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The Irish Sun
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Ireland and Munster legend's daughter may make international debut in Six Nations finale vs Scotland
JANE Clohessy - daughter of Peter - may make her Ireland debut this afternoon as they close out their Six Nations campaign in Edinburgh. The trajectory of the team has continued to go upwards across the tournament as they've Advertisement 2 Peter Clohessy earned 54 international caps between 1993-2002 2 Jane Clohessy, left, has followed in his footsteps with Munster and now Ireland In addition to that, they ran France close and even gave all-conquering England a fright by going into half-time only trailing by two points before Head coach Scott Bemand has made a few changes for today's encounter with Scotland. Amongst them has been drafting Jane Clohessy into the matchday squad. At the time of writing, Ireland lead 7-0 after 19 minutes with Clohessy on the bench. Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport While her father "The Claw" was a famed prop for The Reds and Ireland, she operates as a back-rower. Ahead of today's tussle Niamh O'Dowd She emphasized: 'This weekend is a really good opportunity for us to hopefully finish the campaign with some momentum and then we'll have a little break then. 'Last weekend, we put 40-odd points on Wales. Advertisement Most read in Rugby Union 'And we were still like, no, there were definitely some areas where we could've sharpened up. "Comparing it from years ago, there's quite a vast difference.' 'That time of year again' - Peter O'Mahony's captivating garden update includes hilarious tip for parents Ireland But there are starts for Aoife Corey, O'Dowd and Brittany Hogan — who deputises for Wafer. Advertisement IRELAND: Corey; Elmes Kinlan, Dalton, Breen, Costigan; O'Brien, Scuffil-McCabe; O'Dowd, Jones, Djougang; Campbell, Tuite; Wall, McMahon, Hogan. Reps: Moloney, McGrath, Haney, Clohessy, Boles, Lane, Higgins, Flood.
Irish Daily Mirror
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Famous name from famous rugby family, Clohessy, in Ireland squad for Scotland
Scott Bemand has brought in UL Bohs full-back Aoife Corey to make her debut in the last of the Six Nations outings, against Scotland at The Hive in Edinburgh (Sat 2.30pm). There will be a second debut should second-row Jane Clohessy - a daughter of former Ireland and Munster prop Peter - come from the bench to the fray. The Girls in Green have won two from four Six Nations outings to here, against Italy and Wales, and are aiming for a third victory for the first time since start comes as Stacy Flood, who had the no15 jersey for the first four games, drops down to the bench with speculation this in order to give her a tilt at out-half later in the promotion comes as Fiona Tuite steps up from the bench to the second-row as Dorothy Wall moves to no6 in place of Brittany Hogan shifting to no8 to replace the injured Aoife have won 15 of their last 17 Six Nations outings against Scotland, although the last of those Scottish wins was as recently as 2023 in this venueWafer's absence will most likely deny her the chance of topping the Six Nations try-scoring charts. The no8 has scored four to here and is level with England's Ellie Kildunne and Abby the stat to watch is with hooker Neve Jones who has made the most tackles of any front-row in the tournament, 51, and leads the category for tackles made by those with an 100 percent success Aoife Corey (UL Bohs); Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow), Aoife Dalton (Belvedere), Enya Breen (Blackrock), Amee-Leigh Costigan (Railway U); Dannah O'Brien (Belvedere); Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster)(21)Niamh O'Dowd (Belvedere), Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury), Linda Djougang (Belvedere), Ruth Campbell (Belvedere), Fiona Tuite (Belvedere), Dorothy Wall (Exeter), Edel McMahon (Exeter) capt, Brittany Hogan (Belvedere)Replacements: Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter), Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke), Christy Haney (Blackrock), Jane Clohessy (UL Bohs)*, Claire Boles (Railway U), Emily Lane (Blackrock), Eve Higgins (Railway U), Stacey Flood (Railway U).
