Ireland make three changes for Women's Six Nations clash with England

Ireland will take on England on Saturday at Virgin Media Park in Cork.

TEAM NEWS: Amee Leigh Costignan will captain Ireland for their clash against England on Saturday in the Women's Six Nations. Pic Massimiliano Carnabuci/Sportsfile

Ireland Head Coach Scott Bemand has made three changes to his side for their Guinness Women's Six Nations clash against England at Virgin Media Park on Saturday (4.45pm).

Amee-Leigh Costigan will captain the side as Emily Lane, Dorothy Wall and Brittany Hogan come into the starting XV for Aoibheann Reilly, Ruth Campbell and Edel McMahon, who misses out due to injury.

It's an unchanged back three with Stacey Flood continuing at fullback with Anna McGann on the left wing and Costigan on the right.

Aoife Dalton and Eve Higgins continue their midfield partnership.

Lane will partner Dannah O'Brien, who starts at out-half.

Niamh O'Dowd, Neve Jones and Linda Djougang continue in the front row while Wall will partner Fiona Tuite in the engine room. Hogan is joined in the back row with Erin King and Aoife Wafer. 

Bemand goes for a 5/3 split on the bench with Cliodhna Moloney, Siobhán McCarthy, Christy Haney, Ruth Campbell and Grace Moore providing the forward reinforcements with Aoibheann Reilly, Nicole Fowley and Vicky Elmes Kinlan the back replacements. 

Enya Breen misses out due to injury. 

IRELAND (v England): S Flood (Railway Union), A McGann (Rainway Union), A Dalton (Leinster), E Higgins (Railway Union), A-L Costigan (Munster) (C), D O'Brien (Leinster), E Lane (Blackrock College); N O'Dowd (Leinster), N Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury), L Djougang (Leinster), F Tuite (Ulster), D Wall (Munster), B Hogan (Ulster), E King (Old Belvedere), A Wafer (Leinster).

Replacements: C Moloney (Exeter Chiefs),  McCarthy (Munster), C Haney (Leinster), G Moore (Trailfinders Women/IQ RUgby), A Reilly (Connacht), N Fowley (Connacht), Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC).