Ireland Sevens stars can provide ‘x-factor’ in Women’s Six Nations campaign, says Adam Griggs Paul Martin © Provided by The Independent
Adam Griggs has backed Ireland’s Sevens stars to bring an “x-factor” to his side in this year’s Women’s Six Nations, starting with their trip to Wales on Saturday.
Head coach Griggs has handed Eve Higgins her 15-a-side international debut at outside centre while two more players who have impressed on the World Sevens Series circuit in recent years, Emily Lane and Stacey Flood, could make their bows off the bench.
Ireland begin their 2021 campaign at Cardiff Arms Park against a Welsh side beaten 53-0 by France last weekend and Griggs hopes the new faces - including returning full-back Eimear Considine - will provide a spark.
NZ based players out to impress Samoa 7s selectors
rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Fiji Times » Building a 7s culture
fijitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from fijitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Soya founder Paul Tergat said: “I wish to pay tribute to our partners for seeing beyond the challenges and indeed, the adversity of Covid-19 and sharing their little resources towards making the Soya 2020 recognition awards and sports symposium possible.”
Soya panel chairman Chris Mbaisi noted that this year’s event will be different from the previous one mainly because many sports men and women were barred from sports participation due to the pandemic.
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Subscribe to our newsletter and stay updated on the latest developments and special offers!
“The event will be different from previous as we shall not be rewarding top performances in area of sport but rather recognising efforts and possibilities during the year 2020, because sports is a resilient human endeavour, we shall host a sports symposium and a gala night to honour a few people who made an effort to overcome adversity,” Mbaisi said.