'So proud' - Ireland's Brittany Hogan and Sam Monaghan revel in World Cup qualification

Pride was the buzz word for Ireland's player of the match Brittany Hogan after qualification for the 2025 Women's Rugby Cup was secured following a tense 15-12 victory over Scotland in their final Six Nations match.

The win in Belfast earned Scott Bemand's side third place in the table just 12 months after Ireland finished bottom and received the ignominy of the wooden spoon.

With Italy losing to Wales earlier on Saturday, it meant events at Ravenhill would decide third place in the Six Nations. The Scots were in the driving seat before kick-off and certainly at half-time when the Irish trailed by five points, with qualification for the World Cup automatically looking unlikely.

However, two second-half tries courtesy of wing Katie Corrigan and hooker Cliodhna Moloney, who came on as a sub, saw the match turn in Ireland's favour before they hung on to a narrow three-point lead in the final minutes.

Speaking to RTÉ Sport's Damien O'Meara at full-time, Hogan summed up what the result and its consequences after a difficult few years.

"It means so much," she said.

"We came out for a performance today. We didn't know what was going to happen after the end of it if we qualified or not but we just wanted to do it together.

"I'm just so proud. I literally heard before I came over here (for the interview) that we've qualified and I'm just so happy.

"We've come through so much as a group and every single one of us - management, players, people who aren't here today and all our supporters - everyone means everything."

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