Hannah Casey to make debut in Women’s 6 Nations Opener |
Saracens’ Hannah Casey is set to make her Ireland debut against Scotland as Philip Doyle’s charges open their Championship title defense. Ireland host Scotland at Ashbourne RFC on Friday 31st January with a 7.30pm kick-off.
There is a familiar feel to the selection to face the Scots with players such as Fiona Coghlan, Nora Stapleton, Alison Miller and Lynne Cantwell all set to start. Niamh Briggs, one of the heroes last year’s Womens Grand Slam campaign starts from the bench. There are three uncapped players named in the match day squad – Hannah Casey starts on the wing while fellow Saracen Kerri-Ann Craddock and St Mary’s Orla Fitzsimons start on the bench. Philip Doyle, Ireland Women’s Head Coach, commented, “We had a good win against the Scots last year but we will need to put in a similar performance this time round to we get a positive result. It is great to be starting off the campaign in Ashbourne and hopefully we can deliver a strong performance.” The Ireland Women’s team will play their first ever fixture at the Aviva Stadium when Italy come to play on Saturday 8th March. This game will kick-off approximately 40minutes after Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations clash against the Azzuri has concluded. IRELAND WOMENS v Scotland Womens – RBS 6 Nations Championship Player / Club / Province / Caps 15. Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Exile) 8 8. Heather O’ Brien (Highfield/Munster) 9 Replacements * Denotes uncapped player RBS 6 Nations Ireland Women’s Fixtures IRELAND WOMEN v Wales Women England Women v IRELAND WOMEN IRELAND WOMEN v Italy Women France Women v IRELAND WOMEN |
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