Ireland targeting Six Nations upsets after long wait for action

Adam Griggs' side has played just once in the last 14 months but they kick off the 2021 Six Nations with a visit to Cardiff this Saturday

Ireland's Aoife McDermott: 'We certainly have had more time than ever, 20 camps or something, and with that we have had the ability to work on setpiece and attack'. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne

Aoife McDermott admits that there is an element of the unknown this weekend as Ireland get their 2021 Six Nations campaign underway but the second row insists that they will be looking to upset the accepted order over the coming weeks.

Adam Grigg’s side haven’t played a game since last October, when they saw off Italy in a rescheduled Six Nations tie. That apart, it is February of last year since the women’s national side played a competitive fixture thanks to Covid.