Performance Key For Ireland Against England - Flood

Ireland full-back Stacey Flood said "a capacity is really important" for Scott Bemand broadside against England successful their opening Women's Six Nations game.

The Irish look nan world champions astatine Twickenham connected Saturday successful beforehand of what is group to beryllium a tourney grounds crowd arsenic much than 67,000 tickets person already been sold, each but guaranteeing an betterment connected nan existing grounds crowd of 58,498 group against France successful 2023.

It will beryllium a reliable inquire for Ireland to commencement pinch a triumph fixed nan Red Roses person won 7 consecutive Six Nations titles and past mislaid a crippled successful 2018, but Flood is relishing nan chance to play successful specified a large juncture and perchance origin an upset.

"They're coming disconnected nan backmost of winning a location World Cup which is extraordinary, summons income are truthful bully and we'll hopefully hit nan grounds successful Twickenham," she told BBC Sport NI.

"They'll want a large crippled but we want a large crippled too. A capacity is really important to commencement our Six Nations well."

Centre Eve Higgins added that nan crippled will beryllium a bully chance for Ireland to measure wherever they are successful comparison to nan world's champion side.

Ireland held England to a 7-5 scoreline astatine half-time successful Cork successful past year's title only for England to rustle them distant successful nan 2nd half to triumph 49-5.

"I ever want to play nan champion teams successful nan world, I get up for them," she said.

"They're nan champion successful nan world for a logic and you want to spot really not only you arsenic a player, but arsenic a squad play against them, truthful really looking guardant to it.

"I was portion of nan squad that played them successful 2024 astatine Twickenham [when England won 88-10 successful beforehand of 48,778 fans] and to spot those crowds again will beryllium cool.

"They're apical of nan crippled pinch crowds and nan World Cup was typical truthful it will beryllium a cool experience."