Ireland international Eimear Considine believes qualifying for next year’s World Cup in New Zealand will be essential for the future growth of women’s rugby on these shores. We’re trying to push the profile of women’s rugby and if the international team isn’t at the top level [it would be bad]. We really, really need that. They’re really, really tough. Tighthead prop Mary Healy was previously part of an Ireland training squad in 2019, while her fellow Wicklow woman Lucy Mulhall has been Ireland Women’s 7s captain since 2015.

Source: Irish Examiner September 10, 2021 04:52 UTC