Briggs focused on the future amid 'draining' outside noise 

'I’ve come off social media and everything over the last week, it has just been so draining,' said Briggs.

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: Backs coach Niamh Briggs. Pic: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Niamh Briggs has expressed her wish that a line be drawn in the sand in relation to the external noise that has been surrounding the Ireland women’s rugby team in recent times.

Off-field matters have dominated the lead-up to several international games in the past few years and an article published in The Telegraph describing alleged sexism by a senior figure in Irish rugby was a major discussion point in the days that immediately preceded their trip to Italy in the Women’s Six Nations last Saturday.