News that Aoife Wafer’s knee injury makes it unlikely she will recover in time for the World Cup is disastrous for her and her nation. Even the knock-out stages in eight weeks’ time make a full recovery highly unlikely. With this latest misfortune Ireland lose a third vital member of the back five. We already
Harlequins Women have announced the arrival of Irish international Aoife Wafer. The 22-year-old joins the Club with a stellar resume, having been named as the Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship for 2025, after also being nominated in 2024. She was also named in the 2024 World Rugby XVs Team of the Year
The all-action Number-Eight claimed 41% of the fan vote to win this year’s Guinness Player of the Championship award Wafer was shortlisted alongside England winger Abby Dow, France second-row Manaé Feleu and Scotland back-row Evie Gallagher The shortlisted nominees are based on performance statistics from the five rounds of the Women’s Championship, as well as
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