Ireland's Eve Higgins eyes adding World Cup to Olympic experience

Higgins said Ireland's performance at the WXV1 tournament in Canada has boosted her side's belief. 

Eve Higgins is one of seven players in the current Irish XV squad to have played at the Paris Olympics. Pic: ©INPHO/Ben Brady

Eve Higgins got to soak up the Olympics experience with the Ireland sevens side last year, and the 25-year-old is determined to play her part when the national XVs team plays in its first World Cup for eight years later in 2025.

Failure to qualify for the 2021 event in New Zealand came as a huge blow for the women’s team and the wider game, but an upturn in performances and results under head coach Scott Bemand last year sealed their place at the global gig in England this summer.