All roads lead to Rome for quartet

Uncapped players Louise Henderson, Zanya Dahl, Sinead Dooley and Katherine Elkins have all been named in Ireland’s squad which will begin preparations for the World Cup qualifying competition in Rome next April.

The retirements of Lynsey McVicker and Jenny Burke and study commitments of Hannah Bowe, Emma Stewart and Deirdre Casey meant coach Riet Kuper had to look for replacements and she was impressed by what she saw at the women’s Interprovincial Tournament this month.