Tipperary’s Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe is making a return to 15s rugby.
The Tipp Town woman has been named in Scott Bemand’s 35-player squad for next month’s Test match against Australia and the WXV1 tournament in Vancouver.
Murphy Crowe is one of five Olympians from the Irish 7s team to be named on the panel with Erin King, Stacey Flood, Eve Higgins and Emily Lane also included.
Meanwhile, Fethard’s Dorothy Wall is included in the squad whilst Garrykennedy native Caitriona Finn has been included among six players named as training panellists.
Ireland play Australia in Kingspan Stadium on Saturday September 14th.
Ireland Women’s XVs Squad:
(Club/Province/Caps)
Forwards (19):
Sophie Barrett (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)*
Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)*
Sarah Delaney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(3)
Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(37)
Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(18)
Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(23)
Shannon Ikahihifo (Ealing Trailfinders/IQ Rugby)(3)
Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury)(26)
Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC)*
Siobhán McCarthy (Worcester Warriors/Munster)*
Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs/Connacht)(28)
Clíodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs)(34)
Grace Moore (Ealing Trailfinders/IQ Rugby)(15)
Deirbhile Nic a Bháird (Old Belvedere RFC/Munster)(9)
Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(7)
Andrea Stock (Ealing Trailfinders/IQ Rugby)*
Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster)(6)
Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster)(7)
Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster)(28)
Backs (16):
Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC/Munster)(21)
Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(14)
Méabh Deely (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht)(13)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)(10)
Nicole Fowley (Galwegians RFC/Connacht)(12)
Katie Heffernan (Railway Union RFC/Leinster)*
Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC)(17)
Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC)(6)
Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC)(6)
Alana McInerney (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union RFC/Munster)(9)
Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)(15)
Robyn O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers RFC/Leinster)*
Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Leinster)(16)
Chisom Ugwueru (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
Katie Whelan (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster)*
Training Panelists (6):
Claire Boles (Railway Union RFC/Ulster)(3)
Hannah Clarke (Tuam/Oughterard RFC/Connacht)*
Jane Clohessy (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
Caitríona Finn (UL Bohemian RFC/Munster)*
Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)*
Faith Oviawe (Railway Union RFC/Connacht)*
* denotes uncapped player
Ireland Women’s XVs – Fixtures:
Irish Rugby 150th Year Test Match:
Saturday, 14 September: Ireland v Australia, Kingspan Stadium, 2.30pm
WXV1:
Monday, 30 September: Ireland v New Zealand, BC Place, 3am Irish time
Saturday, 5 October: Ireland v Canada, Langley Events Centre, 11.45pm Irish time
Friday, 11 October: Ireland v USA, BC Place, 8.30pm Irish time.
