Aoife Wafer

Mary's in Twickenham.

I mean, it's a placement every time I get injured at the minute.

But no, I think then, lucky enough, I was invited out to a couple of clubs as well.

Because for me, you can see pictures online and you can talk to different people.

But until you're actually in the environment and you see it with your own eyes, then you can kind of make a better call.

So went out to Quinns, they were playing saris in the stoop and one of their players was actually injured at the time.

So she gave me a tour of like the stoop, for example.

I'd gone to Guildford where we train with all the management and the coaches and we met for breakfast and kind of chat through a few things.

And then they gave me a tour of the training grounds and went to the match then.

But like, I think...

the actual squad itself was something that drew me to it they are just a third class bunch they just care about every individual that's there and yeah I couldn't ask for a better squad to be honest with you and then like playing wise they're just an exciting brand I think it's something different than what Ireland has had and I've been in the centralised programme since I was 17 and it's always very much kind of the same style of rugby whether you're with Clovers or Wolfhounds or Ireland it's all kind of the same so I think

Something different has probably added a few layers to my game.

And then obviously you have the likes of world-class players throughout the squad, whether it was Leanna McGailey too from New Zealand or whether it's Ellie Kildon and Lucy Packer who are World Cup champs.

And then a host of other players from different nationalities.

So yeah, I think like their kind of way that they want to play is very physical and entertaining.

And I'd like to think that I'd fit a few of those brands.

So yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, they're just brave, aren't they?

When you have the likes of Ellie out in the midfields or wherever she pops up, she's... Freak.