'i'd A Tear In My Eye' - Tuite On World Cup Debut

Ireland's Fiona Tuite admits she had a "tear successful my eye" successful nan moments earlier making her long-awaited Women's Rugby World Cup debut for Ireland.

Ulster guardant Tuite scored a effort to thief Ireland unafraid a 42-14 win complete Japan astatine Franklin's Gardens successful their first World Cup crippled successful 8 years.

Tuite, 28, said making her World Cup debut was "incredible" but she was "incredibly nervous" nan greeting of nan game.

"We sewage here, had a locomotion retired and I looked up into nan stands, saw immoderate acquainted faces and conscionable said 'smile Fiona, return it each in'," she said.

"It was genuinely lovely, I had a tear successful my oculus during nan anthem and conscionable said this is truthful special, it's thing we've been building for for 8 years.

"It's thing I've wanted my full life.

"It was honestly amazing, I was truthful proud."

Ireland are backmost successful action successful Pool C connected Sunday against Spain and Tuite says they will beryllium a "different challenge" than Japan.

"Spain are really speedy and it was reliable erstwhile we played them successful WXV3," said Tuite.

"It's really important to bask these wins and past we'll look guardant to nan situation that Spain will bring."