Ireland open their campaign away to Wales this afternoon.
Kick-off at Cardiff Arms Park is 2.15pm and the game will be live on RTÉ 2.
Others must step up to the mark, with a youthful XV in place for today. The average number of caps among the starting team is 10.9. The former UL Bohemians player also featured for the Combined Provinces in the recent Celtic Challenge competition, and will be targeting a big Six Nations showing.Sam Monaghan earned the nickname ‘Sammy Bill’ during last year’s Six Nations. It is of course in reference to New Zealand legend Sonny Bill Williams and came after a series of deft, skillful offloads from the Meath lock.
O’Brien looked right at home at number 10 on the international stage, and a bright future lies ahead. She impressed on the club circuit with Old Belvedere and for Leinster in the interpros thereafter, and prepared for her debut Six Nations campaign in the Celtic Challenge competition. Like Breen, she played a central role as Blackrock won the AIL title, while she steered Munster to interpro glory and will be buoyed by those successes going forward. She’s joined by Maeve Óg O’Leary and Brittany Hogan in a fresh-looking back row tomorrow.Neve Jones was another standout player for Ireland in last year’s Six Nations.
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