Irish Rugby Strategist Backs Aoife Wafer's Move to Harlequins for National Team Improvement
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Irish Rugby's head of women's strategy supports Aoife Wafer's move to Harlequins to enhance national team standards, emphasizing the preference for home-based international stars.
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There is a desire for their international stars to be home-based
Back row Wafer will make the move to Premiership Women's Rugby after this year's World Cup
Irish Rugby's head of women's strategy Lynne Cantwell believes Aoife Wafer's move to Harlequins can help "drive standards" for the national team but says that ultimately there is a desire for international stars to be home-based.
