Ireland Women Named For Kazakhstan

Ireland Women play their final pool game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup tomorrow against Kazakhstan at 4.30pm. Munster scrumhalf Louise Beamish has been named in the starting XV for the first time.

Beamish moves into the starting line-up after Leinster's Tania Rosser picked up a shoulder injury in Ireland's 22-12 win over USA.

Speaking after the game against the USA, Head Coach Philip Doyle said “The scrum was under pressure today, but the USA are a strong and heavy pack and we're not. We know Kazakhstan are similar and so we'll have to have a look at that and work on our scrums and hope to improve.”

Ireland Women's Team to play Kazakhstan:
15 – Niamh Briggs (Clonmel/Munster)
14 – Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster)
13 – Joanne O'Sullivan (Richmond/ Exile)
12 – Lynne Cantwell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
11 – Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
10 – Helen Brosnan (Highfield/Munster)
9 – Tania Rosser (Blackrock/Leinster)
1 – Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster)
2 – Gillian Bourke (UL Bohemians/Munster)
3 – Louise Austin (UL Bohemians/Munster)
4 – Kate O'Loughlin (Clonmel/Munster)
5 – Marie Louise Reilly (Navan/Leinster)
6 – Orla Brennan (Blackrock/Leinster)
7 – Claire Molloy (Bristol/Connacht)
8 – Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster)

Replacements:
16 – Yvonne Nolan (Blackrock/Leinster)
17 – Laura Guest (Highfield/Munster)
18 – Carol Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht)
19 – Sinead Ryan (Blackrock/Leinster)
20 – Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Leinster)
21 – Shannon Houston (Blackrock/Leinster)
22 – Mairead Kelly (UL Bohemians/Munster)