'Young girls can now dream about playing at the Aviva': Scott Bemand on growth of the women's game

PRIMED: Ireland head coach Scott Bemand speaks to the media at Guinness Old Brewer’s Yard, to celebrate the start of the Championship. Pic: Dan Sheridan/Inpho

From packed stadiums to long-term ambition, Ireland Head Coach Scott Bemand believes the Green Wave are stepping into a new era ahead of a landmark Women’s Six Nations.

Interest in women’s rugby is at an all-time high following last summer’s World Cup. Ireland’s campaign ended in a quarter-final defeat to France, but it marked significant progress for a side that failed to qualify just four years earlier.