The format remains similar to last year in that teams will play two 35 minute matches on the first two game days and finish with a full 70 minute game on the third and final day.
The squad includes a number of players who featured at the tournament last year- Cara McLean, Erin McConalogue, Bronagh Bogan, Emma Jane Wilson, Kate Noons, Usha Daly O'Toole, Siofra Hession and Mia Hennelley.
Merisa Kiripati, whose older sister Ivana was part of the Ireland U20s last season, is one of forwards named.
Matt Gill, U18 Girls Head Coach “I’m delighted to be coaching the Ireland U18 WXV squad once again as we prepare for the Six Nations Festival. I can’t wait to continue our preparation in camp and build towards the festival kicking off. It’s also very exciting to work alongside Murray and the rest of the management team. We have a very talented group of players coming in, with fantastic representation from all four provinces and the IQ programme.”
Ireland U18 Women’s Training Squad
Forwards
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>
Aoife Grimes – Shannon/Munster<br>
Diana Izekor – Longford/Leinster<br>
Sally Kelly – Ennis/Munster<br>
Merisa Kiripati – Creggs/Connacht<br>
Mary McDonagh – Cardinal Newman College/IQ Rugby<br>
Olivia McKinley – Banbridge/Ulster<br>
Cara McLean – Larne/Ulster<br>
Orlaith Morrissey – Ballinasloe/Connacht<br>
Kate Noons – Port Dara/Leinster<br>
Ciara O’Donnell – Enniskillen/Ulster<br>
Roisin Power – Ballinasloe/Connacht<br>
Roisin Ridge – Seapoint/Leinster<br>
Grace Simati – Letterkenny/Ulster<br>
Emma Jane Wilson – Port Dara/Leinster
Backs
Lily Byrne – Dolphin/Munster<br>
Rebecca Cahill – Portlaoise/Leinster<br>
Caitlin Crowe – Cavan/Ulster<br>
Ailbhe Gannon – Tuam/Oughterard/Connacht<br>
Aoife Heaney – Claremorris/Connacht<br>
Mia Hennelley – Ballina/Killaloe/Munster<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>
Alex O’Connor – Navan/Leinster<br>
Lani O’Donovan – Clonakilty/Musnter<br>
Teni Onigbode – Clontarf/Leinster<br>
Ava Usanova – Clontarf/Leinster