Ireland lose Six Nations opener to France in Belfast
The scoreline at Kingspan Stadium was a tad misleading, Bemand accepting that this was one that got away.
“And you’re going to need to have that composure, not belief really, just calmness of thought that you can execute where you want to be on the pitch, how you get there and then you take those opportunities. “France are great,” said Bemand. “They had a tough WXV1 and a few months away training, and we knew they would come here full of confidence. Before the Six Nations starts, nobody has dropped a ball. We knew they would try and start fast.
Edel McMahon, part of an impactful bench on her return to the team, echoed the head coach, admitting there were “mixed emotions” after the loss.
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