The Ireland Women’s team to play England women in an historic first Autumn International test match has been named with three Connacht players in the starting fifteen. Galwegians Mairead Coyne, Sene Naoupu and Ruth O’Reilly have been named in the starting team with Mary Healy named in the replacements.
In total, six new caps have been named by Irish Coach Tom Tierney for the game that will be held in the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday. The Irish Team is as follows:
Ireland Women’s Squad (v England Women, Twickenham Stoop, Saturday 14th November 2015, 3pm)
15 Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemian/Munster)
14 Jeamie Deacon (Blackrock/ Leinster)*
13 Aine Donnelly (Cill Dara/ Leinster)*
12 Jackie Shiels (Richmond/ Exiles)
11 Mairead Coyne (Galwegians/ Connacht)*
10 Sene Naoupu (Galwegians/ Connacht)
9 Larissa Muldoon (Skewen/ Exile)
1 Ruth O’Reilly (Galwegians/ Connacht)
2 Cliodhna Moloney (Railway Union/ Leinster)*
3 Ailis Egan (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)
4 Elaine Anthony (Highfield/ Munster)*
5 Ciara Cooney (Railway Union/Leinster)*
6 Sophie Spence (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
7 Paula Fitzpatrick (Stade Toulousain)
8 Heather O’Brien (Stade Toulousain)
16 Zoe Grattage (Tralee/ Munster)*
17 Fiona Reidy (UL Bohemian/ Munster)
18 Fiona O’Brien (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)
19 Katie Norris (Blackrock/ Leinster)
20 Lindsay Peat (Railway Union/ Leinster)*
21 Mary Healy (Galwegians/ Connacht)*
22 Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)
23 Claire McLaughlin (Queens University/ Ulster)*