Women’s Team For Wales Named

The Ireland Women’s team to play Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday, 3rd March in Ashbourne RFC ko 2.30pm has been named.

Head Coach Philip Doyle has named an unchanged team for this re-scheduled fixture including five Munster players on the starting XV and two Munster players on the bench.

Ireland was scheduled to play Wales in the first round of the RBS 6 Nations championship, which was called off at half-time due to deterioration of weather conditions.

The Ireland side defeated their Italian counterparts 40-10 in their last outing.

Ireland Women’s Team

15. Ashleigh Baxter (Belfast Harlequins – Ulster)
14. Niamh Kavanagh (UL Bohemians – Munster)
13. Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemians – Munster)
12. Grace Davitt (Cooke – Ulster)
11. Alison Miller (Portlaoise/Highfield – Connacht)
10. Lynne Cantwell (Exile)
9. Amy Davis (Blackrock – Leinster)
1. Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians – Leinster) Captain
2. Gillian Bourke (UL Bohemians – Munster)
3. Ailis Egan (Old Belvedere – Leinster)
4. Sophie Spence (Exile)
5. Marie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere – Leinster)
6. Laura Guest (Highfield – Munster)
7. Claire Molloy (Bristol – Connacht)
8. Joy Neville (UL Bohemians – Munster)
Replacements:

16. Paula Fitzpatrick (St. Mary's – Leinster)
17. Ruth O'Reilly (Galwegians – Connacht)
18. Siobhan Fleming (Tralee – Munster)
19. Heather O'Brien (Highfield – Munster)
20. Larissa Muldoon (Exile/UWIC – Ulster)
21. Nikki Caughey (Belfast Harlequins – Ulster)
22. Jennifer Murphy (Exile)