The Ireland Women are back in action for the 1st time since regaining the Six Nations title in March, as Tom Tierney’s new-look side take on England at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 UK Time & GMT, 17:00 SA Time).
The Ireland Women’s team to play England in an historic 1st November international has been named. There are 6 uncapped players included in Tom Tierney’s starting line-up.
New caps Jeamie Deacon of Blackrock and Mairead Coyne from Galwegians have been named on the wings with team captain Niamh Briggs at fullback.
Cill Dara’s Aine Donnelly will win her 1st cap in the centre alongside the experienced Jackie Shiels, with Coyne’s club-mate Sene Naoupu donning the No 10 jersey for the 1st time alongside regular scrumhalf Larissa Muldoon.
Cliodhna Moloney from Railway Union is named in the front row, while Highfield’s Elaine Anthony and Ciara Cooney (Railway Union) make up a new-look lock-pairing.
In a strong loose forward unit, World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year nominee Sophie Spence will pack down with Toulouse recruits Paula Fitzpatrick and Heather O’Brien.
Meanwhile, England Women’s head coach Scott Bemand has made 3 changes in personnel as his side look to bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing 11 / 0 defeat away to France.
World Cup winners La Toya Mason and Emma Croker are set to run out at the Stoop, accompanied by Justine Lucas who replaces the injured Laura Keates in a new front row.
Centre Ceri Large said: “I think we can thrive from the pressure of performance and I know that me as a player, I like the pressure so I think it’s something we can thrive off rather than take a backwards step.”
The England Women have left Twickenham Stadium to relocate next door at the Twickenham Stoop to provide their own identity.
Teams
England Women: Sarah McKenna (Saracens), Katie Mason (Bristol), Lauren Cattell (Saracens), Ceri Large (Worcester), Charlotte Clapp (Saracens), Emily Scott (Thurrock), La Toya Mason (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Rochelle Clark (Worcester), Emma Croker (Richmond), Justine Lucas (Lichfield), Tamara Taylor (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Abbie Scott (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Hannah Gallagher (Saracens), Marlie Packer (Wasps), Sarah Hunter (Bristol – Captain).
Replacements: Amy Cokayne (Lichfield), Vickii Cornborough (Richmond), Heather Kerr (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks), Harriet Millar-Mills (Lichfield), Izzy Noel-Smith (Bristol), Leanne Riley (Richmond), Rachel Lund (Worcester), Ruth Laybourn (Darlington Mowden Park Sharks).
Ireland Women: Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemians / Munster – Captain), Jeamie Deacon (Blackrock / Leinster), Aine Donnelly (Cill Dara / Leinster), Jackie Shiels (Richmond / Exile), Mairead Coyne (Galwegians / Connacht), Sene Naoupu (Galwegians / Connacht), Larissa Muldoon (Skewen), Ruth O’Reilly (Galwegians / Connacht), Cliodhna Moloney (Railway Union / Leinster), Ailis Egan (Old Belvedere / Leinster), Elaine Anthony (Highfield / Munster), Ciara Cooney (Railway Union / Leinster), Sophie Spence (Old Belvedere / Leinster), Paula Fitzpatrick (Toulouse), Heather O’Brien (Toulouse).
Replacements: Zoe Grattage (Tralee / Munster), Fiona Reidy (UL Bohemians / Munster), Fiona O’Brien (Old Belvedere / Leinster), Katie Norris (Blackrock / Leinster), Lindsay Peat (Railway Union / Leinster), Mary Healy (Galwegians / Connacht), Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere / Leinster), Claire McLaughlin (Queen’s University / Ulster).
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Should be able to watch this game live – http://www.englandrugby.com/news/live-england-women-ireland-3pm/ presume it will start to broadcast when the game starts.
The England v Ireland game can now be watched at the link above. In the 5th minute it is still 0/0
GBS is there a way we can get things like these live feeds working embedded in the article or do they just use up too much bytes
Pouring with rain at the rugby in London
Good to see the trend from the men’s game continuing here in the women’s game, England scrummy fed the scrum really skew and then when it was reset she did exactly the same, why do they even bother having the law that says it must be in straight when they don’t enforce it
maybe this works
@ MacroPolo:
Not sure if you saw…
All of this weekend’s Champions Cup and Challenge Cup matches to be held in France have been postponed after Friday’s terror attacks in Paris.
The games in the Champions Cup include Oyonnax vs Ulster, Racing 92 vs Glasgow, Bordeaux-Bègles vs Clermont and Toulon vs Bath.
Pau vs Castres in the Challenge Cup has also been postponed.
The matches will be rescheduled for later dates.
England have a penalty kick from right in front and not far out
England 3/0 Ireland as it is over – 11th min
Katie Mason doesn’t take the pass cleanly but it is ruled not forward
Bullscot wrote:
Typical of how the WOrld Rugby and refs operate.
At one stage they really clamped down on skew feeds, even saw some scrum halves yellow carded for it, then, as in the past WC they decide to clamp down on the “neck roll” when cleaning out.
It’s never a situation where all the laws are enforced, they seem to decide which one and go ballistic on only that aspect while ignoring all else.
@ MacroPolo:
Hi Macro thanks it doesn’t seem to start from that one you posted but you can watch it if you follow the link I posted onto English Rugby site.
20 min gone still ENG 3/0 IRE
Bullscot wrote:
Oh good….combining my two favorite sports…rugby & wet T shirt competitions
7 @ nortie:
Hi nortie thanks for confirming, this is what thought would happen earlier but was doubting when only heard on radio that various sporting events in Paris were called off.
15 @ Bullscot:
Yep, something like this just again proves how insignificant a rugby match is in the bigger scope of things
nortie wrote:
Sad stuff…
The future of Europe?
59th min still Eng 3/0 Ire
Bullscot wrote:
sounds like a nice tight game 😆
78th min Eng 3/3 Ire
Emg 8/3 Ire time should be up but Ire have a lineout
ahh clock was wrong now it is in 80th min
Ireland lineout deep in Eng territory
Ireland fumble, knock on signalled and game over. England 8/3 Ireland.
European Cup: Gloucester 23/10 Zebre 66th min. Time to go enjoy the rest of the day’s rugby if you are watching.
MacroPolo wrote:
It does, doesn’t it? And on a moist field as well 😉
26 @ nortie:
Maybe that’s why the score was so low!
Maybe the field was too heavy and the grass not cut short enough!
grootblousmile wrote:
He he, must be
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