Murphy Crowe on fire again as Ireland 7s claim bronze in Canada

Ireland claimed bronze in Canada. Image: Travis Prior/INPHO Ireland claimed bronze in Canada. Image: Travis Prior/INPHO THE IRELAND WOMEN’S 7s team claimed third place at the Langford 7s in Canada as Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe lit up the World 7s Series once again.

The Tipperary woman’s 12-try tally beats her previous best of nine in one tournament and even came close to the all-time World Series record of 14, scored by New Zealand’s Portia Woodman back in 2015. A last-gasp Murphy Crowe try saw Ireland past the Americans, adding to earlier scores from Mulhall and Katie Heffernan, Mulhall converting her own try.And though Ireland were second best in their semi-final against Australia, losing 26-5 as Elmes Kinlan scored their only try, they rallied for the third-place play-off against France, bouncing back from the pool-stage defeat to the same opposition.

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