'We said we wanted to fire shots' - Ireland head coach Scott Bemand

Monday morning reviews won't come much sweeter than this one.

Whatever their head coach may say, Ireland did more than just "fire shots", they sent out a warning to the rest of the pack that they are not at WXV1 to make up the numbers.

Their 29-27 five-try victory over world champions New Zealand was completely deserved and there were no complaints from the Black Ferns camp about the outcome.

Aoife Wafter (2), Erin King (2) and Neve Jones scored the tries, while Dannah O’Brien kicked a second conversion to push Ireland into the lead at the end.

Handling errors were kept to a minimum, eight in total to New Zealand’s 15.

Players were connected and the tactics were astute. The underdogs claimed 11 turnovers to their opposition’s three.

Operating off 45% possession, Ireland’s defence was near-perfect, number 8 Brittany Hogan the top tackler on the artificial pitch in BC Place with 18.

"We said we wanted to fire shots," Bemand, whose side finished third in the Six Nations, told RTÉ Sport in a virtual press conference after the game.

"What would success look like for us in this tournament?

"We wanted to build our pressure moments. Obviously in the Six Nations we built a good few but we had games where we didn't build enough against tier one opposition.

"They’re a good team tonight, we’ve paid them full respect really, at times they had us on the ropes and it’s been a bit of heart, soul and effort that’s kept us in the game by defending for our lives with each other.

"Being able to maximise more pressure moments, what does that look like?

"More penalties, we get a scrum, we get a penalty, [Aoife] Wafer breaks and scores. We get a penalty and it gives us an in, we’re 10 metres out and we get a bit of a drive on that creates another