'It's a massive step for us as a group'published at 22:40 British Summer Time 11 October
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FT: USA 14-26 Ireland
Ireland captain Enya Breen: "We made hard work of it, it was a tough 80 minutes."
"Credit USA, they really fought the whole way. I'm really proud of the girls. It's great to come out of this block with three wins out of four against tier one nations.
"We're delighted, it's a massive step for us as a group."
Postpublished at 22:03 British Summer Time 11 October
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USA 14-14 Ireland
It's been slow since the sin-binning with a series of scrums, initially chosen by Ireland with the US a forward down, draining the clock on the yellow card.
Postpublished at 21:49 British Summer Time 11 October
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USA 14-7 Ireland
Ireland are hanging on a touch as we approach the final quarter of the game but their superior breakdown work is doing just enough to keep them just that score behind.