Dannah O'Brien named in Ireland team for Women's Six Nations opener
Ireland Women's Rugby Squad Training, IRFU High Performance Centre, Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 13/3/2025 Dannah O’Brien Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Ben Brady
Ireland Women's Rugby Head-coach, Scott Bemand has named his side's matchday squad to face France in this Saturday's Guinness Six Nations opening clash, against France.
Dannah O'Brien has been named at fly-half for the game. The Carlow native currently plays her club rugby with Old Belvedere in Dublin.
Bemand has named Amee-Leigh Costigan as captain of the side and Neve Jones as vice captain.
Ireland will be looking to build on their third place finish in last season's Six Nations campaign.
France finished second in last year's competition, only to to finish behind England, who claimed the Grand Slam in 2024.
The girls in green were well defeated by France in last year's edition of the tournament on a scoreline of 38-17, however this weekends game is expected to be a far tighter affair.
Ireland will face France this Saturday in their first game of the Women's Guinness Six Nations, with kick-off at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast at 1pm.
Irish team to face France:
15. Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)(14) 14. Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC)(6) 13. Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(18) 12. Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)(21) 11. Amee-Leigh Costigan (Railway Union RFC/Munster)(13)(captain) 10. Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(19) 9. Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)(10) 1. Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(11) 2. Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(30)(vice-captain) 3. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(41) 4. Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(2) 5. Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster)(32) 6. Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(27) 7. Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC)(4) 8. Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(11) Replacements:
16. Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs)(38) 17. Siobhán McCarthy (Worcester Warriors/Munster)(4) 18. Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(19) 19. Grace Moore (Trailfinders Women/IQ Rugby)(17) 20. Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(10) 21. Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs/Connacht)(30) 22. Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht)(12) 23. Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(25).
