MUNSTER suffered a 33-14 loss to Leinster in the Vodafone Womenโs Interprovincial Championship Final at Corkโs Musgrave Park on Saturday (September 2), ending the sideโs bid for a third championship title on the trot.
A brilliant individual effort from Derbhile Nic a Bhรกird and Chloe Pearseโs powerful effort, both converted by Nicole Cronin, had twice given Munster the lead in the opening half.
A penalty try earned by the Leinster scrum and a Leah Tarpey score on the stroke of half time saw Leinster twice peg Munster back and the teams tied, 14 points apiece, at the interval.ย ย
Munster had finished the half with 14 players after Rรณisรญn Ormond was sin-binned.
The second half belonged entirely to Leinster as Tarpey scored her second and they used their powerful scrum to score a fourth try before Elise OโByrne-White rounded off the win late on.
Munster hold the record for Interpro Championship wins by a comfortable margin at 15, with new champions Leinster trailing behind at seven. Ulster sit on two previous wins in 1999 and 2000, while Connacht have yet to claim a championship title win.
