No change for Ireland Women's team

Ireland women’s coach Philip Doyle will trust the same 15 that lost out to England for the second match of the Rugby World Cup against the USA on Tuesday.

The only changes come on the bench where Chris Fanning and Caroline Mahon come in for Yvonne Nolan and Carol Staunton.

Doyle said: “I thought we deserved a little bit more. We matched England at times but they are a great outfit and had a bit more pace and power. We will take the positives out of it and move on”.

IRELAND WOMEN'S TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v USA Women, 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool B, Surrey Sports Park, Friday, August 24, kick-off 4.30pm):

15 - Niamh Briggs (Clonmel/Munster)

14 - Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster)

13 - Joanne O'Sullivan (Richmond/ Exile)

12 - Lynne Cantwell (UL Bohemians)

11 - Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster) 10 - Helen Brosnan (Highfield/Munster)

9 - Tania Rosser (Blackrock/Leinster)

1 - Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster)

2 - Gillian Bourke (UL Bohemians/Munster)

3 - Louise Austin (UL Bohemians/Munster)

4 - Kate O'Loughlin (Clonmel/Munster)

5 - Marie Louise Reilly (Navan/Leinster)

6 - Orla Brennan (Blackrock/Leinster)

7 - Claire Molloy (Bristol/Connacht)

8 - Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster)

Replacements:

16 – Chris Fanning (Highfield/Munster)

17 - Laura Guest (Highfield/Munster)

18 – Caroline Mahon (UL Bohemians/Munster)

19 - Sinead Ryan (Blackrock/Leinster)

20 - Louise Beamish (UL Bohemian/Munster)

21 - Shannon Houston (Blackrock/Leinster)

22 - Mairead Kelly (UL Bohemians/Munster)

Ireland Women's Rugby World Cup Pool B Fixtures -

USA v Ireland, Surrey, Tuesday, August 24, 4.30pm Ireland v Kazakhstan, Surrey, Saturday, August 28, 4.30pm