Great excitement around Bansha as Kate Flannery makes the step up for Ireland

 Ireland Women’s U20 Rugby squad are preparing for an upcoming trip to Italy and among the squad for the game will be Bansha’s Kate Flannery. It is the first time ever that Ireland have fielded at this level. 

The 19-year-old west Tipperary native is a sister of Ulster rugby out-half Jake and is the only Munster player included in the squad of 26 that is selected by head coach Neill Alcorn.

Kate, who is part of the UL Bohemian set up, has previously represented Ireland at the U18 Six Nations Festival and will now look to make the step up when she goes with the squad to Italy on July 21st.

In Rome Ireland will be playing some warm up fixtures before playing Italy and Scotland later in the month. Preparations are going well to date with the squad for the trip listed as follows: 

Ireland Women’s U20s Squad:

Forwards (14):

Amy O’Mahony (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)

Caoimhe Guinan (Tullamore RFC/Leinster)

Hannah Wilson (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)

India Daley (Cooke RFC/Ulster)

Ivana Kiripati (Buccaneers RFC/Connacht)

Jane Neill (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)

Karly Tierney (Tuam/Oughterard RFC/Connacht)

Maebh Clenaghan (Queen’s University/Ulster)

Megan Collis (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)

Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)

Ruth Campbell (MU Barnhall RFC/Leinster)

Sarah Delaney (Cill Dara RFC/Leinster)

Sarah Shrestha (Loughborough University/Ulster)

Sophie Barrett (Enniskillen RFC/Ulster)

Backs (12):

Abby Moyles (Blackrock RFC/Leinster)

Cara Martin (Navan RFC/Leinster)

Clara Barrett (Ballina RFC/Connacht)

Ellen Boylan (Blackrock RFC/Leinster)

Emma Tilly (MU Barnhall/Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)

Eva Sterritt (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)

Kate Flannery (UL Bohemians/Munster)

Katie Whelan (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)

Kayla Waldron (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)

Laoise McGonagle (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)

Leah Tarpey (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)

Willow Bell (Sale Sharks/IQ Rugby).