Their two losses came at Twickenham and Stade Marcel-Michelin in Clermont, with England and France set to visit Ireland in 12 months on May 8 and April 17 respectively with at least one of those destined for the home of Irish Rugby. The captain believes Ireland’s dominant victory over the Scots, underlined by a seven-try first half and 47-0 interval lead, has shown her side can deliver on the biggest stages, paving the way for a repeat event at the Aviva. “We’ve talked for a
few years about wanting to come and play here but wanting to come and make an occasion and come in and have bums on seats,” King said. “We got to do that today. “And yeah, I think we’re going to be back here next year. I don’t know what game it’s going to be for the moment. But I think we showed today that we can perform in high-pressure situations. There was a bit of pressure on us coming to the Aviva for the first
time and we wanted to entertain people. “We wanted to put in a performance and I think we can say that we went out and did that. So yeah, it would be great to come back here next year and hopefully put in another performance against one of those teams.” King, 22, marvelled at the young age profile of the Ireland squad as they build towards the 2029 World Cup. “Our squad is so young, which is so exciting. The likes of Dannah O’Brien and
Aoife Dalton, they’re 22 and 23. Robyn (O’Connor) is only 20. Some of our star players are so young. Even Aoife Wafer. “It’s so exciting that we have got all these years ahead of us to get better and keep growing. We all love playing together, which is great as well. We’re so lucky to have such talent coming through. There’s even more people that I got to play with in the Celtic Challenge with that you haven’t seen yet. Women’s rugby in Ireland is
in a really good place and it is only going up.”
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