The squad is made up of 17 forwards and 13 backs, with three Ulster forwards getting the call-up – Brittany Hogan, Sadhbh McGrath, and uncapped, Fiona Tuite, who is set to earn her first international cap in Dubai.
Commenting on the announcement, Head Coach, Scott Bemand, said:
“Since joining the programme a month ago, there has been a significant amount of work gone in to enabling this group of players to perform on the world stage.
“The playing group has been brilliant, embracing a new culture and training identity that will lay the foundations for future success. We know what we’re going after and I’m excited to see them bring it to life in WXV.”
The squad will depart for Dubai on 6 October ahead of their first game on 13 October versus Kazakhstan. All matches will be streamed free on World Rugby’s RugbyPass platform.
Ireland Squad – WXV3 Dubai 2023
Forwards:
Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) 1<br>
Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster) 15<br>
Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) 10<br>
Dorothy Wall (Blackrock College RFC/Munster) 20<br>
Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs) 21<br>
Eimear Corri (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)\*<br>
Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)\*<br>
Grace Moore (Saracens/IQ Rugby) 10<br>
Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 29<br>
Maeve Óg O’Leary (Blackrock College RFC/Munster) 4<br>
Megan Collis (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)\*<br>
Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury) 18<br>
Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 1<br>
Ruth Campbell (MU Barnhall RFC/Leinster)\*<br>
Sadhbh McGrath (City of Derry/Cooke RFC/Ulster) 5<br>
Sam Monaghan (Gloucester-Hartpury/IQ Rugby) 15<br>
Sarah Delaney (Cill Dara RFC/Leinster)\*
Backs:
Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht) 4<br>
Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 7<br>
Aoife Doyle (Railway Union RFC/Munster) 17<br>
Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht) 18<br>
Clara Barrett (UL Bohemian/Connacht)\*<br>
Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster) 7<br>
Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC/Leinster) 9<br>
Katie Whelan (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)\*<br>
Leah Tarpey (Railway Union RFC/Leinster) 2<br>
Méabh Deely (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht) 7<br>
Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Railway Union RFC/Leinster) 9<br>
Nicole Fowley (Galwegians RFC/Connacht) 8<br>
Natasja Behan (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster) 7
\Denotes uncapped*
WXV3 Ireland Fixtures
• 13 October versus Kazakhstan 19.30 (local time) 16.30 UK / Irish time
• 21 October versus Colombia 17.00 (local time) 14.00 UK / Irish time
• 28 October versus Spain 17.00 (local time) 14.00 UK / Irish time
All games will be streamed for free on World Rugby’s RugbyPass platform.
