AOIFE WAFER believes Ireland ‘rattled’ their ‘older sibling’ England in the Six Nations. And she reckons the Green Army are capable of providing the mother of all World Cup shocks later ...

Into the starting 15 come Pamela Mackey, Ashling Thompson, Aoife Healy, Hannah Looney, Sorcha McCartan and Orlaith Cahalane ...

Ireland can justifiably reflect positively on ... “It’s a first 50 we can be very proud of,” said backrow Aoife Wafer, who has become the team’s standard-bearer in many ways.