FORWARDS
Ireland Women: Team of the Decade
By John McMurtry January 27, 2021
GET YOUR VOTE IN
THE CLUBS HAVE SPOKEN
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN REVIEW THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE FORWARDS IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES THEN VOTE
1. LOOSEHEAD
SQUADS: 30 (CAPTAIN) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH)
FIONA COGHLAN
LINDSAY PEAT
SQUADS: 31 POINTS: 25 (5 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)
FIONA HAYES
SQUADS: 24 2013 GRAND SLAM 2014 RWC (4TH) 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP
2. HOOKER
SQUADS: 35 POINTS: 40 (8 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH)
GILL BOURKE
CLIODHNA MOLONEY
SQUADS: 23 POINTS: 15 (3 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)
DEIRBHILE NIC A BHAIRD
SQUADS: 4
3. TIGHTHEAD
SQUADS: 47 POINTS: 25 (5 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)
AILIS EGAN
LINDA DJOUGANG
SQUADS: 11 POINTS: 10 (2 TRIES)
FIONA REIDY
SQUADS: 21 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 RWC (8TH)
4. SECOND ROW
SQUADS: 40 POINTS: 60 (12 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)
SOPHIE SPENCE
AOIFE MCDERMOTT
SQUADS: 13 POINTS: 5 (1 TRY)
CIARA COONEY
SQUADS: 22 2017 RWC (8TH)
5. SECOND ROW
SQUADS: 49 POINTS: 5 (1 TRY) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHP 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)
MARIE LOUISE REILLY
NICOLA FRYDAY
SQUADS: 18
JUDY BOBBETT
SQUADS: 3
6. BLINDSIDE
SQUADS: 33 (CAPTAIN) POINTS: 25 (5 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)
CIARA GRIFFIN
SIOBHAN FLEMING
SQUADS: 20 POINTS: 10 (2 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2014 RWC (4TH)
ANNA CAPLICE
SQUADS: 15 POINTS: 10 (2 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)
7. OPENSIDE
SQUADS: 64 (CAPTAIN) POINTS: 60 (12 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)
CLAIRE MOLLOY
EDEL MCMAHON
SQUADS: 10
SINEAD RYAN
SQUADS: 5 2010 RWC (7TH)
8. NUMBER 8
SQUADS: 20 POINTS: 20 (6 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2010 RWC (7TH)
JOY NEVILLE
PAULA FITZPATRICK
SQUADS: 43 (CAPTAIN) POINTS: 55 (11 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)
HEATHER O'BRIEN
SQUADS: 32 POINTS: 30 (6 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)
Please note that second placed players in each position will be going into our selection panel to decide our Replacements Bench for the Team of the Decade. The replacements will be selected by position and number of votes received.