Ireland captain Nichola Fryday announces retirement from international rugby

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 has announced her retirement from international rugby, aged 28. 

Fryday says she made the decision to concentrate on developing her career off the pitch. It's another blow to Irish women's rugby after a disappointing Six Nations campaign in 2023, picking up a first wooden spoon in 19 years.