We will have a live online stream of the Senior Womans Interprovincial Rugby Live on our Website Today at 3pm.
Kick off is at 15:00 in the Sports Ground and our commentary team of William Davies and Ruth O’Reilly will be keeping you up to date from 14:45.
The Connacht Women’s management team have made two changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s Interprovincial Championship clash with Munster at The Sportsground (k/o 3pm).
Irish international Alison Miller who this year acts as player/coach is drafted onto the wing with Aoibheann Reilly moving to full-back, while there’s also a start at number 8 for Alex O’Brien with captain Nichola Fryday moving to the second row.
The game forms a double-header with the U18 Girls who also face Munster at 1pm, and entry to both ties is FREE. This is the only home game for both teams of the interpro season, with the squads heading to Ulster next weekend before the semi-finals and the final in September.
CONNACHT WOMEN V MUNSTER (3pm @ The Sportsground, Saturday 24 August)
1. Laura Feely (Galwegians RFC)
2. Moya Griffin (Tullamore RFC)
3. Annmarie O’Hora (Galwegians RFC)
4. Tara Buggie (Galwegians RFC)
5. Nichola Fryday (Galwegians RFC)
6. Ciara Farrell (Tullamore RFC)
7. Edel McMahon (Galwegians RFC)
8. Alex O’Brien (Tullow RFC)
9. Mary Healy (Galwegians RFC)
10. Meabh Deely (Ballinasloe RFC)
11. Alison Miller (Old Belvedere RFC)
12. Shannon Touhey (Galwegians RFC)
13. Catherine Martin (Suttonians RFC)
14. Orla Dixon (Galwegians RFC)
15. Aoibheann Reilly (Ballinasloe RFC)
Replacements
16. Katie Murray (Tullamore RFC)
17. Elizabeth McNicholas (Tuam RFC)
18. Denise Redmond (Galwegians RFC)
19. Aifric O’Brien (Suttonians RFC)
20. Shannen Lane (Galwegians RFC)
21. Rebecca Gavin (Westport RFC)
22. Ursula Sammon (Galwegians RFC)
23. Aisling Brosnan (Carlow RFC)
The Connacht Women started their Interprovincial campaign on Saturday at Energia Park on Saturday, falling to a 34-6 defeat to Leinster.
The new format of the interpros means there’s still a long way to go in the competition, with the round robin staged being used to determine final seedings for two semi-finals and a final which will ultimately decide the series.
Brian McClearn’s side are next in action against Munster on Saturday as part of a double header with the U18 Girls at The Sportsground, before they travel to Queen’s University to face Ulster.