Scotland end Summer Series with defeat to Ireland

Scotland’s Under-20 women finished the Six Nations Summer Series in Parma with a heavy defeat to Ireland.

A try from Sophie Barrett, alongside a conversion and two penalties from Kate Flannery, gave Ireland a 13-0 lead before Lucia Scott sprinted through the Irish line to score for Scotland.

Lucy MacRae converetd from wide on the right and Scotland were only six points behind at half-time.

Beth Buttimer’s second-half hat-trick allowed Ireland to pull away, before Hannah Wilson’s try a few minutes from time.

Defeat rounds off a Summer Series in which Scotland lost all three games, to Italy, France and Ireland.