Ireland Co-Captain Edel McMahon has been included in the Connacht Squad for the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial series which kicks off this weekend as the Western province travel to Energia Park to face reigning champions Leinster on Saturday afternoon (kick off 4:45pm).

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Head Coach Emer O’Dowd has appointed two joint-captains this season, with Nicole Fowley continuing in the role she held last year and will be joined by Shannon Touhey, with Ava Ryder named as vice-captain. The squad also includes players recently capped at Ireland U-20s such as Ivana Kiripati, Faith Oviawe and Clara Barrett The side begin their campaign on Saturday away to Leinster at Energia Park (k/o 4.45pm) before a trip to Belfast on 17^th August to face Ulster. Their sole home game comes on Saturday 24^th August with Munster visiting Dexcom Stadium, and tickets for that game are on sale now at connachtrugby.ie

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Forwards (21) Jemima Adams Verling Lily Brady Grace Browne Moran Ella Burns Meagan Colis Ellen Connolly Orla Fenton Poppy Garvey Beibhinn Gleeson Stacy Hanley Ivana Kiripati Hope Lowney Faith Oviawe Roisín Maher Eva McCormack Sarah McCormick Edel McMahon Ailish Quinn Lesley Ring Rosie Searle Karly Tierney Backs (16) Clara Barrett Molly Boote Hannah Clarke Abigael Connon Meabh Deeley Orla Dixon Emily Foley Nicole Fowley (JC) May Goulding Laoise McGonagle Grainne Moran Aifric Ni Ghibne Eabha Nic Dhonnacha Sarah Purcell Ava Ryder (VC) Shannon Touhey (JC) Management Team Emer O’Dowd – Head Coach Jill O’Malley – Team Manager Gavin Duffy – Skills Coach Tommy Ellard – Defence Coach Doron McHugh – Scrum Coach Alison Miller – Backs Coach Lisa Ryan – High Performance Coach Ann Caffrey – WNTS Athletic Performance Coach Ciaran Gleeson – Athletic Performance Intern Emma Finnegan – Strength & Conditioning Caileen Meehan – Physiotherapy Evan Gannon – Video Analysis