Ulster Women side chosen for final game of Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship

Deloitte Ulster Women Head Coach Neill Alcorn has selected his match day squad for the visit of Leinster to Queen's Sport, Belfast.

Here is everything you need to know ahead of the game…

Match Details

🤝 Deloitte Ulster Women v Leinster<br>
🗓 Saturday 21 January, 5.30pm<br>
🏟 Queen's Sport<br>
🏆 Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship<br>
📺 Live on BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport NI website

The pack is unchanged from last week's team which faced Connacht at Kingspan Stadium.

There's an all-Cooke front row, made up of Sadhbh McGrath, Megan Simpson and Ilse Van Staden, with Keelin Brady and Brenda Barr pairing up in the second row.

Enniskillen duo India Daley and Sophie Barrett retain their places in the back row at 6 and 8 respectively, with captain Beth Cregan again starting at openside flanker.

Rachael McIlroy and Ella Durkan continue their pairing in the half-back positions, with Kelly McCormill moving from outside to inside centre.

Emma Jordan comes into the starting lineup at 13, with Lucy Thompson brought in on the right wing. Left wing Niamh Marley and fullback Maeve Liston will start their third consecutive game of the Championship.

The replacements are Aishling McConnell, Gemma McCamley, Fiona Tuite, Helen McGhee, Stacey Sloan, Hannah Beattie, Hannah Downey, and Fern Wilson.

Captain Beth Cregan

"The initial reaction to last Saturday's result, it was disheartening. Especially in that second half, we really felt the comeback was there for us, but unfortunately a few things just didn't go our way and chasing a game becomes very hard. But we have shown that when we get things to click, we are a very threatening team, and there are definitely positives to be taken away from that performance.

"No matter how performances go though, we move on to the next game, and from watching Leinster it's clear they want to play an expansive brand of rugby. We expect them to run it from everywhere, kick deep, look for offloads, and play with a bit of flair - but we want to nullify that, and show our own style.

"We're really looking forward to this game and hoping we can put down a marker and start games the same way we've been finishing them. We want to really push on and get that whole 80 minute performance."

Ulster v Leinster, Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship, Queen's Sport, Sat 21 Jan, 5:30, Live on BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport NI website

1 Sadhbh McGrath - Cooke RFC

2 Megan Simpson - Cooke RFC

3 Ilse Van Staden - Cooke RFC

4 Keelin Brady - Railway Union RFC

5 Brenda Barr - Suttonians RFC

6 India Daley - Enniskillen RFC

7 Beth Cregan (C) - City of Derry RFC/Blackrock College

8 Sophie Barrett - Enniskillen RFC

9 Rachael McIlory - Queen's University RFC

10 Ella Durkan - Blackrock College RFC

11 Niamh Marley - Dungannon RFC

12 Kelly McCormill - Cooke RFC

13 Emma Jordan - Malone RFC/Suttonians RFC

14 Lucy Thompson - Enniskillen RFC/Cooke RFC

15 Maeve Liston - Blackrock College RFC

Replacements

Aishling O'Connell (Cooke RFC); Gemma McCamley (Cooke RFC); Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC); Helen McGhee (Cooke RFC); Stacey Sloan (Cooke RFC); Hannah Beattie (Malone RFC); Hannah Downey (Cooke RFC); Fern Wilson (Queen's University RFC)