Munster look to UL Bohs stars for opening inter-pro against Ulster

Out-half Kate Flannery and scrum-half Muirne Wall retain their half-back partnership following their year-long superb showing at the club

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Aug 10 2024
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Munster look to UL Bohs stars

Munster are pinning their hopes on the elite UL Bohs club side to kickstart their Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial campaign with a Round One win over Ulster Round in Virgin Media Park this afternoon (2.30pm, live TG4).

Newly-appointed Head Coach Fiona Hayes has selected SIX of the university side's backs and SEVEN of their forwards while there are, for good measure, another four on the bench!

Out-half Kate Flannery and scrum-half Muirne Wall retain their half-back partnership following their year-long superb showing at the club.

Ireland international Enya Breen, the only starting back not at Bohs and who is with Dublin club Blackrock, makes her return after a positive Six Nations and pairs up with Stephanie Nunan in the centre.

Eimear Considine, hotly tipped to return to the international set-up this season having overcome an ACL injury that disrupted her season last year, takes the full-back slot with the jet-heeled Chisom Ugwueru and Alana McInerney on the wings. .

Up front, England-based Gloucester-Hartpury hooker Siobhán McCarthy makes her first appearance for Munster since September 2021 and will be alongside with hooker Beth Buttimer and Éilis Cahill in the front-row.

Clodagh O’Halloran and Claire Bennett back them up in the second row with Brianna Heylmann, Jane Clohessy and captain Chloe Pearse comprising the back-row.

Munster: Eimear Considine (UL Bohs) Chisom Ugwueru (UL Bohs), Stephanie Nunan (UL Bohs), Enya Breen (Blackrock Coll), Alana McInerney (UL Bohs); Kate Flannery (UL Bohs), Muirne Wall (UL Bohs); Siobhan McCarthy (Gloucester-Hartpury), Beth Buttimer (UL Bohs), Éilis Cahill (UL Bohs), Clodagh O’ Halloran (UL Bohs) Claire Bennett (UL Bohs), Brianna Heylmann (UL Bohs RFC), Jane Clohessy (UL Bohs), Chloe Pearse (UL Boh).

Replacements: Emma Dunican (Tralee), Ciara O’Dwyer (UL Bohs), Ciara McLoughlin (UL Bohs), Aoibhe O’ Flynn (UL Bohs), Annakate Cournane (Shannon), Abbie Salter-Townshend (UL Boh), Lucia Linn (Loughborough Lightning), Maggie Boylan (Blackrock Coll).

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