The Ireland Women’s 7s squad has been confirmed for the HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series 2020 in Glendale, Colorado.
13 Players have been named for the opening round of the series where they are drawn in Pool B. They will get their campaign under way against France at 10.37am (local time)/ 5.37pm (Irish time), before facing USA and Brazil later in the day.
Munster players Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe, Louise Galvin, Emily Lane and Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird have all been selected.
The squad will be captained by Lucy Mulhall and includes Anna Doyle who is named for her first World Series trip. Anna who won her first cap in Kazan 2018 becomes the latest player from IRFU’s Women’s Development pathway to make her World Series debut.
Katie Fitzhenry makes a return to the squad, having missed out on most of last season following an injury.
Speaking ahead of the tournament, Stan McDowell - Head Coach, said: "Looking at what’s coming through this season from the player pathway, its an exciting time for the Women’s sevens game. There is some really good talent that we can continue to develop and strengthen our squad for the 2019-2020 World Series and beyond.
"We have been training out at our new High Performance Centre which has been a great facility for the players to train from and we are really looking forward to the series ahead."
The following rounds will take place in Dubai, Cape Town, Hamilton, Sydney, Hong Kong and Paris.
Ireland Women’s 7s, Glendale, Colorado, Saturday 5th October – Sunday 6th October 2019. HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series 2020
Kathy Baker (Blackrock College/ Leinster)
Megan Burns (Tullamore/Leinster)
Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union/Munster)
Anna Doyle (Tullow/ Leinster)
Katie Fitzhenry (Blackrock/ Leinster)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union/ Leinster)
Louise Galvin (UL Bohemian/Munster)
Katie Heffernan (Mullingar/Railway Union/Leinster)
Eve Higgins (Railway Union/Leinster)
Emily Lane (Mallow/Munster)
Lucy Mulhall (Rathdrum)
Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird (Old Belvedere/Munster)
Hannah Tyrrell (Old Belvedere/Leinster)
Ireland Women’s 7s –Glendale, Colorado– Pool B
Saturday, 5th October 2019 Ireland v France - 10:37hrs Local Time / 17.37 Irish Time Ireland v USA - 13:43hrs Local Time/ 20.43hrs Irish Time Ireland v Brazil - 16:05hrs Local Time/ 23.05 Irish Time Sunday, 6th October 2019 Finals Day The games will be streamed live in the World Rugby 7s Online Channels:- YouTube: WorldRugby7s
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