Munster U18 And U16 Girls 7s Get Ready For Interprovincial Action

The Munster U18 Girls 7s and U16 Girls 7s squads are finalising their preparations ahead of this weekend’s IRFU Interprovincial series.

The IRFU High Performance Centre will host a full series of Interpro 7s in both age grades on Saturday April 23rd and Saturday April 30th.

The Interprovincial 7s makes a welcome return and this year will be the first time there is a formalised U16 Girls competition at interprovincial level.

Munster will field two teams in each age group with approximately 25 players from throughout the province selected for each age group.

The Munster U16 Girls 7s squad

The Munster Rugby Girls 7s programme puts a strong emphasis on skill development which is implemented in training and equally as important, the players get more of an opportunity to execute these skills in a match setting which will further their development whether that be in the 7s or 15s game in the future.

Providing a fun environment and setting is also one of the cornerstones of the programme with player retention being of huge importance.

Collective training sessions have taken place over the last number of months throughout the province in preparation for the upcoming tournament.

See the respective squads below for this weekend’s tournament in Dublin:

Munster U18 Team A: Saskia Wycherley, Beth Buttimer, Grainne Burke, Ellie Cournane, Catriona Finn, Emily Byrnes, Ellen Boylan, Aoibheann Hassey, Kate Flannery, Lucia Linn, Abbie Noonan, Anna Roche.

Munster U18 Team B: Izzy Grogan, Karen O’Mahony, Ella Corbett, Rebecca Rogers, Rebecca Farrell, Grace Hickey, Hannah Morgan, Aoife Fleming, Ciara Fleming, Eve Cronin, Sadhbh Morrissey

Munster U16 Red: Aoife Grimes, Aoibheann McGrath, Ava O’Malley, Clodagh Foley, Clodagh O’Keeffe, Fia Whelan, Jessica Ikeh, Meghan Crilly, Nadia O@Shea, Niamh Dorrian, Siobhan McMahon, Sarah McNamara, Lyndsay Clarke (unavailable).

Munster U16 White: Eileen Keane, Emma Keane, Grace Dillon, Hannah Hehir, Holly O’Sullivan, Katie O’Donoghue, Katie Hehir, Lucia TePou, Siobhan O’Callaghan, Marina Eager, Caoimhe O’Gorman, Bronagh Dorrian, Ellis O’Flaherty (unavailable).

Munster Technical Skills Development Coach Mike Pettman will be overseeing and supporting the Munster coaches, named below, on the day.

Munster U18 Girls 7s Management:

Sana Govender

Audrey O’Flynn

Rosemary Dillon

U16 Girls 7s Management: 

Willie Shubart

Brian O’Dowd

Ken Imbusch