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.
But just as women's rugby in Ireland grew in stature, so too did the 'Green Wave' of support and this Sunday represents a significant milestone as for the first time, the Lansdowne Road venue will host a stand-alone women's game.
Back in 2014, a women's Six Nations game against Italy served as a curtain-raiser for the male equivalent, but with 28,000 tickets sold for this weekend's final round against Scotland [14:30 BST] so far, it has already tripled the record 9,206 fans who took in Ireland's opening home Six Nations game against Italy in April at Galway's Dexcom Stadium.
