As Published on www.rte.ie/sport Monday, 23 August 2010 11:51
Ireland Women’s manager Philip Doyle has named the same starting XV for Ireland’s second game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup against the USA on Tuesday.
Doyle has made two changes to the replacements with Chris Fanning and Caroline Mahon coming onto the bench for Yvonne Nolan and Carol Staunton.
Number eight and former captain Joy Neville will receive the honour of getting her 50th cap for Ireland.
Ireland lost their opening game of the tournament against favourites England on Friday.
Doyle said: ‘I thought we deserved a little bit more.
‘We matched England at times but they are a great outfit and had a bit more pace and power. We will take the positives out of it and move on’
Doyle is now looking forward the USA game: ‘Our application was good against England but we will work on recognising our chances and taking them for this game.’
Ireland captain Fiona Coghlan was pleased with some aspects of the first game ‘Our scrum and defence have improved but we gifted them two cheap scores.
‘We knew it would be a hard game but we have to move on.’
Ireland team to play USA in the Women’s Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter on Tuesday:
Niamh Briggs, Amy Davis, Joanne O’Sullivan, Lynne Cantwell, Nora Stapleton, Helen Brosnan, Tania Rosser
Fiona Coghlan, Gillian Bourke, Louise Austin, Kate O’Loughlin, Marie Louise Reilly, Orla Brennan, Claire Molloy, Joy Neville
Replacements: Chris Fanning, Laura Guest, Caroline Mahon, Sinead Ryan, Louise Beamish, Shannon Houston, Mairead Kelly