Navan players Gaffney and Martin called up by Leinster
Leinster Women’s head coach Tania Rosser has confirmed her squad for the upcoming Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship.
Among those named in the main squad is former Navan RFC Youths player Jade Gaffney.
Also named as one of five development players that will train with the squad is current Navan RFC and newly capped Ireland Woman's u-20 player Cara Martin.
Rosser has selected 35 players in the squad, along with a further five development players that will train with the team throughout the Interprovincial Series.
The squad was confirmed, as the IRFU launched the Championship at the IRFU High Performance Centre, with the help of players from all provinces, including Leinster and Ireland international Natasja Behan.
Tickets remain on sale for Leinster’s two matches in Energia Park against Ulster (19th August) and Munster (26th August) and can be bought here.
2023 Leinster Rugby Women’s Squad:
Ailsa Hughes – Tullamore RFC/Railway Union RFC
Aimee Clarke – Suttonians RFC Railway Union RFC
Amy O’Mahony – Greystones RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Anna Doyle – Tullow RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Aoife Dalton – Tullamore RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Aoife Moore – St Mary’s College RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Aoife Wafer – Gorey RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Caoimhe Molloy – Gorey RFC/Wicklow RFC
Christy Haney – St Mary’s College RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Clare Gorman – Old Belvedere RFC
Dannah O’Brien – Tullow RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Eimear Corri – Portlaoise RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Elise O’Byrne-White – Dublin University FC/Old Belvedere RFC
Emma Murphy – Railway Union RFC
Emma Tilly – MU Barnhall RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Hannah O’Connor – CYM RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Jade Gaffney – Navan RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Jane Neill – Arklow RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Jess Keating – Old Belvedere RFC
Katelynn Doran – MU Barnhall
Katie Whelan – Enniscorthy RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Leah Tarpey – Tullamore RFC/Railway Union RFC
Linda Djougang – Old Belvedere RFC
Lisa Callan – Railway Union RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Lisa Mullen – Virginia RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Meabh O’Brien – Naas RFC/Suttonians RFC
Megan Collis – Greystones RFC/Railway Union RFC
Molly Boyne – Dublin University FC/Railway Union RFC
Naoise O’Reilly – Wicklow RFC
Natasja Behan – Gorey RFC/Blackrock College RFC
Niamh O’Dowd – Old Belvedere RFC
Nikki Caughey – Malone RFC/Railway Union RFC
Ruth Campbell – Naas RFC/MU Barnhall RFC
Sarah Delaney – PortDara/Cill Dara RFC
Sene Taiti-Fanene – Old Belvedere RFC/Exeter Chiefs
2023 Leinster Rugby Women’s Development Players:
Eva Sterritt – Greystones RFC/Old Belvedere RFC
Cara Martin – Navan RFC
Hannah Wilson – Old Belvedere RFC
Prudence Isaac – Arklow RFC/Wicklow RFC
Kelly Burke – Mullingar RFC
Isobel Clerk – Railway Union RFC
2023 Leinster Rugby Women’s Coaching Team:
Tania Rosser – Head Coach
John Fairley – Lineout Coach
Maz Reilly – Contact/Breakdown Coach
Niall Kane – Scrum and Defence Coach
Billy Ngawini – Backs/Skills Coach
Greg Hawe – Lead Physio
Aine Rowe – Physio
James O’Sullivan – S&C Coach
Eoin Reynolds – Performance Analysis
Jonathan Geoghegan – Team Manager
2023 Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Fixtures:
Saturday, 12 August 2023 – Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Series Round One
Ulster v Munster, City of Armagh, 3:00pm (TG4 YouTube)
Connacht v Leinster, The Sportsground, 5:15pm (TG4 YouTube)
Saturday, 19 August 2023 – Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Series Round Two
Leinster v Ulster, Energia Park, 1:00pm (TG4)
Munster v Connacht, Musgrave Park, 3:15pm (TG4)
Saturday, 26 August 2023 – Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Series Round Three
Connacht v Ulster, The Sportsground, 2:30pm (TG4)
Leinster v Munster, Energia Park, 4:45pm (TG4)
Saturday, 2 September 2023 – Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Series – Finals Day
Venue: TBC