Eire wing Anna McGann says “something is feasible” for her facet towards New Zealand however that they have to be “extra scientific”.
Scott Bemand’s facet will meet the World Cup holders of their remaining Pool C sport on Sunday, with the winners of that sport securing prime spot and probably a kinder quarter-final draw.
And whereas McGann is assured they will shock New Zealand, she is aware of Eire should enhance upon their show of their 43-27 win towards Spain.
“Yeah positively [Ireland can win], we did not simply come right here to indicate up, we got here right here to compete, and we need to be in that grand remaining in London, so something is feasible,” she advised BBC Sport NI.
“We have to maintain onto the ball and be extra scientific within the contact zone. We had been disenchanted in ourselves at occasions [against Spain]. There have been numerous momentum shifts and I believe we might make it simpler for ourselves.”
McGann scored two of Eire’s seven tries towards Spain in Northampton however credited the work of the forwards in permitting her to recover from the road twice.
“They had been solely me dropping them down over the road after the forwards did their work, however I believe if you happen to have a look at that and Amee-Leigh [Costigan] on the opposite wing as effectively, it exhibits how harmful we may be.”
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