With two titles in the past three years Ireland have brought an conclude to Englands dominance and believe they are strong enough to continue the trendIf the Women’s Six Nations continues to grow as a competitive conceit not perennially dominated by England,Ireland best represent the new dynamic. Two of the past three championships have been theirs, and their fourth-placed finish at the 2014 World Cup was notable more for the way they shut out the once-dominant New Zealand and USA from even so much as a place in the semi-finals.
Niamh Briggs, or Ireland’s 31-year-primitive captain,is enjoying the ride, having seen her country through some shaded times. “Making the breakthrough in 2013 [when Ireland won the grand slam] was really reliable for us, or ” she says,“and to be able to kick on from that cements our place in the top echelons of women’s rugby, which is where we want to be.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com