Munster Women & U18 Girls Teams Named For Connacht

Head Coach Laura Guest has named the Munster Women’s team, sponsored by Keane’s jewellers, to face Connacht in round two of the Women’s Interprovincial Series at The Sportsground on Saturday (kick-off 3pm).

Ireland Women’s Captain and Player of the Year Ciara Griffin returns from injury to take her place among the replacements while Stephanie Carroll is set to make her debut from the bench.

Co-captain Eimear Considine starts at full-back with Laura O’Mahony and Laura Sheehan on the wings.

Enya Breen and Ciara Scanlan make up the centre partnership with Claire Keohane named at out-half and Christine Coffey at scrum-half.

Fiona Hayes, Kate Sheehan and Fiona Reidy complete the front row while Ciara O’Halloran partners Roisin Ormond in the second row.

Edel Murphy covers the blindside with Clodagh O’Halloran at openside and Co-captain Chloe Pearse named at Number 8.

Dorothy Wall, Laura Delaney, Sarah Garrett, Niamh Kavanagh, Nicole Cronin and Rachel Allen join Griffin and Carroll among the replacements.

Munster Women: Eimear Considine (C) (UL Bohs); Laura O’Mahony (UL Bohs), Enya Breen (UL Bohs), Ciara Scanlan (St. Mary’s College), Laura Sheehan (UL Bohs); Claire Keohane (Railway Union), Christine Coffey (Thurles); Fiona Hayes (UL Bohs), Kate Sheehan (UL Bohs), Fiona Reidy (UL Bohs), Ciara O’Halloran (UL Bohs), Roisin Ormond (Ballincollig), Edel Murphy (UL Bohs), Clodagh O’Halloran (UL Bohs), Chloe Pearse (C) (UL Bohs).

Replacements: Dorothy Wall (Fethard & District), Laura Delaney (UL Bohs), Sarah Garrett (UL Bohs), Ciara Griffin (UL Bohs), Niamh Kavanagh (UL Bohs), Nicole Cronin (UL Bohs), Rachel Allen (UL Bohs), Stephanie Carroll (Railway Union).*

*Denotes uncapped player

Munster Women will return to Irish Independent Park to face Leinster in round three of the competition on Saturday 31 August, kick-off 3pm.

Head Coach Fiona Hayes has named the Munster U18 Girls team to take on Connacht in round two of the Women’s Interprovincial Series at The Sportsground on Saturday (kick-off 1pm).

Munster U18 Girls: Aoibheen O’Loughlin (Ennis); Saskia Morrissey (Kilrush), Aoife Corey (Ennis), Alana McInerney (Ennis), Jennifer Fogarty (Fethard & District); Emma Connolly (Skibbereen), Clodagh McMahon (Kilrush), Eileen Gleeson (Nenagh), Sarah Murphy (C) (Kanturk), Niamh Thornton (Skibbereen), Eilish Cahill (Ennis), Aine Enright (Listowel), Aallah Tepou (Shannon), Faye Dowling (Fethard & District), Eimear Minihan (Skibbereen).

Replacements: Rebecca Collins (St. Mary’s), Chloe Ann O’Driscoll (Skibbereen), Erika Kiely (Carrick On Suir), Marea Walsh (Shannon), Alex O’Sullivan (Skibbereen), Abbie Salter Townsend (Skibbereen), Emer Tuohy (Nenagh), Roisin Houlihane (Ballina/Killaloe).

Munster U18 Girls will return to Irish Independent Park alongside the Munster Women’s squad for a double-header against Leinster in round three on Saturday 31 August, kick-off 1pm.