Ireland scrum-half Emily Lane is relishing the opportunity of facing World Cup winners England at the start of a new era for her team at Twickenham on Saturday. In both teams' first outings since the World Cup, Ireland will kick off their Guinness Women’s Six Nations campaign in the toughest of arenas as last October's final winners return to the scene of their triumph over Canada on home soil in front of a championship-record 70,000-plus crowd.

Source: Irish Examiner April 09, 2026 09:00 UTC