Ronan O'Gara: Rachael Blackmore's stunning successes are seismic for girls in sport

Ahead of the 20222 TikTok Women's Six Nations, an open goal exists to put women’s rugby on a pedestal

Rachael Blackmore with Elsie Herbeck at Thurles last Saturday, 24 hours after her stunning victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, a win that has inspired young girls to dare to dream.

I did a Q&A type thing with an Irish Examiner writer this week, more of which you may read anon. Usually, I wouldn’t be a fan of these things, but it proved to be an engaging, enlightening conversation with Nicole Glennon that had next to nothing to do with rugby.

First question out of the gate was when’s the last time I cried?