Ireland 1 Britain 2Valencia 2024 was a far cry from Donnybrook 2019, when Ireland’s women beat Canada to earn their first ever Olympic qualification. Ireland are left to ponder what might have been, not least their penalty shoot-out defeat against Spain in the semi-finals. And Britain also had four survivors from the team that won gold in Rio in their squad. IRELAND: A McFerran; R Upton, H McLoughlin, E Curran, B Harper; S Hawkshaw, C Beggs, K McKee; N Carey, K Mullan (capt), N Carroll. BRITAIN: S Heesh; A Toman, G Ansley, H Pearne-Webb (capt); S Jones, F Crackles, S Hamilton, L Owsley; H French, S Robertson, I Petter.

Source: The Irish Times January 21, 2024 02:46 UTC