Scott Bemand has also included three new caps in the 23 to face Scotland this weekend.
SAM MONAGHAN RETURNS to captain Ireland in the first of two World Cup warm-up games, with Scott Bemand’s side taking on Scotland at Virgin Media Park in Cork on Saturday .
Advertisement In the pack, Siobhán McCarthy, Clíodhna Moloney-MacDonald and Sadhbh McGrathare start in the front row.Grace Moore, Kiripati and Brittany Hogan make up the back row.Eve Higgins is named alongside McGillivray in the centre, with Amee-Leigh Costigan and the returning Béibhinn Parsons on the wings.
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