Tierney seeing positives in Ireland's challenges

First things first and Ireland's women's rugby head coach Tom Tierney will be conscious that his side must find form and fast in this Six Nations if they are to go further than the semi-finals of their home Word Cup later this year. A third placed Championship finish last season preceded a long lay off for Ireland’s 15s players as the focus switched to 7s and an attempt at Olympic qualification. Three tough test games in November - against England, New Zealand and Canada - all brought losses, the latter two by comfortable margins. Read more about Tierney seeing positives in Ireland's chal…