Ennis native Aoife Corey is in line to receive her first Ireland cap against Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations this weekend.
She’s one of two Clare women named to start by Head Coach Scott Bemand for the trip to Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon, with Kilmihil’s Edel McMahon again captaining the side from open side flanker.
Corey will start at full back, joined in the back three by Munster teammate Amee-Leigh Costigan and Vicky Elmes Kinlan who earns her first start.
Ireland team to face Scotland:
15. Aoife Corey (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)
14. Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)(3)
13. Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(22)
12. Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(28)
11. Amee-Leigh Costigan Railway Union RFC/Munster)(17)
10. Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(23)
9. Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster)(21)
1. Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(14)
2. Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(34)
3. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(45)
4. Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(6)
5. Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(14)
6. Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster)(36)
7. Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs/Connacht)(33)(captain)
8. Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(31)
Replacements:
16. Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs)(42)
17. Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke RFC/Ulster)(14)
18. Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(23)
19. Jane Clohessy (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
20. Claire Boles (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)(4)
21. Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)(14)
22. Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)(25)
23. Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)(18)
