Ireland Training Squad announced for IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup <\/p>\n
Philip Doyle, coach of the Ireland Women’s Rugby team has named an extended 33 player Rugby World Cup training squad ahead of the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in Marcoussis, France this coming August.<\/p>\n
The most notable absentee from the squad is scrum-half Amy Davis who is ruled out through injury. There are seven additions to the squad that competed in the 2014 RBS 6 Nations earlier in the year \u2013 Mary Healy (Galwegians\/Connacht), Niamh Kavanagh (UL Bohemians\/Munster), Vickie McGinn (Blackrock\/Leinster), Sarah Mimnagh (Richmond\/Exile), Ruth O’Reilly (Galwegians\/Connacht), Tania Rosser (Blackrock\/Leinster) and Juliet Short (Newcastle\/Exile).<\/p>\n
Niamh Briggs, Lynne Cantwell and Fiona Coghlan are also named in the training squad. Ireland Women face defending champions New Zealand, USA and Kazakhstan in Pool B. Ireland kick-off their World Cup campaign against the USA on Friday 1st August at 16:00. Next up is New Zealand on Tuesday 5th August at 17:00 with their final pool game against Kazakhstan on Saturday 9th August at 12:00.<\/p>\n
Philip Doyle, Ireland Women’s Head Coach, commented, “Over the coming months we will host a number of training camps in preparation for the World Cup. We played some pretty good rugby during the 6 Nations but we will need to find another level if we are to compete with the world’s best sides.\u201d<\/p>\n
IRELAND Training Squad for IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup
\nAshleigh Baxter (Belfast Harlequins\/Ulster)
\nGill Bourke (UL Bohemians\/Munster)
\nNiamh Briggs (UL Bohemians\/Munster)
\nLynne Cantwell (Richmond \/Exile)
\nHannah Casey (Saracens\/Exile)
\nFiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians\/Leinster)
\nKerri Ann Craddock (Saracens\/Exile)
\nGrace Davitt (Cooke\/Ulster)
\nAilis Egan (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nPaula Fitzpatrick (St. Mary’s\/Leinster)
\nOrla Fitzsimmons (St. Mary’s\/Leinster)
\nSiobhan Fleming (Tralee\/Munster)
\nLaura Guest (Highfield\/Munster)
\nFiona Hayes (UL Bohemians\/Munster)
\nMary Healy (Galwegians\/Connacht)
\nAshling Hutchings (UL Bohemians\/Munster)
\nNiamh Kavanagh (UL Bohemians\/Munster)
\nStacey-Lea Kennedy (Cooke\/Ulster)
\nSharon Lynch (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nVickie McGinn (Blackrock\/Leinster)
\nAlison Miller (Portlaoise RFC\/UCC\/Connacht)
\nSarah Mimnagh (Richmond\/Exile)
\nClaire Molloy (Bristol\/Connacht)
\nLarissa Muldoon (Bristol\/Exile)
\nJenny Murphy (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nHeather O’ Brien (Highfield\/Munster)
\nRuth O’Reilly (Galwegians\/Connacht)
\nMarie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nTania Rosser (Blackrock\/Leinster)
\nJackie Shiels (Richmond\/Exile)
\nJuliet Short (Newcastle\/Exile)
\nSophie Spence (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)
\nNora Stapleton (Old Belvedere\/Leinster)<\/p>\n
IRB Women’s World Cup IRELAND Women’s Fixtures<\/p>\n
IRELAND WOMEN v USA
\nMarcoussis 2; 16:00 (17:00 local time)
\nFriday 1st August, 2014<\/p>\n
IRELAND WOMEN v New Zealand
\nMarcoussis 1; 17:00 (18:00 local time)
\nTuesday 5th August, 2014<\/p>\n
IRELAND WOMEN v Kazakhstan
\nMarcoussis 2; 12:00 (13:00 local time)
\nSaturday 9th August, 2014 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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