Evans is going to need every ounce of that energy as Wales face a resurgent Ireland who arrive in Newport as the fifth best side in the world.

Ireland pushed France all the way in their opening-round defeat, before a convincing victory over Italy. They also made England work hard for their win last weekend.

The last time Wales played Ireland, they were on the wrong end of a 36-5 scoreline.

"We were very much humbled last year in Cork, it wasn't what we expected at all," said Evans.

"It still sits in a lot of our heads, a lot of us were involved in that game. I think it is time to give them one back and they're coming to our home patch, so what better place."

Evans is a big fan of new head coach Sean Lynn, who led Gloucester-Hartpury to victory over her Saracens side in March.

"Every single individual knows their job, their role, but also is not afraid to take the shackles off and do what they're good at," she said.

"We've been given a licence to go out and play and it's exciting.

"We've shown in patches that we can attack really well, we've shown that we can score, we've shown that we can defend for a long period of time, but this weekend we want to put it all together and we want to make sure that that performance is 80 minutes, consistent and fun to watch."