Erin King says being named Eire captain earlier than the Ladies’s Six Nations is the “final honour” after fearing her Take a look at profession was over throughout an damage lay-off.
The 22-year-old, who not too long ago returned from the intense knee damage that compelled her to overlook final 12 months’s World Cup in England, takes over from co-captains Sam Monaghan and Edel McMahon.
The Australia-born flanker made her Eire debut in 2024 and starred within the WXV1 win over New Zealand earlier than being named the World Rugby girls’s 15s breakthrough participant of the 12 months.
“I like enjoying with this workforce and representing our nation alongside a particular group of team-mates, and now to have the privilege of captaining the facet is a vastly proud second for me and my household,” stated King, who has seven caps.
“I’ve skilled a troublesome 12 months getting back from a severe knee damage, throughout which I questioned whether or not I might ever have the chance to drag on the inexperienced jersey once more, so to come back again and be requested by Scott [Bemand, head coach] to tackle this accountability is the spotlight of my profession.”
King added: “I’ll do my upmost to symbolize the workforce on and off the pitch with respect, dignity and the willpower required of the title, doing all I can to assist us develop and obtain our potential transferring in the direction of this Championship and past.
“Though I’m nonetheless younger in my profession, I’ll relish the problem forward and know I’ll have unimaginable help throughout me, not simply from the management group, however from Sam [Monaghan] and Edel [McMahon], from whom I’ve discovered a lot about management and the qualities required to symbolize our nation and the jersey on the world stage.”
Monaghan and McMahon – who was not named in Eire’s coaching squad final week due to damage – had shared the captaincy since 2023.
