The Ireland U18 Women’s squad, supported by PwC, for the upcoming U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival at Colwyn Bay, Wales, has been named by Head Coach Matt Gill.
The festival takes place between the 29 March to 6 April and the squad will assemble for three weekend training camps at the IRFU’s High Performance Centre on the Sport Ireland Campus in west Dublin. The training camps will take place on the 2-3 March, 9-10 March and 16-17 March.
Matt Gill, the current women’s provincial talent coach for Leinster, will be assisted by Sana Govender, who has previously coached Munster Rugby’s women’s and age grade sides.
There are 11 players returning to the squad who featured in last year’s U18s Women’s Six Nations Festival which took place in England – Ailish Quinn, Alma Atagamen, Jemima Adams Verling, Abby Healy, Caitriona Finn, Emily Foley, Emma Brogan, Grainne Moran, Lyndsay Clarke, Niamh Murphy and Sarah Purcell.
A host of clubs across the country are represented in the squad - Creggs, Wexford Wanderers, Navan, Wicklow, Tuam/Oughterard, Coolmine, Ennis, Enniscorthy, Naas, Gorey, Wicklow, Killarney, Ballina/Killaloe, Enniskillen, Ballymena, Mullingar, Carrick on Suir, Larne, Cill Dara and Ballinasloe.
Speaking on the announcement, Head Coach Matt Gill added, "I'm really looking forward to continuing our Irish U18 Women’s Six Nations preparations and getting our camps underway. I'm excited to work with Sana, and our management team, and to work with this incredibly talented group of players."
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Ireland U18 Women’s Squad Announced For 6 Nations
21st February 2024
