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Famous name from famous rugby family, Clohessy, in Ireland squad for Scotland
Famous name from famous rugby family, Clohessy, in Ireland squad for Scotland

Irish Daily Mirror

time25-04-2025

  • 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).

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