Head Coach Scott Bemand has named the Ireland Match Day Squad, for Saturday’s opening Guinness Women’s Six Nations clash against England at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham (Kick-off 2.25pm).
Captain Erin King will lead Ireland, while uncapped prop Eilís Cahill and scrum-half Katie Whelan are in line for their debut appearances off the replacements bench.
Sam Monaghan and Aoibheann Reilly were ruled out of selection through injury.
Ireland (v England):
15. Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)(24)
14. Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht)(31)
13. Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(28)
12. Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)(32)
11. Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC/Leinster)(4)
10. Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(30)
9. Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(20)
1. Ellena Perry (Gloucester-Hartpury/IQ Rugby)(4)
2. Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs)(49)
3. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(52)
4. Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs)(37)
5. Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(20)
6. Brittany Hogan (Sale Sharks)(38)
7. Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(Captain)(7)
8. Aoife Wafer (Harlequins)(16)
Replacements:
16. Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(41)
17. Niamh O’Dowd (Gloucester-Hartpury)(20)
18. Eilís Cahill (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
19. Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(12)
20. Grace Moore (Trailfinders Women/IQ Rugby)(26)
21. Katie Whelan (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)*
22. Nancy McGillivray (Exeter Chiefs/IQ Rugby)(3)
23. Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC/Connacht)(14).
* denotes uncapped
With thanks to the IRFU
