"Families of Ireland players have been through the ups and downs to get this far and are now living an emotional rollercoaster from the stands It was a moment of almost private acknowledgement in public view. When Fiona Tuite scored her first international try in Ireland's opening game of the Women's Rugby World Cup two weeks ago, she pointed to her family inside Franklin's Gardens. "Everything I do is for them," Tuite would later say."
"There was her mother Nora, dad Des who had 'Tuite' on the back of his top, and fiancé Eric O'Sullivan who plays prop for Ulster. A wedding is coming next summer but this time is all about the World Cup. Nora never imagined that when her daughter took up rugby as a hobby over a decade ago that it would lead to this."
Families of Ireland players have supported their relatives through long-term commitment, experiencing ups and downs and now enduring an emotional rollercoaster from the stands at the Women's Rugby World Cup. Fiona Tuite scored her first international try in Ireland's opening game and pointed to her family inside Franklin's Gardens. "Everything I do is for them." Her family included mother Nora, father Des, who wore 'Tuite' on the back of his top, and fiancé Eric O'Sullivan, a prop for Ulster. A wedding is planned next summer, but the family's focus is the World Cup; Nora never expected a hobby from over a decade ago to reach this stage.
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