The Ulster Women's management team have named their squad for Saturday's trip to play Leinster at Donnybrook (kick-off 6.30pm).
Jarrett Truscott and Philip Doyle have made three personnel changes to the starting XV for the second Inter-Provincial series challenge.
Irish international Ashleigh Baxter comes into the side at openside flanker with captain Gemma McCutcheon and Storm Cobain shifting to blindside flanker and lock respectively. Fellow international Nikki Caughey will start at full back with Emma Jordan, having impressed in a replacement appearance last week, starting on the right wing. Peita McAllister moves from the wing to outside centre.
The Ulster Women, sponsored by the Errigle Inn, will be hoping to kick on from an encouraging opening round game with Munster at Kingspan Stadium last Saturday, where the hosts matched their opponents throughout before conceding a couple of late scores to finish on the wrong side of a 3-16 score line.
Ulster Women v Leinster
Saturday 10th December 2016
Kick-off 6.30pm at Donnybrook
1. Ilse Van Staden
2. Lesley Megarity
3. Sorcha Mac Laimhin
4. Naomi McCullagh
5. Storm Cobain
6. Gemma McCutcheon (c)
7. Ashleigh Baxter
8. Lauren Maginnes
9. Kathryn Dane
10. Jemma Jackson
11. Amy Davis
12. Claire McLaughlin (vc)
13. Peita McAlister
14. Emma Jordan
15. Nikki Caughey
16. Brigid Collins
17. Shauna Martin
18. Beth Cregan
19. Aishling O’Connell
20. Hannah Beattie
21. Brittany Hogan
22. Leah McGoldrick
23. Maeve Liston
Management Team:
Co-Coaches: Jarrett Truscott & Philip Doyle
Interim Manager: Adrian Walker
S&C Coach: Paul Heasley
Jarrett Truscott and Philip Doyle have made three personnel changes to the starting XV for the second Inter-Provincial series challenge.
Irish international Ashleigh Baxter comes into the side at openside flanker with captain Gemma McCutcheon and Storm Cobain shifting to blindside flanker and lock respectively. Fellow international Nikki Caughey will start at full back with Emma Jordan, having impressed in a replacement appearance last week, starting on the right wing. Peita McAllister moves from the wing to outside centre.
The Ulster Women, sponsored by the Errigle Inn, will be hoping to kick on from an encouraging opening round game with Munster at Kingspan Stadium last Saturday, where the hosts matched their opponents throughout before conceding a couple of late scores to finish on the wrong side of a 3-16 score line.
Ulster Women v Leinster
Saturday 10th December 2016
Kick-off 6.30pm at Donnybrook
1. Ilse Van Staden
2. Lesley Megarity
3. Sorcha Mac Laimhin
4. Naomi McCullagh
5. Storm Cobain
6. Gemma McCutcheon (c)
7. Ashleigh Baxter
8. Lauren Maginnes
9. Kathryn Dane
10. Jemma Jackson
11. Amy Davis
12. Claire McLaughlin (vc)
13. Peita McAlister
14. Emma Jordan
15. Nikki Caughey
16. Brigid Collins
17. Shauna Martin
18. Beth Cregan
19. Aishling O’Connell
20. Hannah Beattie
21. Brittany Hogan
22. Leah McGoldrick
23. Maeve Liston
Management Team:
Co-Coaches: Jarrett Truscott & Philip Doyle
Interim Manager: Adrian Walker
S&C Coach: Paul Heasley