Ireland Women Squad
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Ashleigh Baxter
Ashleigh Baxter
DoB1991-12-21 BirthplaceBelfast Height1.63 m (5' 4") Weight60 kg (9 st 6 lb) PositionFullback
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Gillian Bourke
Gillian Bourke
DoB1984-08-28 Birthplace Height1.64 m (5' 5") Weight82 kg (12 st 12 lb) PositionFront Row
Gillian is a student at UL who also lines out for UL Bohemians.
Playing at prop or hooker she has earned a tidy haul of caps in recent seasons.
Gillian's other sport is Show Jumping.
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Niamh Briggs
Niamh Briggs
DoB1984-09-30 Birthplace Height () Weight80 kg (12 st 8 lb) PositionOut Half / Full Back
Niamh is a former member of Clonmel and now with UL Bohemians.
A Garda (Police), she attended Waterford IT.
She lines out at fullback for club, province and country.
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Lynne Cantwell
Lynne Cantwell
DoB1981-09-27 Birthplace Height1.60 m (5' 3") Weight65 kg (10 st 3 lb) PositionCentre
Lynne is Ireland's most capped Women's International and winner of the inaugural Guinness Rugby Writer's Women's Player of the Year in 2011
A qualified physiotherapist she attended UL and Southampton.
She is comfortable at first or second centre.
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Hannah Casey
Hannah Casey
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Fiona Coghlan
Fiona Coghlan
DoB1981-03-03 Birthplace Height1.75 m (5' 9") Weight77 kg (12 st 1 lb) PositionProp
Fiona is Captain of the Women's team. She plays her club rugby for UL Bohemians but lines out for Leinster at provincial level.
When she is not propping up the Irish scrum she is a full time PE and Maths Teacher.
with over 50 caps to her name she is one of Ireland's most experienced players.
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Kerrie-Ann Craddock
Kerrie-Ann Craddock
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Grace Davitt
Grace Davitt
DoB1982-12-25 Birthplace Height1.61 m (5' 3") Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb) PositionCentre/Wing
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Ailis Egan
Ailis Egan
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Paula Fitzpatrick
Paula Fitzpatrick
DoB1985-08-12 Birthplace Height1.75 m (5' 9") Weight81 kg (12 st 10 lb) Position
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Orla Fitzsimons
Orla Fitzsimons
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Siobhan Fleming
Siobhan Fleming
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Laura Guest
Laura Guest
DoB1985-04-24 Birthplace Height1.73 m (5' 8") Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb) PositionProp
Laura Guest is a secondary school teacher who attended Sacred Heart Clonakilty and University of Limerick.
She plays tight-head for Highfield and also enjoys golf, cycling, swimming and camogie.
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Fiona Hayes
Fiona Hayes
DoB1982-09-13 Birthplace Height1.68 m (5' 6") Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb) PositionBack Row
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Aisling Hutchings
Aisling Hutchings
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Stacey Kennedy
Stacey Kennedy
DoB1986-11-04 Birthplace Height1.63 m (5' 4") Weight76 kg (11 st 13 lb) Position
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Alison Miller
Alison Miller
DoB1984-10-30 Birthplace Height1.65 m (5' 5") Weight67 kg (10 st 7 lb) PositionWing
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Claire Molloy
Claire Molloy
DoB1988-06-22 Birthplace Height1.64 m (5' 5") Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb) PositionFlanker/Centre
Claire is one of two Connacht players in the RWC squad.
She plays her club rugby for Bristol and is a student in Cardiff University.
She is a flanker and has been in the squad for the past two seasons.
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Larissa Muldoon
Larissa Muldoon
DoB1991-03-11 Birthplace Height1.68 m (5' 6") Weight74 kg (11 st 9 lb) PositionScrum Half
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Jenny Murphy
Jenny Murphy
DoB1989-05-30 Birthplace Height1.80 m (5' 11") Weight81 kg (12 st 10 lb) Position
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Heather O'Brien
Heather O'Brien
DoB1984-07-22 Birthplace Height1.69 m (5' 7") Weight70 kg (11 st 0 lb) Position
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Mary Louise Reilly
Mary Louise Reilly
DoB1980-04-01 Birthplace Height1.94 m (6' 4") Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb) Position2nd Row
Mary Louise is a relatively new face in the squad having made the breakthrough this season.
She attended Scoil Dara in Kilcock and is Sports Development Officer.
She plays her club rugby for Navan RFC and lines out at 5.
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Tania Rosser
Tania Rosser
DoB1978-04-15 Birthplace Height1.65 m (5' 5") Weight61 kg (9 st 8 lb) PositionScrumhalf
Another hugely experienced player, Tanya has been an ever present in Ireland teams in recent seasons only taking time out for the birth of her children.
She is a teacher and hails from New Zealand where she attended Karamu High School and Wangamui University.
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Jackie Shiels
Jackie Shiels
DoB1985-01-01 Birthplace Height1.57 m (5' 2") Weight75 kg (11 st 11 lb) PositionFull Back/Centre
Jackie is a relative newcomer to the squad with only one cap under her belt so far.
She plays for Richmond and Leinster at centre or fullback.
She is a Teacher and also plays Gaelic, soccer and enjoys swimming.
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Sophie Spence
Sophie Spence
DoB1987-02-26 Birthplace Height1.80 m (5' 11") Weight81 kg (12 st 10 lb) Position
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Nora Stapleton
Nora Stapleton
DoB1983-07-05 Birthplace Height () Weight68 kg (10 st 10 lb) PositionOut Half / Winger
Nora is a Promotional Officer for the GAA.
She attended UCD and plays her club rugby for Old Belvedere RFC.
She lines out on the right wing.
Nora Stapleton