The Irish embarrassingly lost out 10-88 at Twickenham against the defending champions and the reaction for this Saturday’s third-place decider at home to Scotland in Belfast has been to alter two back, one forward, and also include an uncapped player on the bench.
The Irish embarrassingly lost out 10-88 at Twickenham against the defending champions and the reaction for this Saturday’s third-place decider at home to Scotland in Belfast has been to alter two back, one forward, and also include an uncapped player on the bench.
The Red Roses will head to Bordeaux next weekend with their sights set firmly on a Grand Slam following a commanding 88-10 victory against Ireland in front of 48,778 fans at Twickenham.
The Irish snapped their recent championship losing streak with a commanding 36-5 win last weekend over Wales in Cork and they now head to London with one change to the back line and another to their pack.
The restoration of co-captain Edel McMahon in place of the absent Grace Moore is the only starting team alteration as Bemand has opted to keep faith with the players he chose to take on the Italians.
Italy got their first win in the 2024 Women's Six Nations as they saw off an Irish comeback to take the 27-21 victory in round two.
The Irish clinched WXV3 title success in Dubai in their last outing, coming from behind to defeat Spain 15-13 on October 28 and round off that tournament with a three-game winning streak.
Ireland Head Coach Greg McWilliams has named his Ireland Match Day Squad, for Saturday's TikTok Women's Six Nations clash against England in Cork (kick-off 2.15pm).
Sale Sharks have built their best squad yet. It’s a rich tapestry of youth and experience – with players from down the road and across the pond. Rachel Taylor’s outfit were fearless competitors, and clinched their single biggest result this weekend.
