The shape I'm in: Fiona Coughlan, former Ireland rugby player

FIONA COUHGLAN, the former caption of the Irish women’s rugby team, is all too aware of the forces that can make or break sport: “money and media”.

It’s why men’s rugby has soared but she is not about to complain about the professional versus amateur status of the two camps.

“The men are the ones who bring in the money so realistically I’ve no gripe with them. They are fully deserving of what they get.