'you Never Want To Feel Comfortable' - Djougang

Women's Rugby World Cup - Pool C: Ireland v Spain

Venue: Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Date: Sunday, 31 August Kick-off: 12:00 BST

Coverage: Live connected BBC Two, BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sport website and app.

Ireland beforehand statement Linda Djougang says her refusal to beryllium successful immoderate measurement complacent has been a cardinal facet successful achieving nan consistency which has seen her go an almost 'ever-present' successful nan broadside and scope her 50th headdress against Spain successful Sunday's Rugby World Cup crippled astatine Northampton.

The Cameroon-born prop has missed conscionable 1 Ireland lucifer since making her world debut against England successful 2019.

"It feels amazing. I haven't really thought astir it until this week. When I started rugby I ne'er dreamt of this. I ne'er imagined I would scope this milestone," said Djougang.

"Every crippled I conscionable effort to do my best. For maine it intends truthful overmuch to show nan different girls successful nan squad that they tin get location too.

"For maine to beryllium that domiciled exemplary for them, location aren't really words, but we person a occupation to do against Spain to make it moreover much special. We've been truthful focused connected nan crippled and getting everything correct for Sunday."

The 29-year-old says she ne'er takes thing for granted arsenic regards selection.

"You ne'er want to consciousness comfortable. In each training convention you want to put your manus up for selection. As we each cognize rugby is specified an unpredictable game.

"I ever train for illustration I'm connected nan chair and I want to get connected nan starting team. This milestone shows maine what I'm tin of and pushes maine to want more.

"It's bully to beryllium reminded of nan accomplishment and I'll observe pinch nan girls arsenic my travel started pinch them and this landmark deserves to beryllium celebrated pinch them."

Ireland caput coach Scott Bemand paid tribute to nan effect made by Djougang, and her power connected nan squad.

"Linda is an unthinkable person, an unthinkable player. She tin play some sides of nan scrum and has specified a level of resilience and robustness.

"It's an unthinkable feat of endurance, of getting amended each nan time. She's correct astatine nan centre of wherever we've travel from, what we are now and wherever we're trying to go.

"Hopefully we springiness a capacity to do this milestone proud."