Exiled Fryday will give full focus to Six Nations effort

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 15: Nichola Fryday of Ireland poses for a photograph during the 2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations Media Launch at Studio Spaces on March 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Ireland captain Nichola Fryday, who plays her club rugby for Exeter Chiefs and turned down the offer of an IRFU contract, has confirmed that she will be able to devote her full attention to Six Nations duties for the duration of the tournament.

Fryday is one of ten players named in Greg McWilliams’ squad for the upcoming Tik Tok Women’s Six Nations who play their rugby in England and are therefore not under the union’s wing on a full-time basis.