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1 week agoRepublic of Ireland loss to France 'stings' - McCabe
Ireland lost 2-1 to France after taking the lead, with captain McCabe scoring but France's Malard scoring twice in the second half to secure victory.
Ireland are comforted to the return of full fitness of Courtney Brosnan, even if her side had successfully negotiated the Belgium promotion play-offs without her, albeit not without some fraught moments for Grace Moloney. The other two changes from that last-gasp aggregate success in Leuven saw Megan Connolly displace Ruesha Littlejohn, who has played effectively no football since, while Anna Patten came in for Jess Stapleton.