Ireland women thrive with unstructured approach

Following the endless hours of preparatory work produced behind the scenes, Ireland women’s scrum-half Kathryn Dane was thrilled to see it all come together in last weekend’s Six Nations opener against Scotland at Donnybrook.

Using last November’s Test defeat at the hands of Wales as a motivating factor, Adam Griggs’ charges dug deep to secure an 18-14 victory over their Celtic counterparts.