Marie Lousie Reilly is wearing the number four jersey and is joined in the second row by Munster’s Laura Guest.

Carol Staunton and Claire Molloy will pack down in the back row either side of dynamic No.8 Joy Neville.

Nora Stapleton, who made her debut against Italy last year moves from the wing to out-half, a position she has been playing for her club side Old Belvedere. She will be partnered in the half-backs by Blackrock’s Amy Davis.

The highly experienced Lynne Cantwell is joined in the centre by Highfield’s Geraldine Rea.

Niamh Briggs will again assume the kicking duties from full-back with UL Bohemians wingers Mairead Kelly and Niamh Kavanagh completing the back three.

15-Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemians/Munster)
14-Niamh Kavanagh (UL Bohemians/Munster)
13-Lynne Cantwell (Richmond/Exile)
12-Geraldine Rea (Highfield/Munster)
11-Mairead Kelly (UL Bohemians/Munster)
10-Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
9-Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster)
1-Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster) Captain
2-Gillian Bourke (Bristol/Munster)
3-Lauren Day (Waterloo/Ulster)
4-Marie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
5-Laura Guest (Highfield/Munster)
6-Carol Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht)
7-Claire Molloy (Bristol/Connacht)
8-Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster)

Replacements:
16-Stacey Kennedy (City of Derry/Ulster)
17-Emer McManamly (Blackrock/Leinster)
18-Deirdre O'Brien (Blackrock/Leinster)
19-Heather O'Brien (Highfield/Munster)
20-Larissa Muldoon (UWIC/Exile)
21-Gill Nolan (St. Mary's/Leinster)
22-Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Leinster)