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With the men’s 6 Nations competition now over and no club rugby in the near future, we turn our attention to the Women’s 6 Nations which begins this Saturday, 10th of April, KO 17:00, live on RTÉ 2 and RTÉ Player.

Lansdowne Adam Griggs, Head Coach, named his Match Day 23 to face Wales in the opening game and you can see the line up HERE

The IRFU have announced that there will be a podcast dedicated to the Ireland team during the championship, offering an opportunity to get to know the players. The Ireland Women’s Rugby Podcast will drop on soundcloud every Wednesday in April.

The first episode is available now and you can listen below and features:

  • Lindsay Peat, Stacey Flood and Dorothy Wall on the importance of family
  • Laura Sheehan’s first try for Ireland
  • Claire Molloy, Claire Boles and Stacey Flood on how they relax away from rugby
  • Hannah O’Connor and Katie O’Dwyer on their international debuts
  • Emma Hooban with a lesson for her younger self