Cliodhna Moloney: Is this the right way to do things? Passion and grit will only get Ireland so far.

It will take a long time to square the circle between the Sevens and the 15s and the club game.

24 April 2022; Kathryn Dane of Ireland tackles Lydia Thompson of England during the TikTok Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match between England and Ireland at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium in Leicester, England. Photo by Darren Staples/Sportsfile

The ‘zero’ will hurt and while it might seem like a strange thing to say given the margin of victory, I thought it was a very good defensive display by Ireland.

It was pretty much what I expected from them.