Co-captains Sam Monaghan and Edel McMahon start in the second row and back row respectively.
IRELAND HAVE named their team for Saturday’s final round of the WXV3 against Spain at the Sevens Stadium .
Scott Bemand’s side are bidding to make it three wins from three, having already got the better of Kazakhstan and Colombia in the opening rounds of the campaign in Dubai.Ireland currently have a points difference of +131 and sit top of the standings, a point ahead of their Spanish rivals, so a draw would be enough to claim a first-ever WXV3 title.
The back three comprises of Meabh Deely, Beibhinn Parsons and Natasja Behan, while Aoife Dalton and Eve Higgins will form a centre partnership.“Competition for places in this final round squad has been high, this is exactly where we want to be,” Bemand said ahead of the game. “It has taken 31 players to get to this point and both this squad and individuals have grown over these three weeks.
“We have previous history with Spain and we know this will be a level up of competition that this squad needs to test itself against. “It’s great to see Aoife Wafer back in the group, after some time away from international rugby and looking forward to seeing what this team’s best performance can look like.”
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