Two Tipperary players named in Irish team to take on England in Six Nations clash

Irish captain Amee Leigh Costigan. Picture: Sportsfileplaceholder image
Irish captain Amee Leigh Costigan. Picture: Sportsfile

Captain Amee Leigh Costigan and Dorothy Wall included in the starting fifteen

Two Tipperary players are included in the Irish team for Saturday's Guinness Women's Six Nations rugby meeting with England at Virgin Media Park in Cork.

The team will be captained by Tipperary Town's Amee Leigh Costigan, while Dorothy Wall from Fethard is one of three players recalled to the starting fifteen following the win against Italy, along with Brittany Hogan and Emily Lane.

Wall, who impressed as a replacement in the 54-12 win against Italy, replaces Ruth Campbell, who drops top the bench.

She joins Fiona Tuite in the second row, providing support for the regular front row trio of Niamh O'Dowd, Linda Djougang and Neve Jones.

The match will be shown live on RTÉ2 and BBC2 television and RTÉ Player from 4pm on Saturday.

The kick-off is at 4.45.

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