Last Saturday’s opening Six Nations game against Wales may not have gone the way she hoped, but assistant coach Niamh Briggs is maintaining a positive outlook for the future of the Ireland women’s rugby team.
Despite being in front for large chunks of the contest, Ireland ultimately suffered a 27-19 reversal to the Welsh at the RDS. This was their first competitive fixture under new head coach Greg McWilliams, who drafted in former captain Briggs as part of his backroom team earlier this year.
McWilliams was an Irish assistant coach himself from 2009 to 2014, a period that saw Ireland winning a Grand Slam and reaching the semi-final of the World Cup. Briggs subsequently skippered Ireland to a Six Nations title in 2015, but recognises that patience is requi …
- March 30, 2022
