Ireland Women U18 squad for Six Nations festival named

The Ireland Women's squad for the upcoming U18 Women's Six Nations Festival at Wellington College in England has been named by head coach Larissa Muldoon.

The festival takes place from 6-15 April and the squad will assemble for three weekend training camps at the IRFU’s High Performance Centre at the Sport Ireland Campus in west Dublin.

Muldoon, a former women’s senior international player, will be assisted by forwards coach Neill Alcorn while current Irish international Aoibheann Reilly will be an additional coaching resource for the group.

There are six players returning to the squad who featured in last year’s inaugural U18’s Women’s Six Nations Festival, which took place in Scotland – Molly Boote, Beth Buttimer, Katie Corrigan, Sarah McCormick, Robyn O’Connor and Orla Wafer.

Forwards Jemina Adams Verling (Connacht/Creggs RFC) Grainne Burke (Munster/Ennis RFC) Kelly Burke (Leinster/Mullingar RFC) Beth Buttimer (Munster/Fethard RFC)* Lily Byrne (Leinster/Skerries RFC) Lucy Calvin (Ulster/Royal School Armagh) Roisin Maher (Connacht/Creggs RFC) Poppy Garvey (Connacht/Sligo RFC) Beibhinn Gleeson (Connacht/Oughterard/Tuam RFC) Lilly Morris (Munster/Killarney RFC) Niamh McCarthy (Munster/Bantry Bay RFC) Sarah McCormick (Connacht/Ballina RFC)* Alma Obehi Atagamen (Leinster/Balbriggan RFC) Ellen O'Toole (Connacht/Wesport RFC) Ruby Starrett (Ulster/Larne RFC) Ailish Quinn (Connacht/Ballina RFC) Orla Wafer (Leinster/Enniscorthy RFC)* Saskia Wycherly (Munster/Bantry Bay RFC)

Backs Molly Boote (Connacht/Connemara RFC)* Emma Brogan (Leinster/Navan RFC) Lyndsey Clarke (Munster/Ennis RFC) Hannah Clarke (Connacht/Oughterard/Tuam RFC) Katie Corrigan (Leinster/Tullow RFC)* Emily Foley (Connacht/Ballina RFC) Caitriona Finn (Munster/UL