Munster Team Named For Connacht Clash In Galway

20th January 2023 By The Editor

The Munster squad at training in UL this week ahead of the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Round 3 clash with Connacht on Saturday. ©INPHO

The Munster team has been named for Saturday’s Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship Round 3 clash with Connacht at the Sportsground in Galway (KO 1pm, live on TG4).

Head Coach Niamh Briggs has made one change to the starting XV which secured a 26-17 victory over Leinster last weekend.

Kate Flannery comes into the side at inside-centre with the Tipperary Woman set for her first start for Munster after making her debut from the bench against Ulster.

Elsewhere, it’s the same pack which started last Saturday. Róisín Ormond packs down alongside Kate Sheehan and Fiona Reidy in the front-row with Clodagh O’Halloran and Claire Bennett named in the second-row.

The back-row consists of vice-captain Dororthy Wall, Maeve Óg O’Leary and Deirbhile Nic a Bháird.

Muirne Wall and captain Nicole Cronin continue their half-back partnership from last week while Flannery and Stephanie Nunan partner up in the centre. The back-three will be made up of Alana McInerney, Aoife Doyle and Aoife Corey.

Among the replacements, Sarah Garrett is in line for her first appearance of this season’s campaign.

Find out all you need to know, including the Interprovincial standings, ahead of the game here.

Munster: Aoife Corey (UL Bohemian RFC); Aoife Doyle (Railway Union RFC), Stephanie Nunan (UL Bohemian RFC), Kate Flannery (UL Bohemian RFC), Alana McInerney (UL Bohemian RFC); Nicole Cronin (UL Bohemian RFC) (C), Muirne Wall (UL Bohemian RFC); Róisín Ormond (Ballincollig RFC), Kate Sheehan (UL Bohemian RFC), Fiona Reidy (UL Bohemian RFC); Clodagh O’Halloran (UL Bohemian RFC), Claire Bennett (UL Bohemian RFC); Dorothy Wall (Blackrock College RFC), Maeve Óg O’Leary (Blackrock College RFC), Deirbhile Nic a Bháird (Old Belvedere RFC).

Replacements: Chloe Pearse (UL Bohemian RFC), Gillian Coombes (Ballincollig RFC), Eilís Cahill (UL Bohemian RFC), Sarah Garrett (UL Bohemian RFC), Ciara Farrell (UL Bohemian RFC), Rachel Allen (UL Bohemian RFC), Stephanie Carroll (Railway Union RFC), Heather Kennedy (Ballincollig RFC).