Hannah O'Connor
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first heard Apr 2026
last heard 20 May
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And I think probably behind the scenes, like they'll have talked openly about the home games being the ones to get, but it's kind of come to the stage now where we would expect them to beat those teams of the Wales, Scotland and the Italy's.
But I definitely think with everything that's gone on and how they've built over the last year and a half, two years,
that they would definitely see themselves as massively able to get a scalp here over in France against France.
I don't think they'll bat an eyelid too much of how long it's been in the history.
It's not like delving deep into that part of it.
It's that the here and the now and what their hand is and what the players they have at their disposal and how they're playing and their ability to play and the strength and depth that we're now seeing coming through that bit more, which has been key.
We saw it no more than launching six players off the bench at the same time in the second half on Saturday.
But yeah,
I think there's a definite shout here and they're probably behind the scenes that earmarked this game as the one to really, as you said, like make people sit up and realise that, you know, Ireland are the real deal and are a contender in this for the top two of Six Nations.
So yeah, the opportunities that it opens for the girls in terms of both a confidence perspective on the pitch and off the pitch for them in terms of keeping growing their green wave, but
as you said, the bigger picture of grassroots rugby for women in Ireland and women's sport in Ireland, it just would have untold benefits and you'd be pushing on probably another couple of thousand to that 20,000 plus in the Aviva in a couple of weeks' time.
No, I think, yeah, just I suppose selection would be the interesting one.
How much he's basing on, is he basing the performance with his group in Spickenham of the big occasion?
Were they the players that he's been building towards or does he reward...
I'm going to say that Ireland, if they can have the same performance that they have, I'm going to be brave and say that Ireland are going to win it by four points.
Ireland by four.
Ireland by four.
Black Rock.
Hands down.
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