Ireland captain Claire Molloy: We have to make most of this opportunity

The build-up is like nothing before, the surroundings are new, the pressure will reach unprecedented heights, but Ireland women’s rugby skipper Claire Molloy is only interested in the same old, same old when she leads the team out in Wednesday night’s opening game against Australia at UCD.

Ireland host the Women’s Rugby World Cup for the first time ever, and Molloy was a late replacement as captain following Niamh Briggs’ withdrawal thanks to an achilles injury in training last week.

She took no time to accept the honour, and says the best way she can honour Briggs and the armband is to do what she always does.