Dorothy Wall confident Ireland women have turned corner ahead of Six Nations

“When you're playing England it's 'right, who is going to die for me here beside me, whose going to go for it today'. And that's what you need when you play these teams."

BACKS TO THE WALL: Pictured is Aer Lingus ambassador, Dorothy Wall (Munster), as Aer Lingus celebrated its long-standing partnership with the IRFU. Pic credit: Morgan Treacy, Inpho.

Two Six Nations down, one to go. Ireland’s men claimed another Championship title, the U20s went unbeaten for a third successive year. Now it’s the turn of the nation’s women to take up the baton, starting in Le Mans against France this Saturday.

It’s a daunting opening for a visiting side now operating under head coach Scott Bemand after the exit of his predecessor Greg McWilliams last year and a 2023 Six Nations campaign that delivered five defeats and a wooden spoon.