Ireland look to cement their place in women’s Six Nations top echelon

With two titles in the past three years Ireland have brought an end to England’s dominance and believe they are strong enough to continue the trendIf the Women’s Six Nations continues to grow as a competitive conceit not perennially dominated by England, Ireland best represent the new dynamic. Two of the past three championships have been theirs, and their fourth-placed finish at the 2014 World Cup was notable more for the way they shut out the once-dominant New Zealand and USA from even so much as a place in the semi-finals.Niamh Briggs, Ireland’s 31-year-old captain, is enjoying the ride, ha…