The 42
24-04-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Wafer out for Ireland as Bemand names squad for Scotland test
AOIFE WAFER HAS lost her race for fitness ahead of this Saturday's Guinness Women's Six Nations meeting with Scotland due to a knee injury picked up during last weekend's win at Rodney Parade. Head Coach Scott Bemand has named his Ireland squad as they chase their third away win of the campaign. Bemand has included two uncapped players in his Match Day Squad for Saturday, as Munster's Aoife Corey and Jane Clohessy are in line for their Ireland debuts. Advertisement Corey is named to start at full-back having been called into the squad on the back of impressive performances for the Clovers in the Celtic Challenge, while second row Clohessy – the daughter of former Ireland international Peter – also earns her opportunity in green as she's named among the replacements. Corey starts in a back three alongside Amee-Leigh Costigan and Vicky Elmes Kinlan, who is set for her first Guinness Women's Six Nations start having come off the bench in the last two outings against England and Wales. It is an unchanged midfield pairing for Round 5 as Enya Breen and Aoife Dalton continue at inside and outside centre respectively, while Dannah O'Brien and Molly Scuffil-McCabe are retained in the half-backs. In the pack, Niamh O'Dowd returns to fitness to start in the front row alongside Neve Jones and Linda Djougang, while Ruth Campbell and Fiona Tuite are in the engine room, allowing Dorothy Wall to shift to blindside flanker in a back row alongside captain McMahon and number eight Brittany Hogan. On the bench, Cliodhna Moloney, Sadhbh McGrath, Christy Haney, the uncapped Clohessy and Claire Boles provide the forward reinforcements, with backs Emily Lane, Eve Higgins and Stacey Flood completing Ireland's 23. Ireland Aoife Corey, Vicky Elmes Kinlan, Aoife Dalton, Enya Breen, Amee-Leigh Costigan, Dannah O'Brien, Molly Suffil-McCabe; Niamh O'Dowd, Neve Jones, Linda Djougang, Ruth Campbell, Fiona Tuite, Dorothy Wall, Edel McMahon, Brittany Hogan. Replacements Cliodhna Moloney, Sadhbh McGrath, Christy Haney, Jane Clohessy, Claire Boles, Emily Lane, Eve Higgins, Stacey Flood.
Irish Daily Mirror
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Ireland women make two changes for final Six Nations game against Scotland
Head Coach Scott Bemand has named two uncapped players in his Match Day Squad for Saturday, Munster's Aoife Corey and Jane Clohessy, for Saturday's final Guinness Women's Six Nations clash against Scotland in Edinburgh (Kick-off 2.30pm). UL Bohs -based Corey is named to start at full-back, called into the squad on the back of impressive performances for the Clovers in the Celtic Challenge. While similarly UL Bohs-based second-row Clohessy - the daughter of former Ireland international Peter - also earns her opportunity in green as she's named among the replacements. Corey starts in a back three alongside Amee-Leigh Costigan and Vicky Elmes Kinlan, who is set for her first Guinness Women's Six Nations start having come off the bench in the last two outings against England and Wales. It is an unchanged midfield pairing for Round 5 as Enya Breen and Aoife Dalton continue at inside and outside centre respectively, while Dannah O'Brien and Molly Scuffil-McCabe are retained in the half-backs. In the pack, Niamh O'Dowd returns to fitness to start in the front row alongside Neve Jones and Linda Djougang, while Ruth Campbell and Fiona Tuite are in the engine room, allowing Dorothy Wall to shift to blindside flanker in a back row alongside captain McMahon and number eight Brittany Hogan. On the bench, Cliodhna Moloney, Sadhbh McGrath, Christy Haney, the uncapped Clohessy and Claire Boles provide the forward reinforcements, with backs Emily Lane, Eve Higgins and Stacey Flood completing Ireland's 23. In squad news, Aoife Wafer was ruled out of selection this week due to a knee injury picked up during last weekend's win at Rodney Parade. Saturday's match is live on Virgin Media One. 15. Aoife Corey (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*14. Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)(3)13. Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(22)12. Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(28)11. Amee-Leigh Costigan Railway Union RFC/Munster)(17)10. Dannah O'Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(23)9. Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster)(21) 1. Niamh O'Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(14)2. Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(34)3. Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(45)4. Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(6)5. Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(14)6. Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster)(36)7. Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs/Connacht)(33)(captain)8. Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(31) Replacements: 16. Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs)(42) 17. Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke RFC/Ulster)(14) 18. Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(23)19. Jane Clohessy (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*20. Claire Boles (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)(4)21. Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)(14)22. Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)(25)23. Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)(18). Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email.
