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After three consecutive defeats Scotland women's coach is expecting a hard game against Ireland on Friday

Findlay expecting tough trip to Ireland

9 March 2012, 12:55 pm

By Sportsbeat

Scotland women's head coach Karen Findlay is expecting an epic battle as her side take on Ireland on home soil in the RBS 6 Nations on Friday evening.

Findlay’s troops will line up against an Ireland side with confidence sky-high having dealt out a 36-0 thrashing to Wales in their rescheduled game last time out.

The task is made harder with the Scots having failed to pick up a win – or indeed register a point - in any of their opening three RBS 6 Nations clashes.

Findlay has shuffled her pack for the trip to Ashbourne RFC on Friday with Tanya Griffith returning to the starting XV at fly-half.

And head coach Findlay said: “Ireland will be a massive challenge away from home. Both teams will look to play rugby and to defend hard so it should be a good game."

Scotland Women:

15 Stephanie Johnston
14 Katy Green
13 Laura Steven
12 Lisa Ritchie
11 Sarah Dixon
10 Tanya Griffith
9 Louise Dalgliesh
1 Tracy Balmer
2 Sarah Quick
3 Beth Dickens
4 Anna Swan
5 Jemma Forsyth
6 Lindsay Wheeler
7 Ruth Slaven
8 Susie Brown

Replacements:

16 Alison Macdonald
17 Heather Lockhart
18 Katherine Muir
19 Charlotte Veale
20 Tess Forsberg
21 Lisa Martin
22 Lauren Harris