The Ulster U18 Girls Management team have named a squad of 26 girls selected from nine clubs within the Province for the upcoming Inter-Provincial Series, which begins this Sunday 2nd September.
Katie Hetherington will captain the team alongside vice captain Kelly McCormill. Both have represented Ireland on the 7s stage and been an integral part of the Ulster setup for past three years.
The squad has a good mix of youth and experience who have worked extremely hard over the past few months in preparation for this year's series. This includes 13 uncapped players who are ready to make a mark in the Ulster jersey over the next few weeks.
Looking ahead to the Series, Head Coach Charlie Farrell commented, “We are excited to get stuck into the matches now, after a busy summer of training alongside the Ulster Senior Women. This has lifted the intensity at all sessions, and after two physical encounters against Rugby Ontario we feel like we are in a strong position heading into this campaign."
ULSTER U18 GIRLS INTER-PRO FIXTURES:
Connacht U18s v Ulster U18s, Sunday 2nd September (2.00pm) at Ballinasloe RFC
Ulster U18s v Leinster U18s, Sunday 9th September (12.30pm) at Portadown RFC
Munster U18s v Ulster U18s, Saturday 15th September (2.45pm) at MU Barnhall
ULSTER U18 GIRLS PLAYER PROFILES 2018/19
Forwards
Ciara Byers (Virginia RFC)
Aoife Cahill (Malone RFC)
Delyth Cook (Ballyclare RFC)
Hannah Cooney (Malone RFC)
India Daley (Enniskillen RFC)
Ava Fannin (Virginia RFC)
Ella Garland (Monaghan RFC)
Katie Hetherington (Capt) (Clogher Valley RFC)
Sorcha Higgins (Virginia RFC)
Emma Kearney (City of Armagh RFC)
Naomi McCord (Malone RFC)
Rachel McGee (Magh Ene College)
Cara O’Neill (Malone RFC)
Lucy Turkington (Dungannon RFC)
Fern Wilson (Malone RFC)
Backs
Zara Flack (Enniskillen RFC)
Ruth Gilsenan (Virginia RFC)
Lauren Kilfedder (Enniskillen RFC)
Sophie Kinghan (Monaghan RFC)
Toni Macartney (Larne RFC)
Kelly McCormill (VC) (Monaghan RFC)
Amanda McQuade (Virginia RFC)
Lisa Mullen (Virginia RFC)
Zoe Rafferty (City of Armagh RFC)
Amber Redmond (Virginia RFC)
Emma Ryan (Virginia RFC)
Management Team:
Head Coach - Charlie Farrell
Backs Coach - Zoe Templeton
Skills Coach - Jemma Jackson
S&C - Paul Heasley
Physio - Aine Conway
Manager - Brenda Artt
Katie Hetherington will captain the team alongside vice captain Kelly McCormill. Both have represented Ireland on the 7s stage and been an integral part of the Ulster setup for past three years.
The squad has a good mix of youth and experience who have worked extremely hard over the past few months in preparation for this year's series. This includes 13 uncapped players who are ready to make a mark in the Ulster jersey over the next few weeks.
Looking ahead to the Series, Head Coach Charlie Farrell commented, “We are excited to get stuck into the matches now, after a busy summer of training alongside the Ulster Senior Women. This has lifted the intensity at all sessions, and after two physical encounters against Rugby Ontario we feel like we are in a strong position heading into this campaign."
ULSTER U18 GIRLS INTER-PRO FIXTURES:
Connacht U18s v Ulster U18s, Sunday 2nd September (2.00pm) at Ballinasloe RFC
Ulster U18s v Leinster U18s, Sunday 9th September (12.30pm) at Portadown RFC
Munster U18s v Ulster U18s, Saturday 15th September (2.45pm) at MU Barnhall
ULSTER U18 GIRLS PLAYER PROFILES 2018/19
Forwards
Ciara Byers (Virginia RFC)
Aoife Cahill (Malone RFC)
Delyth Cook (Ballyclare RFC)
Hannah Cooney (Malone RFC)
India Daley (Enniskillen RFC)
Ava Fannin (Virginia RFC)
Ella Garland (Monaghan RFC)
Katie Hetherington (Capt) (Clogher Valley RFC)
Sorcha Higgins (Virginia RFC)
Emma Kearney (City of Armagh RFC)
Naomi McCord (Malone RFC)
Rachel McGee (Magh Ene College)
Cara O’Neill (Malone RFC)
Lucy Turkington (Dungannon RFC)
Fern Wilson (Malone RFC)
Backs
Zara Flack (Enniskillen RFC)
Ruth Gilsenan (Virginia RFC)
Lauren Kilfedder (Enniskillen RFC)
Sophie Kinghan (Monaghan RFC)
Toni Macartney (Larne RFC)
Kelly McCormill (VC) (Monaghan RFC)
Amanda McQuade (Virginia RFC)
Lisa Mullen (Virginia RFC)
Zoe Rafferty (City of Armagh RFC)
Amber Redmond (Virginia RFC)
Emma Ryan (Virginia RFC)
Management Team:
Head Coach - Charlie Farrell
Backs Coach - Zoe Templeton
Skills Coach - Jemma Jackson
S&C - Paul Heasley
Physio - Aine Conway
Manager - Brenda Artt