WRWC2017

WRWC2017: Teams up for Ireland v Australia

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It’s all getting real now!

Ireland and Australia have announced their teams for Wednesday’s opening Pool C game in the WRWC2017 at the UCD Bowl. Kick off 7:00pm, live on ITV4.

Ireland Head Coach Tom Tierney has opted for a blend of new blood and seasoned experience against an Australian team that has opted for something similar. Interestingly, Ireland feature seven players from their sevens programme compared to Australia’s (the current Sevens Olympic champions) selection of three. How players migrate from Sevens to the XV’s game is going to be one of the major talking points of this championship.

Ulster’s Ashleigh Baxter is the only sevens player to break into, what I would have regarded as, the “first choice” pack in what should be, given her extraordinary work rate, a low risk gamble. One thing if for sure is that Ash-bash will give her all though I do have my concerns over her lack of familiarity with the wing forward position having played on the wing in the . . .

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