Two Clare women will line out for Ireland in Sunday’s Women’s Six Nations clash with Wales.
Kilmihil native and captain Edel McMahon missed the loss to England through injury and comes into the pack as part of five changes from last weekend.
Clooney’s Siobhan McCarthy is also drafted into the starting 15 for the trip to Rodney Parade
Ireland team v Wales
15. Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)(17)
14. Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC)(9)
13. Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(21)
12. Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(27)
11. Amee-Leigh Costigan Railway Union RFC/Munster)(16)
10. Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(22)
9. Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster)(20)
1. Siobhán McCarthy (Railway Union RFC/Munster)(7)
2. Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(33)
3. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(44)
4. Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(5)
5. Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster)(35)
6. Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(30)
7. Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs/Connacht)(32)(captain)
8. Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(14)
Replacements:
16. Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs)(41)
17. Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke RFC/Ulster)(13)
18. Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(22)
19. Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(13)
20. Claire Boles (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)(3)
21. Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)(13)
22. Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)(24)
23. Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)(2).
