BREAKING: Tipperary player will captain Ireland in opening game of Six Nations
Two Tipperary players named in team to take on France
Tipperary's Aimee-Leigh Costigan will captain Ireland in Saturday’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations opener against France at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
It will be the first time Costigan captains Ireland in a Test match, having previously led Ireland Sevens on the HSBC SVNS Series.
The Tipperary woman also lined out for Ireland in last summer's Olympic Games in Paris.
Another Tipperary player, Dorothy Wall from Fethard, is also named in the team.
Head coach Scott Bemand told irishrugby.ie: “We are really excited to get our 2025 season underway in front of our home crowd in Belfast this Saturday, and there's no better challenge to start with than the visit of a very talented France side.
"We have had a strong block of preparation leading into the championship and the intensity of training and competition for places within the match day squad has driven standards in camp".
The match kicks off at 1pm and will be shown live on Virgin Media One and BBC Northern Ireland, while there is live radio commentary available on RTE Radio 1.