Ireland make three changes for Scotland test

Ireland's Scott Bemand has made three changes to the Ireland side that lost 88-10 to England last weekend. Co-captain Sam Monaghan returns to the second row, Enya Breen is named at centre, and Méabh Deely starts at fullback for the game against Scotland in Belfast

Linda Djougang, Neve Jones, and Christy Haney start in the front row. Dorothy Wall and Monaghan take up matters in the engine room. The back row consists of Aoife Wafer, co-captain Edel McMahon, and Brittany Hogan.

In the backline, Aoibheann Reilly and Dannah O’Brien start as the country's 9 and 10. Breen and Eve Higgins are Ireland's centres. Deely comes into the back three alongside wingers Béibhinn Parsons and Katie Corrigan.

Clíodhna Moloney, Niamh O’Dowd, Sadhbh McGrath, Fiona Tuite, and Shannon Ikahihifo provide the replacements up front, with Aoife Dalton, Molly Scuffil-McCabe, and the uncapped Heffernan completing Match Day 23.

Commenting on the selection, the Ireland Head Coach said, “Last week was tough, but we’ve seen a great bounce back in training.”

“This weekend, the Six Nations reaches its climax, and with some good performances, we’re in a position to compete for that World Cup qualification.”

“We’re excited to bring Scotland to Belfast and a quality Kingspan Stadium. It’ll be a large and enthusiastic crowd. We’re looking forward to them revving up the atmosphere to really drive home advantage.”

“With lots of permutations possible, we’ll focus on bringing the ‘best of us’ to go after that winning performance.”

Kick-off is at 2:30 on Saturday. Tickets are on sale from ticketmaster.ie.

Ireland: Méabh Deelyy; Katie Corrigan, Eve Higgins, Enya Breen, Béibhinn Parsons; Dannah O'Brien, Aoibheann Reilly; Linda Djougang, Neve Jones, Christy Haney; Dorothy Wall, Sam Monaghan (co-capt); Aoife Wafer, Edel McMahon (co-captain); Brittany Hogan.

Replacements: Clíodhna Moloney, Niamh O'Dowd, Sadhbh McGrath, Fiona Tuite, Shannon Ikahihifo, Molly Scuffil-McCabe, Aoife Dalton, and Katie Heffernan.