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17 May 2026; Aoife Wafer of Ireland celebrates after her side's victory in the Women's 6 Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Wafer: 'We believe that we can be the best in the world'

Awards are becoming so regular for Aoife Wafer that tournament organisers are having to find new ways of giving them to her.

REPRO FREE ***PRESS RELEASE NO REPRODUCTION FEE*** EDITORIAL USE 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations Player Of The Tournament Announcement, London, England 10/6/2026Aoife Wafer pictured with the trophy after being announced as the Guinness Women’s Six Natio

Wafer crowned Six Nations player of the championship

17 May 2026; Robyn O'Connor of Ireland celebrates with teammates after scoring her side's second try during the Women's 6 Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

Ireland mark historic Aviva appearance with dominant win

17 May 2026; Stacey Flood of Ireland, centre, is congratulated by team-mates after scoring her side's fifth try during the Women's 6 Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Scotland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Spor

King: Dream Aviva win 'hard to put into words'

16 May 2026; Ireland players after an Ireland Women's Rugby captain's run at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Momentous Aviva clash will tip the scale on 2026 campaign

9 May 2026; Aoife Wafer of Ireland and team-mates after their side's victory in the Women's 6 Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Wales at Affidea Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Wafer: 'I want to be the most dominant'

26 April 2025; Emily Lane of Ireland scores her side's third try during the Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Scotland and Ireland at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo by Paul Devlin/Sportsfile

W6N: Ireland v Scotland - All You Need to Know

14 May 2026; Sam Monaghan during an Ireland Women's Rugby squad training session at the IRFU High Performance Centre in Dublin. Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

One change for Ireland as Monaghan returns to second row

9 May 2026; Erin King of Ireland, right, and team-mates after their side's victory in the Women's 6 Nations Rugby Championship match between Ireland and Wales at Affidea Stadium in Belfast. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Wales win tees up milestone week for Irish women's rugby

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'Box-ticking' Munster review, URC bunfight, W6N milestone

20 April 2025; Dorothy Wall of Ireland dives over to score a try during the Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match between Wales and Ireland at Rodney Parade in Newport, Wales. Photo by Kian Abdullah/Sportsfile

Home run gives Ireland a chance to break from the pack

25 April 2026; Eve Higgins of Ireland during the Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match between France and Ireland at Stade Marcel Michelin in Clermont, France. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

Higgins return as Ireland make one change for Wales