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Higgins hopes Aviva fixture is 'the first of many'
Key takeaways
- Higgins says the ambition for Ireland is to deliver a performance befitting of the occasion against Scotland
- Growing up, Eve Higgins' Six Nations tradition was a trip to Ashbourne to watch the women's game on a Friday before heading to Aviva Stadium for the men on a Saturday with her father.
- While the crowds flocked to Dublin 4 for the men, attendances at the County Meath venue the previous evening weren't hitting the same heights.
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Higgins says the ambition for Ireland is to deliver a performance befitting of the occasion against Scotland
Growing up, Eve Higgins' Six Nations tradition was a trip to Ashbourne to watch the women's game on a Friday before heading to Aviva Stadium for the men on a Saturday with her father.
While the crowds flocked to Dublin 4 for the men, attendances at the County Meath venue the previous evening weren't hitting the same heights.
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