McWilliams urges Ireland to 'move on' from Wales loss

An emotional Greg McWilliams insisted that Ireland must 'move on' following their painful Round 1 defeat at the hands of Wales. The head coach fought back tears following his team's 31-5 loss in the opening round of the TikTok Women's Six Nations, openly disappointed with the result. Ad But he insisted that his players' grit and determination were never at fault and was proud of his team for putting everything they had on the line at Cardiff Arms Park.

Women's Six Nations ChampionshipWales too strong for Ireland in front of record home crowd7 HOURS AGO McWilliams has now urged his team to learn from their losses and look forward to their next test against France next weekend. «Anyone who's a head coach knows what it feels like in this moment because you feel like you’ve let people down,» he said. «It's hard and it is tough.

These players care and they want to do something special, but it didn't go our way. »They've worked really hard and you might not see that in the performance, but they put in a good shift, and we've now just got to get better. «There's no point in looking back and feeling sorry for yourself.

We must own it, move on and be better. »We've got to show that we can improve and hopefully we can see that next week. «There were things in that game I was really happy about but it just wasn't enough.

»I was really happy with the girls that came on and fought for things. «Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird really had everything and showed great leadership. She's an example of someone who you want to go into battle with.

»We've now got to realise where we are now and own it. We've got to be patient but we have no excuses. Excuses are for losers.