Fryday and Co getting a glimpse into pro-rugby schedule in Japan

LEARNING: Nichola Fryday of Ireland wins a lineout during the Women's Rugby Summer Tour match between Japan and Ireland at Ecopa Stadium in Shizouka, Japan. Photo by Sportsfile

Ireland women’s captain Nichola Fryday believes the summer tour of Japan has provided her with a glimpse of what a career as a professional rugby star might look like.

Just before Fryday and her team-mates jetted off to East Asia for a two-test series with the Sakura Fifteen, the IRFU announced that 43 full-time player contracts were to be handed out later this year across the 7s and 15s codes.