Moloney-MacDonald finds smaller trial ball 'challenging' before USA game

Ireland hooker Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald called World Rugby's size 4.5 trial ball "challenging" ahead of Sunday's WXV opener against the United States in Dublin. The ball is about 3% smaller than the men's size five but the same weight, she told BBC Sport. The hooker — who throws into the lineout, the restart — expects wind and rain to worsen control.