Youth providing hope for Ireland says Nic a Bhaird

Ireland No.8 Deirbhile Nic A Bhaird insists 'good things are coming' despite a difficult start to the 2023 TikTok Women's Six Nations. While results have been difficult to come by, the performance of their young forwards has been a cause for optimism. Ad Of the four players to have started in the front row for Ireland this campaign, all are under the age of 30 including 18-year-old Sadhbh McGrath who has caught the eye in her first Championship.

PremiershipTop try scorers Murley and Carreras face off in Gallagher Premiership Rugby battle14/04/2023 AT 12:27 Throw in victories for the Under-18s side against Italy and Scotland during the Six Nations Under-18 Women's Festival and there is renewed hope that the system is producing players who can compete on the Test stage. «It's about building, it is a young squad, we have very mixed experience levels and the scrum was excellent,» said Nic A Bháird, speaking after Ireland's defeat in Italy. «Even for younger props like Sadhbh coming through, Neve O’Dowd coming through, to see what we're capable of in terms of setting a benchmark for them is massive.

»Nichola and Sam are such incredible leaders from the second row driving us around the park. I know we have the people to do the job that we need to do, we just need to find the last little bits. «We take great confidence from that and youth is a double-edged sword, you do need experience to end games like these on a high but it's a good thing.