Ireland captain Erin King excited about England challenge at Twickenham in Women’s Six Nations opener
New Ireland captain Erin King believes the team can deliver a performance they’ll be proud of when they play World Cup champions England in their first game of the 2026 Women’s Six Nations tomorrow. Ireland had their captains run at Twickenham today with a record attendance of over 75,000 expected tomorrow.
King will play her first test for Ireland since she injured her knee against England in Cork last year.
“Obviously they’re World Cup champions and they’re an amazing team,” King said today in an interview with the Irish Independent.
“But we’ve got such an amazing squad and we’ve been talking about belief in our squad in the last two weeks.
“It’s going to be a challenge, it’s not going to be easy but I really do think if we stick together we can put in a performance that we’re proud of.”