Aoibhín Riley helped Ireland win gold in Perth in January
This year’s Ireland women’s Six Nations squad includes five players from the Sevens squad that won the World Series tournament in Perth in January.
Beyhin Parsons, Eve Higgins and Aoibhian Reilly were among the players who helped Ireland win the historic title by defeating Australia in the final.
Edel McMahon and Sam Monaghan will continue to serve as co-captains, taking over their roles at the WXV3 tournament in Dubai.
Ireland’s 34-man squad includes eight uncapped players.
Ruth Campbell and Katie Whelan, who were part of the WXV3 team, as well as Chisom Ugwell, Katie Corrigan, Katie Heffernan and Claire Gorman, all performed well in this year’s Celtic Challenge campaign, with no cap on IQ. He earned his first call-up. Rugby duo Andrea Stock and Shannon Ikahihifo have also been selected by head coach Scott Beamand.
Natasha Behan and Katie Heffernan, who were also members of the Ireland Sevens, were selected.
Ireland begin their Six Nations campaign away to France on Saturday 23rd March, before playing Italy at home at the RDS on Sunday 31st March.
After a lackluster week, they restart with a home game against Wales at Musgrave Park on Saturday 13th April, before Beamand’s side face England away at Twickenham on Saturday 20th April.
Ireland conclude their fixtures on Saturday, April 27 when they host Scotland at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
In addition to the 34 players in the squad, Beamand will be joined by seven players from a wider training panel who will meet at the IRFU High Performance Center at the start of camp on Monday 26 February, namely India Daly, Kate Flannery and Hannah. -Nominated O’s name. Connor, Maeve Og O’Leary, Ivana Kiripati, Leah Tarpey, Kayla Waldron.
Beamand also added that defense coach Declan Danaher has joined the coaching group, working with scrum coach Dennis Fogarty, assistant backs and attack coach Larissa Muldoon and senior coach John McKee. has officially announced the coaching team for the 2024 Six Nations.
Ireland finished bottom of the 2023 Six Nations but enjoyed success in October’s WXV3 tournament, winning the inaugural title in Beamund’s first match in Dubai.
Beemand said: “The preparations for WXV3 and the Celtic Challenge have been crucial to our growth and expansion of our player base. On the back of the success of our Women’s Sevens side, we are keen to pursue the potential of this group of players. We are all aiming for growth.” Demonstrate performance in high-quality competition.
“We have three home games in Ireland so we’re looking forward to connecting with our fans and playing in front of our home crowds in Dublin, Cork and Belfast so I hope you all can cheer on the team and show your support for the women’s team. I would like to.”
Bucks: Natasha Behan, Enya Breen, Katie Corrigan, Aoife Dalton, Maeve Deeley, Lauren Delaney, Nicole Foley, Claire Gorman, Katie Heffernan, Eve Higgins, Dana O’Brien, Beihin Parsons, Aoibhuan – Riley, Molly Scafill-McCabe, Chisom Agwelu, Katie Whelan.
forward: Claire Bolles, Ruth Campbell, Megan Collis, Eimear Colli, Sarah Delaney, Linda Jugan, Christy Haney, Brittany Hogan, Shannon Ikahihifo, Neve Jones, Sadob McGrath, Edel McMahon (co-captains) ), Sam Monaghan (co-captain), Grace Moore, Niamh O’Dowd, Andrea Stock, Fiona Tuite, Aoife Wafer and Dorothy Wall.
Training panelists: India Daily, Kate Flannery, Ivana Kiripati, Hannah O’Connor, Maeve Og O’Leary, Leah Turpey, Kayla Waldron.