Anna Caplice column: 'Ireland have to be up for this. Don’t lie down.'
Columnist Anna Caplice previews the opening round of the Women's Six Nations as Ireland face England at Twickenham in front of a t…
Anna is a former international Irish rugby player and continues to play club rugby at present in La Rochelle, France. Her club career has brought her around the world having played in Australia, Argentina, Austria, Spain, Japan, and the UK where she won a Premiership with Richmond FC in 2015.
A graduate of Applied Languages, Anna contributes to many rugby media outlets through commentary, punditry, podcasting and writing. Anna's contributions to RugbyPass focus mostly around women's rugby in Ireland but extend much further into the development of the women's game across the globe.
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