Ireland women buzzing for Six Nations opener as Higgins makes debut

Coach Adam Griggs says competition for places within the squad has intensified in recent weeks as the squad stepped up their preparations

Ireland women's team to face Wales 10.04.21

With their first match in six months now only days away, Ireland Women’s head coach Adam Griggs says he can feel the buzz in his squad ahead of the Six Nations opener in Wales on Saturday.

The revised and postponed 2021 championship kicked off last weekend having been pushed back from February and March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The six teams have been split into two pools of three and having played just once since the first lockdown 13 months ago, a Six Nations match at home to Italy last October, being handed a bye for week one was just the latest in a series of frustrations for the Ireland squad led by captain Ciara Griffin. Yet with matchday now in sight at Cardiff Arms Park, Griggs was delighted to finally be able to name a team named on Thursday.