Ireland's Women's Rugby World Cup campaign kicks off on Sunday, as they take on Japan at Franklin's Gardens. The home of Northampton Saints is set to host this stellar contest, with Scott Bemand's side eyeing up a hot-start as they arrive in the East Midlands.
Ireland will be led by their co-captain's Sam Monaghan and Edel McMahon, as the action gets underway in Pool C. Eve Higgins partners up with Aoife Dalton as Ireland's midfield duo, with co-captain McMahon rounding off the back row alongside blindside flanker Fiona Tuite and Brittany Hogan in the eight jersey.
LINE-UP: IRELAND TEAM TO PLAY JAPAN - 2025 WOMEN'S RUGBY WORLD CUP
15. Stacey Flood 14. Beibhinn Parsons 13. Aoife Dalton 12. Eve Higgins 11. Amee Leigh Costigan 10. Dannah O'Brien 9. Aoibheann Reilly 1. Niamh O'Dowd 2. Neve Jones 3. Linda Djougang 4. Ruth Campbell 5. Sam Monaghan 6. Fiona Tuite 7. Edel McMahon 8. Brittany Hogan
16. Cliodhna Moloney MacDonald 17. Ellena Perry 18. Sadhbh McGrath 19. Eimear Corri-Fallon 20. Grace Moore 21. Emily Lane 22. Enya Breen 23. Anna McGann
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- Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.JasonMarlow16-09-2026
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