Scott Bemand’s side are aiming to pick up where they left off in 2024.
AFTER THE THRILLS of Vancouver last autumn, Ireland look to pick up where they left off when their Women’s Six Nations campaign kicks off on Saturday afternoon with the visit of France to Belfast.
Those individual honours capped a brilliant couple of months collectively for Ireland as they shot up to sixth in the official world rankings. And so they did as their outstanding defence was matched by some smart kicking and ruthless finishing from close range. Their lineout and maul were much improved too. The introduction of a group of Ireland 7s internationals who had played in the Olympics also added some cutting edge for WXV1.
The World Cup is undoubtedly the big project of this year for everyone involved and this Six Nations campaign must be seen in that light, yet the aim for Ireland is to keep their upward trajectory going. Wafer is already one of the leading back rows in the game, King showed her all-round class at WXV1, while tight five forwards such as chop-tackling specialist Niamh O’Dowd and the relentless Linda Djougnang allow others to grab the headlines.
With the women’s national talent squad helping to accelerate the development of this new wave of young Irish talent, Bemand’s senior side will continue to benefit.Right now, they look towards the challenge of hosting France. Ireland gave the French a better game than most expected on this weekend last year when they lost 38-17 in Le Mans, where late tries from Wafer and incisive centre Aoife Dalton were deserved reward for the Irish effort.
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