With the Canadian team announced earlier today I can now bring you the team lists for the Ireland v Canada Autumn International match which takes place at the UCD Bowl on Saturday afternoon. Kick off 2:00pm.
Ireland named their team yesterday and it’s obvious that coach Tom Tierney is using this series to have a look at all his charges with the squad containing ten changes, including two new caps, from the squad that featured in the narrow loss against England at the same venue last Sunday.
From the Ulster perspective, I’m pleased to see that Nikki Caughey starts at out half and Cooke’s Claire McLaughlin features on the bench, thereby doubling Ulster’s representation from the last match. Watching Ireland from behind the touchline last week they did tend to crab across the pitch and deny themselves space so I’ll be looking for Caughey, and McLaughlin should she get on, to . . .
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