Ulster Women's & U18 Girls Squads named for Inter-pro opener

The Ulster Women’s and U18 Girls squads, sponsored by Deloitte, have been named to play Munster in the opening round of their respective Inter-provincial Series fixture this weekend. In a new format, each round of the Series will be played as a double header with the provincial Girls and Women’s teams both playing the same opposition at the same venue. Depending on ranking after the opening three rounds, each Province will then play a semi-final followed by either a final or 3rd/4th place playoff. This Saturday 17th August the Ulster squads will travel to Irish Independent Park in Cork to take on Munster, in the hope of getting their campaigns off to a positive start. Ulster Women’s team to play Munster, Saturday 17th August, 3.00pm at Irish Independent Park, Cork: (15-9): Ella Durkan (Malone), Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere), Maeve Liston (Cooke), Vicky Irwin (Cooke), Emma Jordan (Malone), Jemma Jackson (Old Belvedere), Kathryn Dane (Old Belvedere); (1-8): Emma Kearney (Cooke), Neve Jones (Malone), Ilse Van Staden (Cooke), Hannah Beattie (Malone), Keelin Brady (Barnhall), Lauren Maginnes (Malone), Beth Cregan (Capt) (Cooke), Shannon Buller (Queens University). Replacements: Stacey-Lea Kennedy (City of Derry), Megan Brodie (Harlequins), Shannon Heapes (Cooke), Chloe McIlwaine (Malone), Katie Hetherington (Cooke), Kelly McCormill (Cooke), Diane Ramsay (Queens University), Lisa Mullen (Virginia). Ulster U18 Girls team to play Munster, Saturday 17th August, 1.00pm at Irish Independent Park, Cork: (15-9): Farrah McCloskey (Enniskillen RFC), Sophie Kinghan (Dundalk RFC), Zara Flack (Enniskillen RFC), Moya Hill (Enniskillen RFC), Lucy Thompson (Enniskillen RFC), Toni Macartney (Larne RFC), Sarah Shrestha (Dungannon RFC); (1-8): Ella Garland (Vice Capt) (Cooke RFC), Aoife Cahill (Malone RFC), Ava Fannin (Capt) Virginia RFC, Kim Johnston (Dungannon RFC), Taryn Schutzler (Malone RFC), Sophie Barrett (Enniskillen RFC), Erin Carson (Malone RFC), India Daley (Enniskillen RFC). Replacements: Cara O’Neill (Malone RFC), Hannah Cooney (Malone RFC), Delyth Cook (Ballyclare RFC), Samantha Cassidy Campbell (Ballyclare RFC), Rachel McGee (Ballyshannon RFC), Lauren Kilfedder (Enniskillen RFC), Emma Ryan (Virginia RFC), Jenna Corkey (City of Armagh RFC). --- Ulster U18 Girls & Ulster Women's Inter-pro Series Fixtures 2019 Saturday 17th August at Irish Independent Park, Cork 1.00pm: Munster U18 Girls v Ulster U18 Girls 3.00pm: Munster Women v Ulster Women Saturday 24th August at City of Armagh RFC 3.00pm: Ulster U18 Girls v Leinster U18 Girls 7.00pm: Ulster Women v Leinster Women Saturday 31st August at Queen’s Sport 1.00pm: Ulster U18 Girls v Connacht U18 Girls 3.30pm: Ulster Women v Connacht Women Saturday 14th September at St. Mary’s RFC, Dublin Semi-Finals Day Saturday 21st September at MU Barnhall RFC, County Kildare Finals Day