Speaking after the game against the USA, Head Coach Philip Doyle said “The scrum was under pressure today, but the USA are a strong and heavy pack and we're not. We know Kazakhstan are similar and so we'll have to have a look at that and work on our scrums and hope to improve.”

Ireland Women's Team to play Kazakhstan:
15 - Niamh Briggs (Clonmel/Munster)
14 - Amy Davis (Blackrock/Leinster)
13 - Joanne O'Sullivan (Richmond/ Exile)
12 - Lynne Cantwell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
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 - Yvonne Nolan (Blackrock/Leinster)
17 - Laura Guest (Highfield/Munster)
18 - Carol Staunton (Galwegians/Connacht)
19 - Sinead Ryan (Blackrock/Leinster)
20 - Jackie Shiels (Richmond/Leinster)
21 - Shannon Houston (Blackrock/Leinster)
22 - Mairead Kelly (UL Bohemians/Munster)