Niamh Briggs adopting a hands-on role for the betterment of Irish rugby

Speaking at a press event with the same conviction and passion that made her Irish captain and the top point-scorer in the 2013 and 2015 Six Nations, Briggs says professional contracts will not solve the problems of Ireland’s transitional women’s side right now.

BRIGHT FUTURE: Ireland assistant coach Niamh Briggs at Musgrave Park as Pinergy announced their commitment to the long-term support of Munster Rugby’s sustainability strategy. Briggs says “The intensity and the quality of the AIL is getting better every week. Picture: Dan Sheridan

Niamh Briggs has revealed why she didn’t sign the infamous letter from Ireland’s top female players (past and present) that threw such a bomb under the IRFU before Christmas.

“I thought ‘what is the best way I can effect change and help things move forward?’ For me, that was on the pitch,” says the legendary international who was appointed assistant coach to the Irish senior women’s team earlier this month.