Three Chiefs Women go head to head for Ireland v England clash

The third round of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations will see three Exeter Chiefs Women come up against each other for the Ireland v England game.

Maddie Feaunati will start Saturday's game on the bench for England, while hooker Cliodhna Moloney and lock Dorothy Wall will pull on the green jersey for Ireland.

The Red Roses will start the weekend on maximum points at the top of the table ahead of Ireland who are in third place with five.

Interim head coach Steve Salvin said: “This is the first time we will see our Six Nations players take each other on in this tournament. The Red Roses have obviously been going well, but Ireland will be on home turf and will be keen to banish the memory of the game against France in the first round. We hope they all go well and know that we are proud of them.”

Edel ‘Tricky’ McMahon has missed out on selection due to injury.

Wall though gets her second start of this campaign while Moloney will aim to make an impact off the bench.

Saturday’s game (KO 16:45) is being played at the Virgin Media Park in Cork and will be shown live on BBC2 and on BBC iPlayer.

England
15 Ellie Kildunne (Harlequins, 50 caps)
14 Abby Dow (Trailfinders Women, 49 caps)
13 Megan Jones (Leicester Tigers, 22 caps)
12 Tatyana Heard (Gloucester-Hartpury, 27 caps)
11 Jess Breach (Saracens, 44 caps)
10 Zoe Harrison (Saracens, 55 caps)
9 Natasha Hunt (Gloucester-Hartpury, 77 caps)
1 Hannah Botterman (Bristol Bears, 53 caps)
2 Lark Atkin-Davies (Bristol Bears, 63 caps)
3 Maud Muir (Gloucester-Hartpury, 37 caps)
4 Morwenna Talling (Sale Sharks, 19 caps)
5 Abbie Ward (Bristol Bears, 71 caps)
6 Zoe Aldcroft (Gloucester-Hartpury, 60 caps) (captain)
7 Sadia Kabeya (Loughborough Lightning, 20 caps)
8 Alex Matthews (Gloucester-Hartpury, 72 caps)

Replacements:
16 Amy Cokayne (Leicester Tigers, 81 caps)
17 Kelsey Clifford (Saracens, 10 caps)
18 Sarah Bern (Bristol Bears, 68 caps)
19 Rosie Galligan (Saracens, 21 caps)
20 Maddie Feaunati (Exeter Chiefs, 12 caps)
21 Lucy Packer (Harlequins, 28 caps)
22 Holly Aitchison (Bristol Bears, 37 caps)
23 Helena Rowland (Loughborough Lightning, 36 caps)

Ireland
15 Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC, 16 caps)
14 Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC, 8 caps)
13 Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster, 20 caps)
12 Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC, 23 caps)
11 Amee-Leigh Costigan Railway Union RFC/Munster,15 caps) (captain)
10 Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster, 21 caps)
9 Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC, 12 caps)
1 Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster, 13 caps)
2 Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury, 32 caps)
3 Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster, 43 caps)
4 Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster, 12 caps)
5 Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs/Munster, 34 caps)
6 Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC/Ulster, 29 caps
7 Erin King (Old Belvedere RFC, 6 caps)
8 Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster, 13 caps)

Replacements:
16 Cliodhna Moloney (Exeter Chiefs, 40 caps)
17 Siobhán McCarthy (Railway Union RFC/Munster, 6 caps)
18 Christy Haney (Blackrock College RFC/Leinster, 21 caps)
19 Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC/Leinster, 4 caps)
20 Grace Moore (Trailfinders Women/IQ Rugby, 19 caps
21 Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock College RFC/Connacht, 14 caps)
22 Nicole Fowley (Galwegians RFC/Connacht, 14 caps)
23 Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC, 1 cap)