Ireland 'looking to improve again' against Canada after historic Black Fern win

The job doesn’t get any easier for Scott Bemand’s squad in Canada.

ONTO THE NEXT: Ireland’s Erin King and Liana Mikaele-Tu'u of New Zealand. Pic: Travis Prior

Beating New Zealand still stands as the ultimate achievement in rugby. England have dominated the women’s world rankings in recent years but it is the Black Ferns who continue to come up with the goods when a World Cup swings around.

Reigning champions, the Black Ferns have won six of the last seven tournaments. It’s bald statistics like this that make Ireland’s shock 29-27 defeat of the Kiwis in the opening round of the WXV1 tournament in Vancouver last weekend so remarkable.