Head Coach Scott Bemand has today named a 30-player Ireland Women’s XVs squad, for the upcoming WXV1 campaign in Vancouver.
Following Saturday’s victory over Australia in Irish Rugby’s 150th Anniversary Test match, the Ireland squad will re-assemble at the IRFU High Performance Centre later today, before departing for Canada on Friday.
Bemand’s side will face New Zealand, Canada and USA in their WXV1 debut in Vancouver, providing Ireland with an opportunity to build important Test match experience and exposure against the world’s leading teams heading into the 2025 Guinness Women’s Six Nations and Women’s Rugby World Cup in England.
Ireland Squad – WXV1:
Forwards (17):
Sophie Barrett (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)*
Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(1)
Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(38)
Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(24)
Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(27)
Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC)(1)
Siobhán McCarthy (Worcester Warriors/Munster)(1)
Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke RFC/Ulster)(13)
Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs/Connacht)(29)
Clíodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs)(35)
Grace Moore (Ealing Trailfinders/IQ Rugby)(15)
Deirbhile Nic a Bháird (Old Belvedere RFC/Munster)(9)
Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(8)
Andrea Stock (Ealing Trailfinders/IQ Rugby)*
Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(7)
Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(8)
Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster)(29)
Backs (13):
Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(22)
Eimear Considine (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)(27)
Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(15)
Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)(1)
Caitríona Finn (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)(11)
Nicole Fowley (Sligo Rugby/Galwegians RFC/Connacht)(12)
Katie Heffernan (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)*
Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)(18)
Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)(7)
Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union RFC/Munster)(10)
Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster)(17)
Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(16)
WXV1 Fixtures:
- Sunday, 29 September: Ireland v New Zealand, BC Place, 7pm local time/3am Irish time
- Saturday, 5 October: Ireland v Canada, Langley Events Centre, 3.45pm local time/11.45pm Irish time
- Friday, 11 October: Ireland v USA, BC Place, 12.30pm local time/8.30pm Irish time.
