The Six Nations finished third despite losing 88-10 to England at Twickenham in the second round in which the visitors scored 14 tries.
Defeat against the eventual Grand Slam champion could have dampened confidence ahead of Scotland’s important hosts, but Hogan said it instead motivated him.
“It just makes us hungrier,” she said.
“We had a feedback session on Monday where we were all very honest with each other and then we came clean.
“We knew the challenge we faced. We knew it was going to be a tight game. We just had to step up.”
Ireland will be exposed to more of this quality opposition later in the year, with the Six Nations showing their promotion to the top tier of the WXV competition.
Last year Ireland won the WXV3 title with wins over Kazakhstan, Colombia and Spain.
“We wanted to qualify for the World Cup, but we also want to compete in the World Cup,” Hogan added.
“It will definitely give us a good game to improve ourselves and see where we are and what we need to do for the Six Nations and work towards the World Cup.”
