RTÉ Sport Reporter
It s two and a half years since Lauren Delany made her international debut in the same game as her much hyped counterpart on the opposite wing, Ballinasloe s Beibhinn Parsons.
Both took very different routes to that international starting point.
At 16, Parsons was the youngest player ever to play senior international rugby for Ireland, coming off the bench in the 19-10 loss to the USA.
Delany, meanwhile, had only taken up rugby at the age of 25. It s a few years ago - and a few years in the age difference between the two of us at the time! said Delany in a virtual press conference with reporters.