Hosts Ireland have named their team for their Women's Rugby World Cup opener against Australia in UCD tomorrow night. Lindsay Peat, Cliodhna Moloney and Ailis Egan start in the front row. The second-row is made up of Marie-Louise Reilly and Paula Fitzpatrick. Ashleigh Baxter, Heather O'Brien and captain Claire Molloy are in the back row.
Larissa Muldoon partners out-half Nora Stapleton at half-back. It's Sene Naoupu and Jenny Murphy in the centre. Alison Miller and Eimear Considine are named on the wings and Hannah Tyrrell is at full-back.
Ireland team:
Hannah Tyrrell, Eimear Considine, Jenny Murphy, Sene Naoupu, Alison Miller, Nora Stapleton, Larissa Muldoon.
Lindsay Peat, Cliodhna Moloney, Ailis Egan, Paula Fitzpatrick, Marie-Louise Reilly, Ashleigh Baxter, Claire Molloy (capt), Heather O'Brien.
Replacements: Leah Lyons, Ruth O'Reilly, Ciara O'Connor, Sophie Spence, Ciara Griffin, Nicole Cronin, Katie Fitzhenry, Mairead Coyne.
