Ireland captain Erin King wants her team to take inspiration from the men's victory over England, with over 60,000 tickets sold for their Six Nations opener at Twickenham.
It will be the first time the team take to the field since bowing out at the quarter-final stage of the World Cup to France in Exeter back in September.
King missed that tournament with a serious knee injury but is back in action after featuring for the Wolfhounds in the Celtic Challenge over recent weeks.
Only 22, King was named team captain by head coach Scott Bemand in January and is eager to face off against the World Cup winners on 11 April.
"[We're] really excited to go. I think we just want the game to be next week," the back row forward told RTÉ Sport.
"We've just seen that they've sold like 60,000 tickets for it. So it's going to be a historical game and definitely a really special day for me.
"It'll be my first time leading the girls out.
"We've so many young players coming through, so much talent coming through, and hopefully put on a performance and show what we can do."
King had to watch on from the sidelines as Ireland lost 18-13 to Les Bleues, falling agonisingly short of the final four.
"The girls did a great job at the World Cup, coming that close to France," said the Wicklow woman, who helped Ireland to a third-place finish in last season's Six Nations.
"Some say we could have won it if some of the decisions went the other way. We've shown that we can compete with the best in the world and that we should be in that top four in the world, I think.
"Obviously, England are world champions, and how exciting that we get the opportunity to go out and face world champions.
"The last time we faced world champions [at the WXV1 in 2024], the Black Ferns, we beat them. So anything's possible.
"We took a lot of inspiration from the lads on the weekend, putting in that performance against England. So we're hoping to kind of recreate that ourselves."
King was speaking at the Women in Sport Week launch, which takes place from 2-8 March, and urged fans to get behind the side ahead of their historic clash against Scotland in round five, the first standalone women's Test to be held at Aviva Stadium, on 17 May.
There are over 14,000 tickets sold for that game.
"If you watch any of the games from the World Cup, [you can see] how entertaining women's rugby is," added the Old Belvedere player.
"Some would argue and say it's more entertaining than the men's. If you're on the fence about it, I think 100% buy the tickets. It's going to be a great day out.
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"I can promise you that we have something really special building in our squad, in our camp, and we will put on performances and put on entertaining games.
"We just want to inspire the next generation. So if that means we have more young girls at the game, that's what we do it for.
"So, yeah, please get out, buy the tickets. It's a historical event in the Aviva Stadium, and we'll put in a performance that I think will be worth it to come to."
