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Dorothy Wall looking forward to working with 'exciting' Scott Bemand

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Dorothy Wall says she's eager to pick the brains of Scott Bemand, when the new Ireland women's head coach takes up his role this month.The former Leicester and Bath scrum-half was appointed as Ireland's new head coach last month, replacing Greg McWilliams, whose 18-months in charge ended after Ireland's Six Nations wooden-spoon.An experienced backs coach, Bemand moves to Ireland after eight seasons on the English coaching team, with whom he won six Six Nations titles and reached two World Cup finals.And Munster flanker Wall says it can only be a positive for Ireland's inexperienced squad to get a close-up look at into how the world's number one ranked side operate."He's not in yet but he's exciting," she said ahead of the start of the 2023 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship this weekend."He’s a women’s head coach, he comes from a winning women’s team so I think anything would be an improvement from our last season."It'll be good to have an insight into that [England’s success].

We haven't got there yet and, in a way, this is our lowest point so someone who’s had that experience and exposure can get us to a higher peak it’d be appreciated."Although just 23-years-old, Wall is one of the more experienced members of a young Ireland squad, having won 20 caps since making her debut in 2019.The Tipperary native will captain Munster in this afternoon's Interprovincial Championship opener away Ulster, filling in for regular skipper Nicole Cronin, and she's one of several candidates to be named Ireland captain after the retirement of Nichola Fryday last month.Wall says she hasn't given any thought to the prospect of becoming Ireland captain, adding that whoever does will have big boots to fill."We have a lot of work to

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