Six Ulster players named in Ireland Squad for Six Nations U18 Women’s Festival

The Ireland U18 Women’s squad, sponsored by PwC, has been named for the Six Nations U18 Women’s Festival which takes place at Wellington College in England.

Head Coach Matt Gill has named a 28 strong squad which includes five players already capped at this level – Bronagh Boggan, Cara McLean, Emma Jane Wilson, Siofra Hession, and Erin McConalogue.

Three players have also represented Ireland at U18 7s –Hession, McConalogue and Aoife Heaney.

The tournament follows a similar structure to last year with each team playing two thirty-minute matches on game days one and two and a full sixty minute match on the last day of the tournament.

Ireland will face Italy and England on Friday 11th, followed by Scotland and France on Tuesday 15th and then Wales on April 19th.

All matches will be streamed live on irishrugby+

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Ireland U18 Women’s Squad – Six Nations U18s Women’s Festival

Forwards<br>
Bronagh Boggan – Wexford Wanderers/Leinster<br>
Ella Buckley – Ballincollig/Munster<br>
Usha Daly O’Toole – Gorey/Leinster<br>
Lucia Dickinson – Cardinal Newman College/IQ Rugby<br>
Uillian Eilian – Tuam/Oughterard/Connacht<br>
Diana Izekor – Longford/Leinster<br>
Sally Kelly – Ennis/Munster<br>
Merisa Kiripati – Creggs/Connacht<br>
Olivia McKinley – Banbridge/Ulster<br>
Cara McLean – Larne/Ulster<br>
Orlaith Morrissy – Ballincollig/Munster<br>
Ciara O’Donnell – Enniskillen/Ulster<br>
Roisin Power – Ballinasloe/Connacht<br>
Roisin Ridge – Seapoint/Leinster<br>
Kate Noons – PortDara/Leinster<br>
Emma Jane Wilson – Port Dara/Leinster

Backs<br>
Lily Byrne – Dolphin/Munster<br>
Rebecca Cahill – Portlaoise/Leinster<br>
Caitlin Crowe – Cavan/Ulster<br>
Aoife Heaney – Claremorris/Connacht<br>
Siofra Hession – Creggs/Connacht<br>
Aoibhe Kelly – Tullamore/Leinster<br>
Heidi Lyons – Naas/Leinster<br>
Erin McConalogue – Inishowen/Ulster<br>
Amy McConkey – Cooke/Ulster<br>
Leah Nealon – De La Salle Palmerston/Leinster<br>
Lani O’Donovan – Clonakilty/Munster<br>
Teni Onigbode – Clontarf/Leinster

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Six Nations U18 Women’s Festival Fixtures

All matches in Wellington College and live on irishrugby+

Friday 11 April<br>
Ireland v Italy, 4pm<br>
England v Ireland, 5pm

Tuesday 15 April<br>
Scotland v Ireland, 3pm<br>
France v Ireland, 5pm

Saturday 19 April<br>
Ireland v Wales, 12pm

Ireland U18 Women’s Management

Matt Gill – Head Coach<br>
Murray Houston – Assistant Coach<br>
Hannah Downey – Manager<br>
Ann Caffrey – Athletic Development<br>
Eva McPartlan – Physio<br>
Valerie Hayes – Doctor<br>
Luke Bonnar – Analysis