McLean focused on winning title

"It??s not about putting things right ?? last year Ireland deserved the title, they played the better rugby. They beat us on the day, and they beat other sides on the way to winning it. So I think it??s about making sure that we perform, and ultimately we are going to win. It??s about performing each time in each game each week and hope that in the end we are up in that mix.

"And one thing that came out of last year is that even the ??up and coming?? players now have lots of experience. You look at the likes of Ceri Large with?˜great potential, she??s had numerous experiences now in the Nations Cup, New Zealand, and Six Nations. Or you look at someone like Mo (Hunt)?? she??s now played away in New Zealand. And I??m sure that was Gary??s aim ?? to go into 2014 with players who have experience across a range of different scenarios. It??s now about us as players really showing up and fronting up. The performances will say more than anything I can say."

"It??s also created a lot more competition in the squad ?? perhaps more than some of us, me included, would like! But that is what you want, its international rugby, it??s what it should be. It should be out there, it should be hard, it should be driven, we all should be having to work as hard as we can to try to cement a place in the Six Nations squad, and ultimately the World Cup squad."

The effectiveness of the structure below the international squad is also a testament to the work that the RFU has put in to develop the women??s game in England. There are so many opportunities for young girls to play a part in a form of rugby, whether it??s full contact or tag or touch. I think that is fantastic. For the game to grow and grow you need people participating. I think it??s one of the fastest growing sports and having so many 16-24 year old women involved now is fantastic. And those girls in those junior sides are eventually the girls who are going to get capped for England. And there is the U20 set up, bringing through 18, 19 and 20 year old players who can challenge to push us old girls out."

"Sevens is also a great game, especially if you like running about lots! It certainly developed me as a rugby player last year ?? especially my vision and my speed. I really enjoy 7s, but fifteens definitely has an affinity with me, the?˜strategies of the game, you??ve got to have a bit more thinking, a bit more nous than 7swhere it??s more pace that counts. But it does have benefits ?? look at Canada, who have taken their 7s skills over to fifteens, it??s developed them as a side and made them a very, very tough opposition.

The Women??s World Series is a fantastic place to be, but how does that affect the Six Nations that runs at the same time??˜Both games help each other, but maybe in the end they will become different games ?? I??m not sure you can sustainably do both.?˜It??s interesting ?? you look at New Zealand, Australia, South Africa ?? all the teams that don??t play Six Nations are sending stronger teams whereas the home unions are having to balance where you send what. But in the end it's putting the women??s game out there and that is what we want. It??s developing the game and making sure people see more women??s sport. I loved the 7s experience but it??s great to come back into the fifteen environment - going to New Zealand with that bunch of girls was absolutely fantastic.

France away are a fantastic side and it??s a fantastic opportunity. They are such a different side when they are at home, the support they get over there is fantastic ?? it??s such a big rugby-playing country.

"For us it's small steps at time and we can?˜focus game-by-game. We go from France away to Scotland away, and Scotland are not in a World Cup this year so they really will be wanting to get some big wins, and then we finish over there in Italy in what will potentially be an opportunity for us to win a Grand Slam by that point, so I don??t think you can be complacent across the board in the Six Nations."