Galway native (31) is glad to be back and confident Ireland can close the gap at international level under new regime
Galway native is glad to be back and confident Ireland can close the gap at international level under new regime
Moloney had been in exile literally and figuratively. Playing for the Exeter Chiefs, she returned to the Ireland squad for the final three matches in last season’s Six Nations Championship, thereby ending a period of exclusion dating back to November 2021, when she was critical of the then IRFU director of women’s rugby Anthony Eddy, using the phrase “slurry spreading” on social media.
“It was a weird time, but we’re all very happy to leave that in the past. It’s evident, inside, and out, that things are very different here. I love to hear that Scott’s allowed to put his team together and bring resources in that he knows work. I haven’t worked much with Hugh or Alex yet, but I’m looking forward to .
Bemand has given the players a voice and they’re heard, a fact that Moloney quickly appreciated. She explained: “We don’t want to talk about the past too much, but it is a world apart from many different programmes I’ve been involved in, and things are moving in the right direction. They’ve got faith in the systems that are in place around the programme now so that’s really important.”
“So, it was probably a bit of reflection really over the summer to understand what had happened and how special it was. I don’t know is it my personality or not, but I didn’t really think about things too much then. I was like just get in, play rugby, see what happens. But yeah, on reflection when I got away over the summer and got to think about things. Glad now to be in from the start of a campaign. That’s kind of what you want.
She is confident that Ireland can close the gap at international level under the new regime. “I think the level of planning is clear. While we are off doing our individual pre-seasons bits or the girls were in the interpros, Scott and his new coaching staff have been working very hard.
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