No Denise O'Sullivan but Ireland can profit from Dutch doubt

Any morsel of positivity Ireland accrue along the way is crucial to their wellbeing for the World Cup playoffs

POLES APART: Katie McCabe and Tara O'Hanlon, left, during a Republic of Ireland women's training session at Stadion Galgenwaard in Utrecht, Netherlands. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The slogan of “No guts, no glory” that greets Ireland's players on the way into the Stadion Galgenwaard will resonate.

The quote by Utrecht’s businessman owner Frans van Seumeren will remind Ireland of the traits exhibited on the last occasion they contested a competitive fixture in the Netherlands.