Nicola Fryday coy on Irish rugby's transgender women ban

The IRFU have found themselves under scrutiny following their announcement yesterday that transgender women were to be banned from participating in full-contact female rugby.

Nichola Fryday. ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Ireland women’s captain Nichola Fryday has expressed her excitement at the prospect of leading her country into the battle during an historic two-test series against Japan later this month.

Following a mixed Six Nations campaign that saw them claiming two wins from five games - and a fourth place finish in the Championship table - Fryday and her international team-mates will be the first female squad of their kind to embark on a summer tour.