Girls’s Six Nations 2023: Eire title unchanged group to face Scotland

Dorothy Wall
Dorothy Wall missed Eire 48-0 defeat by England and is match sufficient for the bench
Venue: DAM Well being Stadium, Edinburgh Date: Saturday, 29 April Kick-off: 19:30 BST
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Greg McWilliams has named an unchanged beginning group as Eire look to keep away from a primary Six Nations wood spoon since 2004 towards Scotland on Saturday.

Winless Eire are and not using a level in 4 matches and can end backside except they beat Scotland and Italy fail to get a degree towards Wales.

Prop Linda Djougang has been handed match after being pressured off towards England.

Dorothy Wall, who missed the heavy 48-0 defeat by the Pink Roses, is match sufficient for the bench.

Wall and Aisla Hughes are the one two modifications to the matchday squad for the match.

“It has been a difficult championship however we’ve realized an enormous quantity all through the course of the marketing campaign, and we’ve seen enhancements week-on-week,” mentioned head coach McWilliams.

He added: “The main focus now could be to place all these learnings to the check and produce our greatest efficiency of the season in Edinburgh.

“The group is vastly motivated to complete the Six Nations with a constructive efficiency and outcome, however we all know will probably be an enormous problem towards a really proficient Scotland aspect who’re actually constructing underneath Bryan Easson.

“We’re wanting ahead to a giant event with a file crowd anticipated in Edinburgh on Saturday night time.”

Lauren Delany, Aoife Doyle and Natasja Behan make up the again three whereas Aoife Dalton and Vicky Irwin begin at centre.

Leinster fly-half Dannah O’Brien and scrum-half Molly Scuffil-McCabe full the unchanged backline.

Djougang has been handed match following a head damage evaluation and is called within the entrance row alongside Ulster’s Neve Jones and Christy Haney.

Captain Nichola Fryday will lead the aspect from the second row alongside Sam Monaghan, and Brittany Hogan, Grace Moore and Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird spherical out the beginning group.

Eire: Delany; Doyle, Dalton, Irwin, Behan; O’Brien, Scuffil-McCabe; Djougang, Jones, Haney; Fryday (capt), Monaghan; Hogan, Moore, Nic A Bhaird.

Replacements: Nielson, McGrath, Buggy, O’Connor, Wall, Hughes, McGann, Deely.

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