Ireland boost as captain Monaghan returns for Italy clash

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IRFU anticipate a record attendance in the RDS on Sunday, topping the 6,113 crowd that saw Wales beat Ireland in 2022.

SAM MONAGHAN AND Dannah O’Brien both return to the Ireland starting XV for Sunday’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations meeting with Italy .

Advertisement Monaghan, who sat out the opening round defeat in France as she completed the return to play protocols, captains the side from the second row. Head coach Scott Bemand makes four changes in total to the XV which started last week’s 38-17 loss, with Grace Moore starting in the back row and centre Enya Breen making her long-awaited return to international action.

 

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