the minute details of everything, or just trying to get a broad sense of your game?

Uh, yeah, no, I would.

Like, sometimes it depends on what it is.

Um, like you have to look at the bigger picture first.

So like when I'd, when I'd watch the game back after, after we play, like you'd, you'd watch from a team perspective, you'd watch it from an individual's perspective.

Like, you watch it from just like a system perspective.

Um, and yeah, like for me, like take carrying for example, it's like, oh, why wasn't this carry successful, or why was it successful? And you break down little bits, whether it's like your height or whether it's how fast your feet move, whether it's how, how long a stride length you have.

It, I suppose it's all starting to feel very real that this is something that's coming down the tracks.

Um, and, and what kind of is the sentiment kind of back home like? Was it-- Were they act- w- was Irish rugby kind of actively supporting and encouraging you to, to, you know, just follow your dreams and, and kind of realize that that continued goal of wanting to be the best player you can for your country?

Uh, yeah, look, like Ireland are gonna support, uh, me to be the best player I can be.

Um, like in, in camp, I, I work very closely with the likes of James, uh, Scaisbra- Scaisbrook and, um, like it's just kind of building that relationship to, I guess, push and challenge each other and, uh, see where we can kind of, like I said, chase one percenters and, um, yeah, see where I can keep getting better and, um, I think like ultimately the, the place that I think that I can, I can get better right now is, is in the PWR.

Um, and like, yes, the, the Challenge I think is, is building into something that's, that's really special and I think you could see that with even the likes of our, our back line, like they've, they've played together now basically the whole season, and what they are able to produce in a Six Nations is, is world-class.

Um, but yeah, like I think for me personally, um, I just, I just love being here with the girls in, in, in the quarters and, um, yeah, like I, I just see myself kind of growing here a bit more and I think I, I haven't probably learnt as, as much as, as much as I want to just yet.

So I think there's still a few stones to be unturned and all of that kind of craic too.

So yeah, like I'm just excited to, to keep learning here and yeah, just trying to, trying to be the best version of me, I guess.

Has there, has there been anything that's surprised you, Aoife, in your first year of playing PWR rugby like over here, whether it's, you know, at club or, you know, in the league itself compared to the AIL back home? Like is it the fans, the sort of uplift in socials and the effort that a club like Quinns puts into supporting its women's team? Has anything kind of struck you in particular?

Yeah.

Um, 'cause for me, like, you can see pictures online, and you can talk to different people, but until you're actually in the environment, and you, you see it with your own eyes, then you can kinda make a better call.

Um, so went out to Quinns.

They were playing Sarries in the Stoop.

And, um, one, one of their players was actually injured at the time, so she gave me a tour of, like, the Stoop, for example.

Um, I'd gone to Guildford, where we train, um, with, with all the management and the coaches, and we met for breakfast and kinda chatted through a few things.

And, uh, then they gave me a tour of the training grounds, and went to the match then.

Yeah.