
Six Nations preparations begin
Ireland womens' coach Adam Griggs has included five uncapped players in his squad for the Six Nations.
Shannon Touhey, Claire Keohane, Dorothy Wall, Katie O'Dwyer and Grace Miller could all make their debuts in the tournament.
There's also a return for former sevens player Aoife Doyle, who hasn't played for Ireland's 15-a-side team since 2015.
Ireland Women’s Six Nations Squad 2020:
Backs:
Enya Breen (UL Bohemian/Munster); Michelle Claffey (Blackrock/Leinster); Eimear Considine (UL Bohemian/Munster); Nicole Cronin (UL Bohemian/Munster);
Kathryn Dane (Old Belvedere/Ulster); Lauren Delany (Firwood Waterloo/IQ Rugby);
Aoife Doyle (Railway Union/Munster); Katie Fitzhenry (Blackrock/Leinster); Ailsa Hughes (Railway Union/Leinster); Claire Keohane (Railway Union/Munster)*;
Grace Miller (Old Belvedere/Leinster)*; Larissa Muldoon (Railway Union/Leinster); Ellen Murphy (Gloucester-Hartpury/IQ Rugby); Sene Naoupu (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Beibhinn Parsons (Balinasloe/Connacht); Laura Sheehan (UL Bohemian/Munster); Shannon Touhey (Tullamore/Connacht)*; Hannah Tyrell (Old Belvedere/Leinster)