West makes three changes

By Barry Coughlan

Thursday, March 18, 2010

IRELAND coach Kevin West has made three changes from the side which defeated Wales last weekend for tomorrow’s Women’s Six Nations clash with Scotland (Ashbourne, Meath, 7.30pm).

Gillian Bourke is named in the front row, Sinead Ryan takes the number seven jersey while Nora Stapleton starts on the wing.

The Irish lie third in the table behind England and France.

IRELAND Women (v Scotland): N Briggs (Clonmel/Munster), A Davis (Blackrock/Leinster), J O’Sullivan (Richmond/Exile), G Davitt (Blackrock/Leinster), N Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster), H Brosnan (Highfield/Munster), T Rosser (Blackrock/Leinster), F Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster), G Bourke (UL Bohemian/Munster), L Day (Cooke/Ulster), K O’Loughlin (Clonmel/Munster), M Louise Reilly (Navan/Leinster), O Brennan (Blackrock/Leinster), S Ryan (Navan/Leinster), J Neville (UL Bohemian/Munster).

Replacements: C Fanning (Highfield/Munster), L Austin (UL Bohemian/Munster), C Mahon (UL Bohemians/Leinster), C Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht), L Beamish (UL Bohemian/Munster), S Houston (Blackrock/Leinster), E Downey (Cooke/Ulster).

This appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Thursday, March 18, 2010