately, Ireland's strong start and execution in attack led them to a well-deserved win.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 18.8°C (Feels like 15.1°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 26.4 km/h, gusting to 45.9 km/h Humidity: 67% Cloud Cover: 58%

Highlights

Events

  • Kickoff
  • 6'

    Try

    Dannah O'Brien 路 Ireland Women

    5 - 0
  • 7'

    Conversion

    Dannah O'Brien 路 Ireland Women

    7 - 0
  • 17'

    Try

    Amee-Leigh Costigan 路 Ireland Women

    12 - 0
  • 22'

    Try

    Claudia Perez 路 Spain Women

    12 - 5
  • 23'

    Substitution

    Brittany Hogan on for Sam Monaghan 路 Ireland Women

  • 27'

    Try

    Marieta Roman 路 Spain Women

    12 - 10
  • 28'

    Conversion

    Amalia Argudo 路 Spain Women

    12 - 12
  • 34'

    Try

    Eve Higgins 路 Ireland Women

    17 - 12
  • 34'

    Conversion

    Dannah O'Brien 路 Ireland Women

    19 - 12
  • 37'

    Try

    Anna McGann 路 Ireland Women

    24 - 12
  • Halftime 24 - 12
  • Second Half
  • 42'

    Try

    Claudia Pena 路 Spain Women

    24 - 17
  • 43'

    Substitution

    Mireia de Andres on for Eider Garcia 路 Spain Women

  • 45'

    Try

    Grace Moore 路 Ireland Women

    29 - 17
  • 51'

    Substitution

    Emily Lane on for Molly Scuffil-McCabe 路 Ireland Women

  • 51'

    Substitution

    Monica Castelo on for Elena Martinez 路 Spain Women

  • 55'

    Try

    Grace Moore 路 Ireland Women

    34 - 17
  • 55'

    Substitution

    Cristina Blanco on for Marieta Roman 路 Spain Women

  • 56'

    Conversion

    Dannah O'Brien 路 Ireland Women

    36 - 17
  • 58'

    Substitution

    Laura Delgado on for Gemma Silva 路 Spain Women

  • 59'

    Try

    Lourdes Alameda 路 Spain Women

    36 - 22
  • 61'

    Substitution

    Siobhan McCarthy on for Ellena Perry 路 Ireland Women

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Neve Jones on for Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald 路 Ireland Women

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Sadhbh McGrath on for Linda Djougang 路 Ireland Women

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Enya Breen on for Dannah O'Brien 路 Ireland Women

  • 61'

    Substitution

    Nancy McGillivray on for Aoife Dalton 路 Ireland Women

  • 65'

    Substitution

    Lea Ducher on for Amalia Argudo 路 Spain Women

  • 67'

    Substitution

    Nerea Garcia on for Ana Peralta 路 Spain Women

  • 69'

    Try

    Anna McGann 路 Ireland Women

    43 - 22
  • 69'

    Conversion

    Enya Breen 路 Ireland Women

    38 - 22
  • 70'

    Substitution

    Ruth Campbell on for Fiona Tuite 路 Ireland Women

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Anna Puig on for Lourdes Alameda 路 Spain Women

  • 70'

    Substitution

    Ariadna Vergara on for Anne Fernandez de Corres 路 Spain Women

  • 80'

    Try

    Cristina Blanco 路 Spain Women

    43 - 27
  • Fulltime 43 - 27

Player ratings

Ireland Women
  • 15 Stacey Flood 6.7
  • 14 Anna McGann 7.8
  • 13 Aoife Dalton 7.5
  • 12 Eve Higgins 8.2
  • 11 Amee-Leigh Costigan 8.4
  • 10 Dannah O'Brien 6.5
  • 9 Molly Scuffil-McCabe 6.3
  • 1 Ellena Perry 7.9
  • 2 Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald 7.6
  • 3 Linda Djougang 7.5
  • 4 Eimear Corri-Fallon 7.4
  • 5 Sam Monaghan 7.0
  • 6 Fiona Tuite 7.3
  • 7 Claire Boles 7.8
  • 8 Grace Moore 9.0
  • 16 Neve Jones 6.7
  • 17 Siobhan McCarthy 6.9
  • 18 Sadhbh McGrath 7.0
  • 19 Ruth Campbell 6.3
  • 20 Brittany Hogan 7.3
  • 21 Emily Lane 6.6
  • 22 Enya Breen 6.2
  • 23 Nancy McGillivray 6.5
Spain Women
  • 15 Amalia Argudo 6.7
  • 14 Claudia Perez 6.5
  • 13 Claudia Pena 7.9
  • 12 Claudia Cano 5.8
  • 11 Clara Piquero 5.9
  • 10 Zahia Perez 6.4
  • 9 Anne Fernandez de Corres 7.0
  • 1 Gemma Silva 6.6
  • 2 Marieta Roman 7.4
  • 3 Eider Garcia 5.8
  • 4 Lourdes Alameda 7.8
  • 5 Elena Martinez 6.2
  • 6 Lia Pineiro 6.7
  • 7 Ana Peralta 5.1
  • 8 Valentina Perez 7.6
  • 16 Cristina Blanco 6.8
  • 17 Laura Delgado 6.3
  • 18 Mireia de Andres 6.2
  • 19 Anna Puig 5.9
  • 20 Monica Castelo 6.6
  • 21 Nerea Garcia 5.5
  • 22 Ariadna Vergara 6.2
  • 23 Lea Ducher 5.5