Our performance must match the occasion - Fogarty
Ireland scrum coach Denis Fogarty insists a home Women's Six Nations game at the Aviva Stadium "is not a once-off" as they get ready for Sunday's final game of this year's competition against Scotland [14:30 BST]. Over 30,000 tickets have been sold for what will be a special occasion for women's rugby in Ireland, but Fogarty stressed the importance of delivering a performance befitting of the occasion. Former Munster hooker Fogarty is now into his fourth Six Nations campaign with the squad and feels it has been "quite a journey" to get to where they are now.
"This is what they've been working towards over the last couple of years and pleasing to see the numbers that are in now for Sunday," Fogarty said. "It's exactly what the girls deserve, so it's all about making sure we put a performance out there. "You've got to enjoy this occasion as this is what we've been looking towards, playing in front of a crowd like that at the Aviva in a stand-alone game, but we have talked about the performance and that's what matters to us.
" Ireland go into the game with two wins from their four outings so far and a win on Sunday will secure third place. Their two victories, against Italy and Wales, have come at home, so the ambition is to complete a clean sweep of their home fixtures. Last week, they ran out 33-12 winners over Wales at Belfast's Affidea Stadium, but Fogarty feels there is room for improvement against the Scots who won last year's meeting between the teams.
"They've upset us a few times, so not taking them lightly will be one thing [we're guarded against], he added. "We've looked on areas of the game from last week where Wales upset our speed of ball and made things difficult for us. "It's about making sure we get that right on the day and focus on what we are able to do in those moments to allow us to play our game.
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