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Final. Ireland won, 38 to 17

9:00 AM ET · Athlone Sports Stadium · Cape Town, South Africa

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Recap

Scoring

Ireland

Tries: Erin King 13', Beibhinn Parsons 21', 60', 73', Aoife Dalton 69', Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan 78'

Conversions: Dannah O'Brien 4

South Africa

Tries: Unam Tose 1', Sizophila Solontsi 36', Vainah Ubisi 57'

Conversions: Jacomina Cilliers

Team stats

StatIRERSA
Tries63
Conversions41
Missed conversions22
Penalty goals00
Drop goals00
Yellow cards12
Red cards00
Points3817

Lineups

Forwards

Linda Djougang, number 1Prop
Neve Jones, number 2Hooker
Eilis Cahill, number 3Prop
Jane Clohessy, number 4Lock
Dorothy Wall, number 5Lock
Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan, number 6FlankerTry
Erin King, number 7FlankerTry
Brittany Hogan, number 8Number 8

Backs

Aoibheann Reilly, number 9Scrum-halfYellow card
Dannah O'Brien, number 10Fly-half
Robyn O'Connor, number 11Wing
Aoife Dalton, number 12CentreTry
Anna McGann, number 13Centre
Beibhinn Parsons, number 14Wing3 tries
Niamh Gallagher, number 15Fullback

Replacements

Beth Buttimer, number 16
Niamh O’Dowd, number 17
Sophie Barrett, number 18
Grace Moore, number 19
Emily Lane, number 21
Eve Higgins, number 22
Stacey Flood, number 23

Officials

Referee
Jess Ling
Assistant Referee 1
Precious Pazani
Assistant Referee 2
Giana Viljoen
TV Match Official
Matteo Liperini
Foul Play Review Officer (FPRO)
Quinton Immelman

Data: World Rugby

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