Head Coach Greg McWilliams has named an unchanged Ireland Match Day Squad, sponsored by Aon, for Saturday's TikTok Women's Six Nations Round 2 clash against France in Toulouse (Kick-off 2.15pm, live on RTÉ 2 and BBC Two Northern Ireland).
Nichola Fryday will captain Ireland at the Stade Ernest-Wallon, with McWilliams opting for continuity in selection for the first away trip of the 2022 Championship.
Eimear Considine, Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe and Lucy Mulhall are named in the back three, with Eve Higgins and Stacey Flood continuing their midfield partnership.
In the half backs, Nicole Cronin starts at out-half and Aoibheann Reilly wins her second cap at scrum-half having made her debut against Wales at The RDS.
The front row is retained with Linda Djougang, Neve Jones and Katie O'Dwyer packing down, as Sam Monaghan partners captain Fryday in the engine room. Dorothy Wall, Edel McMahon and Brittany Hogan complete the starting XV for the showdown with Les Bleus.
Commenting ahead of the game, McWilliams said: "We are fully aware of the challenge facing us this weekend, but we've had a good week of preparation, taking the positives from our opening game and implementing the learnings on the training pitch.
It is a huge opportunity for us as a group to go and play one of the best teams of the world and test ourselves at this stage of our journey together."
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Saturday's match is live on RTÉ 2 and BBC Two Northern Ireland.
McWilliams Named Unchanged Ireland Team For France Test
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31st March 2022
