Ireland have demonstrated massive improvement compared with their 2023 displays.
WITH TWO AND a half minutes gone on the clock, Ireland produced the play which Scott Bemand felt laid the brickwork of their 31-point win over Wales.Those early stages were shaky for his side. Dorothy Wall uncharacteristically dropped the ball when Ireland paid their first visit to the Welsh half of the pitch. Lauren Delaney also fumbled possession to give Wales the gift of a scrum in their territory. A few lineouts didn’t land in Irish hands either. Wales were pressing for an early advantage.
Advertisement Two more tries followed before the clock had eclipsed the 25th minute. As their score count increased, the number of errors decreased. That was a pleasing sight for Bemand and his coaching staff. Their ruthlessness was part of that too. Ireland were 21-0 in front at half-time, surely anticipating a response from Wales on the restart. But Katie Corrigan’s try was a statement of Ireland’s intent to continue turning the screw.
Bemand knows the English unit from his time as their head coach which delivered six Six Nations titles , a world number one ranking and runner-up finishes in the 2017 and 2022 Women’s Rugby World Cups.
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