Women & Girls

Combined Provinces XV named for Celtic Cup Challenge

17th February 2023
Head Coach Greg McWilliams has named the Combined Provinces XV Match Day Squad, sponsored by Vodafone, for Saturday’s Celtic Challenge game against the WRU Development XV at Kingspan Stadium.

Four members of the Ulster Women's team make the starting lineup with Sadhbh McGrath heading up the Combined Province front row at loosehead prop, Fiona Tuite at lock, Brittany Hogan at blindside flanker and Ella Durkan at full back.

Hannah O’Connor captains the side from the back row, with McWilliams and the National Coaching Team once again selecting an exciting combination of international players and young stars who have impressed throughout the Energia Women’s All-Ireland League and Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Series.

The squad are building towards the TikTok Women’s Six Nations, which gets underway on Saturday, 25th March as Ireland open their Championship against Wales in Cardiff.

Match Details

📍Kingspan Stadium

🏆 Celtic Cup Challenge

📅 Saturday 18 February

⏰ 4.30pm KO

Tickets for the clash against WRU Development side can be found below:

FIND TICKETS

The match can also be watched on the IRFU'S Youtube Channel here.

Squad in full:

15\. Ellen Durkan (Ulster/Blackrock College RFC)<br>
14\. Aoife Doyle (Munster/Railway Union RFC)<br>
13\. Aoife Dalton (Leinster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
12\. Kayla Waldron (Connacht/Galwegians RFC)<br>
11\. Natasja Behan (Leinster/Blackrock College RFC)<br>
10\. Dannah O’Brien (Leinster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
9\. Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster/Railway Union RFC)

1\. Sadhbh McGrath (Ulster/Cooke RFC)<br>
2\. Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird (Munster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
3\. Christy Haney (Leinster/Blackrock College RFC)<br>
4\. Clodagh O’Halloran (Munster/UL Bohemians RFC)<br>
5\. Fiona Tuite (Ulster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
6\. Brittany Hogan (Ulster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
7\. Molly Boyne (Leinster/Railway Union RFC/Dublin University FC)<br>
8\.  Hannah O’Connor (Leinster/Blackrock College RFC)(captain)

Replacements:

16\. Jess Keating (Leinster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
17\. Niamh O’Dowd (Leinster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
18\. Linda Djougang (Leinster/Old Belvedere RFC)<br>
19\. Claire Bennett (Munster/UL Bohemians RFC)<br>
20\. Maeve Og O’Leary (Munster/Blackrock College RFC)<br>
21\. Ailsa Hughes (Leinster/Railway Union RFC)<br>
22\. Aoife Wafer (Leinster/Blackrock College RFC)<br>
23\. Meabh Deely (Connacht/Blackrock College RFC).