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28th January 2016
03:03pm GMT

"There is a nice blend of youth and experience and the vibe in the camp has been very positive over the last few weeks. "We've had the opportunity to see a lot of the girls play and we've looked at a number of combinations. The newer members of the squad are doing really well, so we're looking forward to getting the campaign underway against Wales in Donnybrook and seeing what the girls can do."At Wednesday's championship launch, Ireland captain Niamh Briggs looked forward to Ireland's February 6 opener: https://youtu.be/O92kdN7g5wI IRELAND WOMEN Forwards Elaine Anthony (Munster / Highfield) Ciara Cooney (Leinster / Railway Union) Ailis Egan (Leinster/ Old Belvedere) Grainne Egan (Connacht / St.Mary's)* Paula Fitzpatrick (Leinster / Stade Toulousain) Orla Fitzsimons (Leinster / St.Mary's) Zoe Grattage (Munster / Tralee)* Ciara Griffin (Munster / Tralee)* Claire Molloy (Bristol) Cliodhna Moloney (Leinster / Railway Union) Heather O'Brien (Munster / Stade Toulousain) Fiona O'Brien (Leinster/ Old Belvedere) Ciara O'Connor (Connacht / Tralee)* Ruth O'Reilly (Connacht / Galwegians) Lindsay Peat (Leinster / Railway Union) Fiona Reidy (Munster / U.L Bohemians) Marie-Louise Reilly (Leinster / Old Belvedere) Sophie Spence (Leinster/ Old Belvedere) Backs Niamh Briggs (Munster / U.L Bohemians) Liz Burke (Munster / U.L Bohemians)* Nikki Caughey (Ulster / Railway Union) Mairead Coyne (Connacht / Galwegians) Aine Donnelly (Leinster/ Cill Dara) Mary Healy (Connacht / Galwegians) Claire McLaughlin (Ulster / Queen's University)* Larissa Muldoon (Skewen) Sene Naoupu (Connacht / Galwegians) Elise O'Byrne-White (Leinster/ Old Belvedere)* Jackie Shiels (Richmond) Nora Stapleton (Leinster / Old Belvedere)
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