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Ireland coach resists the urge to tinker with his starting XV for re-arranged Wales game

Ireland women unchanged for Wales clash

29 February 2012, 12:12 pm

By Sportsbeat

Ireland women's coach Philip Doyle has named an unchanged side for their re-scheduled clash with Wales on Saturday at Ashbourne RFC.

The original game was postponed at half-time during the first round of fixtures due to adverse weather conditions, with Ireland leading 10-3 at the time.

Since that match the Irish women lost a narrow clash with France 8-7, in which they came back from 8-0 down, before claiming a morale-boosting 40-10 win over Italy last time out, leading Doyle to keep the faith.

In contrast Wales arrive at Ashbourne on the back of a 33-0 thrashing against reigning RBS 6 Nations champions England at Twickenham, having begun their campaign with a 20-0 win over Scotland.

Ireland Women:
15. Ashleigh Baxter
14. Niamh Kavanagh
13. Niamh Briggs
12. Grace Davitt
11. Alison Miller
10. Lynne Cantwell
9. Amy Davis
1. Fiona Coghlan
2. Gillian Bourke
3. Ailis Egan
4. Sophie Spence
5. Marie Louise Reilly
6. Laura Guest
7. Claire Molloy
8. Joy Neville

Replacements:
16. Paula Fitzpatrick
17. Ruth O'Reilly
18. Siobhan Fleming
19. Heather O'Brien
20. Larissa Muldoon
21. Nikki Caughey
22. Jennifer Murphy