Combined Provinces squad named for inaugural Celtic Challenge tournament

Ireland women's head coach Greg McWilliams has named a panel of 42 players that will compete in the Celtic Challenge competition against their counterparts from Scotland and Wales.

Leinster's Hannah O’Connor and Munster’s Enya Breen have been named co-captains for the Celtic Challenge campaign

In the first year of the tournament, with the Vodafone sponsored Combined Provinces XV will play in two home and two away games over a six-week period. The first game of the competition took place over the weekend with WRU Development XV defeating The Thistles 29-27 at Scotstoun Stadium.

The Combined Provinces XV will play their two home games at Kingspan Stadium, facing the Scottish Thistles on Saturday 4 February and the WRU Development XV on Saturday 18 February.

The Irish sides’ first fixture of the competition is away to their Welsh counterparts this coming Sunday at the Cardiff Arms Park. The competition concludes with a game away to The Thistles in Scotland, four weeks out from the start of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations Championship