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Coughlan skippers new-look Ireland

FIONA COUGHLAN skippers Ireland in Sunday’s Six Nations Championship opener against Italy in Rovigo (1.30pm Irish time).

Coughlan skippers new-look Ireland

Thu, 03 Feb, 2011 - 00:00

Barry Coughlan

Lauren Day, who missed the Women’s Rugby World Cup through injury, is back in the team and partners Coughlan and Gillian Bourke in the front row.

Carol Staunton and Claire Molloy will pack down in the back row either side of dynamic number eight Joy Neville.

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Rugby Place: Rovigo Person: Coughlan Person: Lauren Day Person: Gillian Bourke Person: Carol Staunton Person: Claire Molloy Person: Joy Neville Person: Nora Stapleton Person: Amy Davis Person: Lynne Cantwell Person: Geraldine Rea Person: Niamh Briggs Person: Mairead Kelly Person: Niamh Kavanagh Person: N Briggs Person: N Kavanagh Person: L Cantwell Person: G Rea Person: M Kelly Person: A Davis Person: F Coghlan Person: G Bourke Person: L Day Person: M Louise Reilly Person: L Guest Person: C Staunton Person: C Molloy Person: J Neville Person: S Kennedy Person: E McManamly Person: D O’Brien Person: H O’Brien Person: L Muldoon Person: G Nolan Person: J Shiels Event: Six Nations Championship Event: Women’s Rugby World Cup Organisation: Italy Organisation: Old Belvedere Organisation: Blackrock Organisation: UL Bohemians Organisation: Munster Organisation: Richmond Organisation: Exile Organisation: Highfield Organisation: N Stapleton Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Bristol Organisation: Waterloo Organisation: Ulster Organisation: Connacht Organisation: City of Derry Organisation: UWIC Organisation: St. Mary’s

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