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Training Squad Named for Women’s World Cup

11th June 2010 By Munster Rugby

Training Squad Named for Women’s World Cup

Eleven Munster Women’s players are named in a 32 player extended squad for the build up of the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup starting this August in England.

The squad will come together for their first camp this weekend in Malahide under new coach Philip Doyle.

Ireland Women will play practice matches against Scotland in July and Wales in early August in preparation for the tournament which commences on the 16th of August. The squad will then be further reduced to 26 players later in the summer.

Ireland have been placed in pool B with USA, Kazakhstan and host nation England.

Ireland Women’s Extended Squad:

Louise Austin (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Louise Beamish (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Gillian Bourke (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Orla Brennan (Blackrock/Leinster)
Niamh Briggs (Clonmel/Munster)
Helen Brosnan (Highfield/Munster)
Lynne Cantwell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster)
Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster)
Grace Davitt (Blackrock/Leinster)
Lauren Day (Cooke/Ulster)
Eliza Downey (Cooke/Ulster)
Chris Fanning (Highfield/Munster)
Shannon Houston (Blackrock/Leinster)
Niamh Kavanagh (UL Bohemians/Leinster)
Mairead Kelly (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Caroline Mahon (UL Bohemians/Leinster)
Emer McManamly (Blackrock/Leinster)
Alison Miller (Portlaoise/Connacht)
Clare Molloy (Bristol/Connacht)
Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Yvonne Nolan (Blackrock/Leinster)
Deirdre O'Brien (Blackrock/Leinster)
Paula O'Connor (UL Bohemians/Munster)
Kate O'Loughlin (Clonmel/Munster)
Joanne O'Sullivan (Richmond/Exile)
Marie Louise Reilly (Navan/Leinster)
Tania Rosser (Blackrock/Leinster)
Sinead Ryan (Blackrock/Leinster)
Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Leinster)
Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Carol Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht)

Ireland Women’s Team Management:

Coach – Philip Doyle
Team Manager – Rachel Reid
Team Assistant – Brian Roantree
Doctor -Jess O'Riordan
Physio 1 – Ulrik McCarthy
Physio 2 – Dominic Hoban
Fitness Advisor – Alan Quinn
Analyst – Len Browne

Ireland Women’s Fixtures:
Fri Aug 20th England v Ireland, Surrey, ko 6.30pm
Tues Aug 24th USA v Ireland, Surrey, ko 4.30pm
Sat Aug 28th Ireland v Kazakhstan, Surrey, ko 4.30pm

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