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Shiels summoned after Fitzhenry's ruled out of Dragons date

There's one change to the Ireland Women's team to face Wales this Sunday in Swansea (12.0). Katie...
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12.20 11 Mar 2015


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Shiels summoned after Fitzhenry's ruled out of Dragons date

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12.20 11 Mar 2015


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There's one change to the Ireland Women's team to face Wales this Sunday in Swansea (12.0).

Katie Fitzhenry has been ruled out of the game due to an ankle injury she picked up in training at the weekend. 

Jackie Sheils will start in the centre, with Aoife Doyle named on the bench.

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The Championship is still alive for Tom Tierney's side after they beat England 11-8 last time out.

 
Ireland Women (v Wales)

15 – Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemian/ Munster) (Capt)

14 – Hannah Tyrrell (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)

13 – Jenny Murphy (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)

12 – Jackie Shiels (Richmond/ Exiles)

11 – Alison Miller (Portlaoise/Connacht)

10 – Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)

9 – Larissa Muldoon (Skewen RFC)

1 – Ruth O'Reilly (Galwegians/ Connacht)

2 – Gillian Bourke (Olympico de Pozuelo RFC)

3 – Ailis Egan (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)

4 – Sophie Spence (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)

5 –Marie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)

6 – Paula Fitzpatrick (St Marys/ Leinster)

7 – Claire Molloy (Bristol/ Connacht)

8 – Heather O'Brien (Highfield/ Munster)

Replacements:

16 – Sarah Mimnagh (Wasps/Exiles)

17 – Fiona Hayes (UL Bohemian/ Munster)

18 – Fiona O'Brien (Old Belvedere/ Leinster)

19 – Orla Fitzsimons (St Marys/ Leinster)

20 – Katie Norris (Blackrock / Leinster)

21 – Tania Rosser (Blackrock/ Leinster)

22 – Sene Naoupu (Galwegians/Connacht)

23 – Aoife Doyle (Shannon/ Munster)

 
Ireland Women's 2015 RBS 6 Nations story so far: 

Fri 6 Feb Italy 5 Ireland 30

Fri 13 Feb Ireland 5 France 10

Fri 27 Feb Ireland 11 England 8

Sun 15 Mar Wales v Ireland (12.0)

Sun 22 Mar Scotland v Ireland (1.0)


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