BALLYBOFEY woman Laura Feely has been named among the replacements as Ireland Women face Scotland in their opening 2020 Women’s Six Nations game at Energia Park on Sunday.
Feely, who plays for Galwegians and Connacht, is one of the eight replacements named by coach Adam Griggs.
Noted Sevens international Aoife Doyle makes her return to 15s international rugby after winning her first cap back in 2015. She forms an exciting back-three with Lauren Delany and 18-year-old flyer Beibhinn Parsons.
For this weekend’s rematch, Munster duo Claire Keohane and Dorothy Wall are standing by to make their 15s international debuts, while ‘Belvo hooker Victoria Dabanovich-O’Mahony is another Six Nations newcomer on the bench.
Griggs said: “The preparation has been very good. We’ve got a lot of work done through January as a squad and, at this stage, everyone is excited to get the Six Nations started and show the progress we have made.
“We’ve made no secret that last season’s results were not good enough and having a home game first up is the best possible way to start and put in a performance for ourselves and our home crowd.
“We want to make sure that Energia Park is a hard place for travelling teams to come and play, so we must put our words into action and apply pressure from the very start.”
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