Ireland Women Named

Ireland Women take on their Scottish counterparts this Saturday at 2pm in Lasswade RFC, Edinburgh.

Munster's eight representatives have all been named in the starting XV with Highfield's Heather O'Brien gaining promotion from the bench.

O'Brien will now partner Leinster' s Marie- Louise Reilly in the second row as her club colleague Laura Guest makes the positional move to backrow.

Ireland Coach Philip Doyle said “We came very close to a win against France, but in the end they held out. We can take a lot of positives from that performance with us to Scotland.”

"The mood in the camp is upbeat and there is a sense of desire to deliver a performance in what will be another tough encounter against Scotland."

Ireland Women:

15. Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemians/Munster)
14. Niamh Kavanagh (UL Bohemians/Munster)
13. Lynne Cantwell (Richmond/Exile)
12. Geraldine Rea (Highfield/Munster)
11. Mairead Kelly (UL Bohemians/Munster)
10. Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
9. Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster)
1. Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster) Captain
2. Gillian Bourke (Bristol/Munster)
3. Emer McManamly (Blackrock/Leinster)
4. Heather O'Brien (Highfield/Munster)
5. Marie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
6. Laura Guest (Highfield/Munster)
7. Claire Molloy (Bristol/Connacht)
8. Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster)

Replacements:
16. Stacey Kennedy (City of Derry/Ulster)
17. Lauren Day (Waterloo/Ulster)
18. Deirdre O'Brien (Blackrock/Leinster)
19. Carol Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht)
20. Larissa Muldoon (UWIC/Exile)
21. Gill Nolan (St. Mary's/Leinster)
22. Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Leinster)