Erin King

I've never experienced anything like it.

Coming out for the warm-up, it was just people everywhere.

It was incredible.

It must be amazing that you're obviously quite young and coming into the squad, that this is going to be now the norm for Irish rugby players and English rugby players, female rugby players going forward.

Absolutely.

A lot of my friends at Bowes have packed up to Ireland and have told me horror stories of games where there might be five or six people at them and that they've had travel on buses overnight and all this crazy stuff.

So it's so good to see that women's rugby is really on the up.

It's amazing.

It's a hard place to come and play, especially against the world champions on their homecoming, especially packed down in a scrum against some really incredible props.

How did you find the whole experience in terms of the rugby on the pitch?

Really, really good.

I think, to be honest, I've been really well prepared the last two weeks in camp.

I don't think there was any shock that I was like, oh my God, this is international rugby.

The girls have prepared me really well during the last two weeks and the coaches and everyone, even at scrum time.

It's been a really intense two weeks, but it's really stood to me now.

I just was so happy coming on.

I had a massive smile on my face.

It was just amazing looking around and seeing the massive crowd, seeing my parents in the crowd as well.

I was just so ready to go.

I just wanted to get my hands on the ball and move.