Eire co-captain Sam Monaghan, who’s aiming to return to motion in time for the Six Nations after struggling a critical knee damage in Gloucester-Hartpury’s PWR remaining win over Bristol in June, stated Eire couldn’t afford to get carried away by their shock win over defending world champions New Zealand in WXV final month.
The 2 groups are paired collectively in Pool C, together with Japan and Spain, and have vital historical past – Eire knocked New Zealand out of the 2014 match in one other upset.
It was the Black Ferns’ first defeat within the match in 23 years.
“It’s such an thrilling group,” she advised Rugby Union Weekly.
“We are able to take confidence from our performances in WXV however a lot can occur in a 12 months. We want to ensure we kick, hold bettering and keep linked on this interval up till the Six Nations.”
Eire did not qualify for the final Rugby World Cup, after making the earlier seven, and a big group of previous and current gamers signed a letter to the Irish authorities in December 2021 explaining that they had misplaced religion within the Irish Rugby Soccer Union.
Nevertheless, underneath former England coach Scott Bemand, they’ve climbed from sixth within the 2023 Six Nations remaining standings to 3rd this 12 months, and claimed a victory over america after their win over the Black Ferns at WXV.
“This time final 12 months, we needed to have a variety of trustworthy conversations and truths, being brutally trustworthy with one another at instances,” stated Monaghan.
“There’s a nice buzz now. We’re keen to go to the ends of the earth for one another, and you’ll see how a lot we now have grown off the pitch.”
