Tom Tierney rejigs Ireland for clash with Canada

Ireland Women’s head coach Tom Tierney has made 10 changes from last week’s defeat to England, as Canada roll around to the UCD Bowl on Saturday.

Flanker Anna Caplice of UL Bohemian, who previously represented her country in the sevens circuit, will make her international debut when she joins captain Paula Fitzpatrick and Ciara Cooney in the back-row.

Also winning her first cap is 21-year-old lock Nichola Fryday, who will be partnered by Blackrock College’s Katie Norris, while the Munster trio of Fiona Hayes, Zoe Grattage, and Fiona Reidy form a new-look front row.