Ireland forward Aoife Wafer has joined Harlequins and will start with the Premiership Women's Rugby team following the World Cup.
Named as the 2025 Six Nations player of the tournament on Monday, Wexford native Wafer makes the move from Leinster and Celtic Challenge side Wolfhounds.
Her Ireland team-mates Edel McMahon, Dorothy Wall, Neve Jones and Clíodhna Moloney also play in the English championship.
Wafer said: "The history that the club is steeped in is something that really stood out to me.
"I’m really looking forward to being here and I can’t wait to get going.
"This league has all the star players in the world in it.
"I want to be the best player in the world, and I can’t wait to test myself out against those stars every week.
"I was very lucky to come over to a game a few months ago and meet some of the girls and the family values were something that really stood out to me.
"That’s really important to me, and I know that my family will be well looked after over here as well."
The 22-year-old back row (above) burst on to the international scene last season and was nominated for the player of the season award as well as being named on the 2024 World Rugby XVs team of the year.
She scored two tries when Ireland beat world champions New Zealand in last year's WXV1.
During this year’s Six Nations, Wafer scored four tries and made 70 carries - the most of any player - for a staggering 424.7 metres, beating 17 defenders in the process, the second highest of any forward in the championship.
She added: "Hopefully what people have seen on the international stage is what they’ll get from me at Quins!
"I’m going to be working incredibly hard to be the best version of myself and hopefully that can really benefit the team, because at the end of the day, it’s not about me, it’s about whole team."
Scott Bemand’s Ireland side will play World Cup warm-ups against Scotland and Canada at the start of August.
They face Japan, Spain and New Zealand in Pool C of the World Cup in August and September.
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