Munster Women's Squad Named For 2025 Vodafone Interprovincial Championship

The Munster Senior Women's squad has been announced for this year's Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship. Head Coach Matt Brown has announced a 34-player squad for the duration of the competition with 15 uncapped players included. Returning to provincial action this season is Ireland international Maeve Óg O'Leary. O'Leary returns to the side after an extended break due to a knee injury. Before her injury, Maeve Óg played a key part in the 2023 Interprovincial Championship before being selected to travel to Dubai to take part in the inaugural WXV tournament. O'Leary also got the chance to line out against the Barbarians in the historic double-header held at Thomond Park in 2023. Maeve Óg returned to her club Blackrock College RFC in March of this year earning herself the starting flanker position for the remainder of the season. She will also captain the side alongside Chloe Pearse and Stephanie Nunan. Elsewhere, Lyndsay Clarke is one of many players who will step up into the senior squad for the first time this year. Clarke is a well-known speedster on the pitch and has played a lot of age-grade representative rugby for both Munster and Ireland throughout the years. Clarke, who recently turned 19, played adult rugby with Ennis/Kilrush and UL Bohemian last season and will line out for newly promoted Ennis RFC in the upcoming Women’s All Ireland League campaign. A newcomer into the group this year is Ennis' Micaela Glynn. Hailing from the small village of Kilmihil in west Clare, Glynn only began playing rugby at the age of 15 with Kilrush RFC. Fast forward to today, Micaela captained a historic Ennis/Kilrush side, in just it's third year of existence, to new heights as they booked their spot in next season's Womens All Ireland League. Speaking about the selection this year, Head Coach Matt Brown said: "I genuinely want to see how good this crop of younger girls can be. How well they can gel with the older girls and you know, we have put a bit of emphasis on the older girls really having a role within the squad that actually brings these girls along. "You know the sky is the limit for them." To hear more from Brown click here.

Munster Senior Women's Squad 2025

Munster Appearances in Brackets *Uncapped Forwards Alisha Flynn (Ballincollig RFC)* Annakate Cournane (Shannon RFC) (3) Aoibhe O'Flynn (UL Bohemian RFC) (5) Aoife Fleming (Ballincollig RFC)* Aoife Grimes (Shannon RFC)* Beth Buttimer (UL Bohemian RFC) (8) Brianna Heylmann (UL Bohemian RFC) (6) Caoimhe Murphy (Clonakilty RFC)* Chloe Pearse (UL Bohemian RFC) (33) Ciara Coughlan (Ennis RFC)* Ciara Fleming (Ballincollig RFC)* Ciara McLoughlin (UL Bohemian RFC) (4) Claire Bennett (UL Bohemian RFC) (14) Clodagh O'Halloran (UL Bohemian RFC) (24) Eilís Cahill (UL Bohemian RFC) (12) Emma Dunican (Tralee RFC) (3) Grainne Burke (UL Bohemian RFC)* Lily Morris (Ballincollig)* Maeve Óg O'Leary (Blackrock College RFC) (11) (C) Micaela Glynn (Ennis RFC)* Saoirse Crowe (Shannon RFC)* Backs Abbie Salter-Townshend (UL Bohemian RFC) (5) Caitriona Finn (UL Bohemian RFC) (3) Chisom Ugwueru (UL Bohemian RFC) (8) Eve Prendergast (Ballincollig RFC)* Fia Whelan (Ballincollig RFC)* Kate Flannery (UL Bohemian RFC) (12) Lucia Linn (UL Bohemian RFC) (4) Lyndsay Clarke (Ennis RFC)* Nicole Cronin (UL Bohemian RFC) (18) Orna Moynihan (Ennis RFC)* Saskia Conway-Morrissey (Ennis RFC)* Stephanie Nunan (UL Bohemian RFC) (15) Alana McInerney (UL Bohemian RFC) (14)

Fixtures

Round 1: Munster v Connacht, Sunday 10th August, Virgin Media Park, 4.15pm. Tickets here. Round 2: Leinster v Munster, Saturday 16th August, Energia Park, 2.30pm Round 3: Ulster v Munster, Saturday 23rd August, Affidea Stadium, 4.15pm Finals Day: Saturday 30th August, Energia Park.