Ireland stars ban talk of Netherlands heroics ahead of rematch

Carla Ward will also soon discover whether O’Sullivan shakes off a knee injury to face the Dutch.

DUTCH COURAGE: Republic of Ireland head coach Carla Ward speaks to her players. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile.

Ireland’s players have banned talk of their heroic scoreless draw against then 2017 Women’s Euro champions Netherlands ahead of Saturday’s rematch.

Colin Bell was in charge and Katie McCabe the captain when the Irish silenced the boisterous 12,000-capacity crowd in Nijmegen on the Dutch homecoming.