Last week’s win over Italy in Parma means that the Scots are third in the table and if they can get another victory in round five then they would finish in that spot for the first time since 2005.
However, fifth-placed Ireland won their last home match in round three with a bonus point against Wales and will have the crowd behind them.
They will also be looking to bounce back after a big defeat to England last time out, so 32-year-old Wright knows Scotland will have to front up to get the positive result her team want at the Kingspan Stadium.
“We have not paid any attention at all to Ireland’s defeat at Twickenham, it wasn’t reflective of them as a team and they had a couple of key players missing,” she stated.
“Having been on the end of a defeat like that myself you come back wanting to fight so it’s an opportunity for them to finish things on a high, but we want to do that too, so it’ll be some clash.
“Rugby in Ireland has been on a high since the Celtic Challenge. I think they are a team to watch so the England result is not a concern for us.
“For us this week there has been a huge focus on recovery and getting bodies right for the next battle.
“We are in control of that so things are looking pretty sharp and we had a really good training session out in the sunshine on Wednesday.
“For us, we are pretty pleased with where we are at and Wednesday was a full training day with a lot of clarity in there as we expect it to be physical on Saturday and we want to be ready.
“While we have been happy with some parts of our performances so far, ideally this weekend you’ll see us in fifth gear and we can really go for it
“Ireland are going to come in hungry, they are going to come in hard and we need to be prepared for that.”
Sale Sharks player Wright had been out for 12 months until earlier this year with a serious knee injury, but she got herself back in time for the tournament and the New Zealand-born forward is important for Scotland and can play loosehead prop or hooker.
And having had a career outside of rugby until late 2022, the 22-capper is enjoying being a professional now.
“I probably didn't expect at this stage of my career that professionalism would happen so quickly and I'd have an opportunity to be part of that,” she says about Scottish Rugby awarding contracts post the 2021 Rugby World Cup played in 2022.
“To have that opportunity has been unbelievable and I have just kept working hard and want to keep Scotland moving forward with positive results.”
