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Aoife Wafer and Dorothy Wall reflect on dream come true of beating Black Ferns

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Ireland flanker Aoife Wafer realised a dream in Vancouver overnight, as her two tries helped Ireland to a stunning victory over New Zealand in their WXV1 opener.Three years to the week after Ireland failed to reach the last World Cup, Scott Bemand's revolution took another giant step forward as a last-gasp Erin King try and Dannah O'Brien conversion sealed a massive upset over the back-to-back world champions.It was Wafer's two tries that set the ball rolling and afterwards the Wexford native tried to sum up what the victory meant for her and her team-mates."It's pretty indescribable," she said. "It will definitely take a little while for this to set in because we still have a big few weeks ahead.

We're now competing in WXV1 so we have Canada up next then USA."I suppose for me, as a kid growing up in rugby I've dreamed of this day.

I've dreamed of facing the Haka, dreaming of beating the Black Ferns and we've done that today. I'm so proud of everyone in our squad."The girls like to give me the ball a little bit and I just run through a brick wall for them.

I'll do anything for the team. If that means tucking it up the jumper and running into somebody, I'll do that."The back three were doing brilliantly on pulling their wingers out and creating a bit more space for me.

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