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'I am a bit of the eternal optimist. But like everyone, there is always a balance'
'She has this rawness to her... Imagine where she could get to in even four or five years'
'Maybe I'm naive, but I'm going out to play France and I want to put on a big performance'
'There's a gap there already and if we continue to let it grow, there will be no catching up'
'No better feeling for Hannah to win Player of the Match when she was supposed to get married'
TRAILBLAZERS SERIES
'She was one of a kind': Why Rosie Stewart's legacy still lives on for Irish women's rugby
'I was aware we weren't accepted': The journey of Ireland's first-ever women's rugby captain
PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
Ireland find cohesion in time for France face-off with Six Nations title decider on the line
20-year-old Wall's dominant display underlines her potential for Ireland