Ireland coach Denis Fogarty offers hilarious incentive to players ahead of Women's Rugby World Cup
DENIS Fogarty has agreed to carry out 'forfeits' depending on how far Ireland get into the Women's Rugby World Cup.
The Ireland scrum coach is a very hands-on coach and is not afraid to push both himself and the players in training.
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The Women's Rugby World Cup kicks-off tomorrow and Fogarty's hopes are high
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Fogarty's last forfeit lasted a lot longer than he had anticipated
Fogarty likes to join in on the scrummaging in training, standing in as a hooker so he can give live feedback to his players.
The former Munster hooker - along with fellow coach Larissa Muldoon - also took it upon himself to referee small-sided games in Ireland training.
The intensity from the games and arguments over decisions takes a lot out of Fogarty and he has had to take a lie down after the refereeing.
The 42-year-old also offers an extra incentive to his players by taking part in forfeits when the team achieve certain landmarks.
Most recently Fogarty promised his team he would bleach his hair if they finished in the top three in the Six Nations last year.
Having finished rock bottom of the 2023 Championship, Ireland finished in third place behind England and France in 2024.
Fogarty stuck to his word and he let the players themselves bleach his hair for him.
When featuring on the Indo Sport Podcast, the Tipperary native shared the hilarious story behind the bleached hair saying: "It stays on for so long, this is the problem. It took three months.
"If that happens again I'll have to get it done professionally, they nearly burned the head off me the last day. Honestly, they did it inside in the team room, the table cloth was thrown over me.
"Then it was Doro (Dorothy Wall) and Ruth (Campbell), got a fork and spoon and starting forking it through my hair.
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"They added in this moisturiser which I didn't know, because I obviously don't bleach my hair. They were like 'we need to protect hair, your forehead and you eyes' and all stuff like that and I'm like 'yeah yeah yeah.'
"So I let them do it and it was tinted moisturiser. Not only did they bleach my hair, when they took out the bleach they said 'we have to tone it now.'
"But I am absolutely convinced the toner was about five years old, because after five minutes with it in my hair I thought my head was on fire.
"So that's why I said 'you need to take it out now' because with the pain, I just couldn't stand it.
"So they washed it in the ladies toilets in the hotel. That was it, then it just stayed for three months. It was great. So yeah let's do it again."
GOING AGAIN
The former Cork Constitution manager hasn't learned his lesson from the last time, as with a bit of peer pressure from those in the Mansion House he has set new forfeits for the upcoming World Cup.
If Ireland beat New Zealand - which they achieved last September in Vancouver - in the AMEX Stadium, Fogarty has agreed to bleach his hair again.
That was just the first of three forfeits the brother of John Fogarty - who is ironically the Ireland men's scum coach - agreed to do as if Scott Bemand's side reach the semi-final stage, he will shave his head.
And if Ireland go all the way and record a historic World Cup win in England, Fogarty will get a tattoo as well as the other two forfeits.
While piercings and live streamed full-body waxes were brought up as potential forfeits, the Rockwell College alumnus was happy to settle on these three.
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Denis Fogarty followed in the footsteps of his older brother in more ways than one DENIS Fogarty has agreed to carry out 'forfeits' depending on how far Ireland get into the Women's Rugby World Cup. The Ireland scrum coach is a very hands-on coach and is not afraid to push both himself and the players in training. 2 The Women's Rugby World Cup kicks-off tomorrow and Fogarty's hopes are high 2 Fogarty's last forfeit lasted a lot longer than he had anticipated Fogarty likes to join in on the scrummaging in training, standing in as a hooker so he can give live feedback to his players. The former Munster hooker - along with fellow coach Larissa Muldoon - also took it upon himself to referee small-sided games in Ireland training. The intensity from the games and arguments over decisions takes a lot out of Fogarty and he has had to take a lie down after the refereeing. The 42-year-old also offers an extra incentive to his players by taking part in forfeits when the team achieve certain landmarks. Most recently Fogarty promised his team he would bleach his hair if they finished in the top three in the Six Nations last year. Having finished rock bottom of the 2023 Championship, Ireland finished in third place behind England and France in 2024. Fogarty stuck to his word and he let the players themselves bleach his hair for him. When featuring on the Indo Sport Podcast, the Tipperary native shared the hilarious story behind the bleached hair saying: "It stays on for so long, this is the problem. It took three months. "If that happens again I'll have to get it done professionally, they nearly burned the head off me the last day. Honestly, they did it inside in the team room, the table cloth was thrown over me. "Then it was Doro (Dorothy Wall) and Ruth (Campbell), got a fork and spoon and starting forking it through my hair. Everything you need to know about the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 "They added in this moisturiser which I didn't know, because I obviously don't bleach my hair. They were like 'we need to protect hair, your forehead and you eyes' and all stuff like that and I'm like 'yeah yeah yeah.' "So I let them do it and it was tinted moisturiser. Not only did they bleach my hair, when they took out the bleach they said 'we have to tone it now.' "But I am absolutely convinced the toner was about five years old, because after five minutes with it in my hair I thought my head was on fire. "So that's why I said 'you need to take it out now' because with the pain, I just couldn't stand it. "So they washed it in the ladies toilets in the hotel. That was it, then it just stayed for three months. It was great. So yeah let's do it again." GOING AGAIN The former Cork Constitution manager hasn't learned his lesson from the last time, as with a bit of peer pressure from those in the Mansion House he has set new forfeits for the upcoming World Cup. If Ireland beat New Zealand - which they achieved last September in Vancouver - in the AMEX Stadium, Fogarty has agreed to bleach his hair again. That was just the first of three forfeits the brother of John Fogarty - who is ironically the Ireland men's scum coach - agreed to do as if Scott Bemand's side reach the semi-final stage, he will shave his head. And if Ireland go all the way and record a historic World Cup win in England, Fogarty will get a tattoo as well as the other two forfeits. While piercings and live streamed full-body waxes were brought up as potential forfeits, the Rockwell College alumnus was happy to settle on these three.
