Ireland team revealed ahead of tricky Women's Six Nations test in France

After a dominant display at home to Italy, Irish head to Clermont on Saturday

ON TARGET: Ireland's Emily Lane fires a pass against Italy. Picture: INPHO

Head coach Scott Bemand has named his Ireland squad, sponsored by Aon, for Saturday's Guinness Women's Six Nations clash against France in Clermont (8.10pm Irish time).

Following last weekend's nine-try win over Italy in Galway and the opening-day defeat to England, Ireland continue their Championship campaign with clash against France at Stade Marcel-Michelin.

Bemand has named an unchanged backline for the trip to Clermont, with Stacey Flood, Béibhinn Parsons and last week's debutant Robyn O'Connor continuing in the back three, while Aoife Dalton and Nancy McGillivray are retained in midfield.

Emily Lane and Dannah O'Brien continue their half-back partnership at scrum-half and out-half respectively.

In the pack, Ellena Perry, Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald and Linda Djougang are named as Ireland's starting front row for the third successive match, with Dorothy Wall back into the second row to partner Fiona Tuite.

Brittany Hogan continues at blindside flanker, captain Erin King is at openside and Aoife Wafer completes the pack at number eight.

Grace Moore and Brittany Hogan at training. Picture: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile

On the bench, Neve Jones, Niamh O'Dowd, Eilís Cahill, Ruth Campbell and Sam Monaghan are the forward replacements available to Bemand, with Katie Whelan, Eve Higgins and Anna McGann the backline options.

Saturday's match is live on Virgin Media Two and the BBC iPlayer.

IRELAND (v France): 

S Flood; B Parsons, A Dalton, N McGillivray, R O’Connor; D O’Brien, E Lane; E Perry, C Moloney-MacDonald, L Djougang; D Wall, F Tuite; B Hogan, E King, A Wafer.

Replacements: N Jones, N O’Dowd, E Cahill, R Campbell, S Monaghan, K Whelan, E Higgins, A McGann.