Bemand: 'They’re trying to do something to move the game forward and encompass a whole world piece'

The extended stint training and playing in the Middle East this last few weeks will be an undoubted help to the squad and to the staff as Scott Bemand, formerly an assistant with England, gets his feet under the table as head coach

READY FOR SPAIN: Head Coach Scott Bemand speaks to the team. Pic: ©INPHO/Martin Seras Lima

The spiral in fortunes suffered by the Ireland women’s national rugby team has delivered endless lows. Among them was the loss to Spain in Parma just over two years ago and the damage it did to what ultimately proved to be futile hopes of making a World Cup.

Lea Ducher’s 72nd-minute try at the Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi was the killer score in a game that finished 8-7 to the Iberians and the teams will meet for the first time since that tie when they contest the last round of the WXV3 in Dubai tomorrow.