Ireland women’s coach Philip Doyle has named an unchanged side for their re-scheduled clash with Wales on Saturday at Ashbourne RFC.
The original game was postponed at half-time during the first round of fixtures due to adverse weather conditions, with Ireland leading 10-3 at the time.
Since that match the Irish women lost a narrow clash with France 8-7, in which they came back from 8-0 down, before claiming a morale-boosting 40-10 win over Italy last time out, leading Doyle to keep the faith.
In contrast Wales arrive at Ashbourne on the back of a 33-0 thrashing against reigning RBS 6 Nations champions England at Twickenham, having begun their campaign with a 20-0 win over Scotland.
Ireland Women: 15. Ashleigh Baxter 14. Niamh Kavanagh 13. Niamh Briggs 12. Grace Davitt 11. Alison Miller 10. Lynne Cantwell 9. Amy Davis 1. Fiona Coghlan 2. Gillian Bourke 3. Ailis Egan 4. Sophie Spence 5. Marie Louise Reilly 6. Laura Guest 7. Claire Molloy 8. Joy Neville
Replacements: 16. Paula Fitzpatrick 17. Ruth O’Reilly 18. Siobhan Fleming 19. Heather O’Brien 20. Larissa Muldoon 21. Nikki Caughey 22. Jennifer Murphy
