Tipperary players hoping for opening round win against Kazakhstan
Maeve Óg O’Leary and Dorothy Wall are part of Irish rugby squad in Dubai
Two Tipperary players are in the Irish squad for the opening game in the inaugural WXV3 competition against Kazakhstan in Dubai this afternoon.
Fethard’s Dorothy Wall (Blackrock College RFC/Munster) will line out at second row while Ballina’s Maeve Óg O’Leary (Blackrock College RFC/Munster) is included among the replacements.
The match starts at 4.30 Irish time.
In their other games, Ireland face Colombia at 2pm Irish time on Saturday October 21 and Spain at 2pm Irish time on Saturday October 28.
All games are being streamed for free on World Rugby’s RugbyPass platform.