Carla Ward: 'We want to reach the World Cup – be it by hook or by crook'

Carla Ward has opted for experience over youth in her Ireland squad for the World Cup qualifiers against France and the Netherlands

Ireland face France in Tallaght on March 3 and then the Netherlands in Utrecht on March 7. Pic: ©INPHO/Will Morgan

Different year but same squad and goals for Carla Ward.

Ireland’s women’s team manager picked a panel whose familiarity could be interpreted either as a sign of continuity or stagnation.