Rugby: Womens 6 Nations - Wales v Ireland

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by Mike O'Neill

Irish Rugby fans in Wales for the weekend , should go along and support the Womens team when they meet Wales at the Taffs Well RFC at 1pm on Saturday. Steven Hennessy has made but one change from the side which trounced Scotland at Meggetland last week, as the Irish team bid to end their best ever 6 Nations campaign with a win over Wales. Helen Brosnan, from the Highfield Club replaces Lynne Cantwell in the Centre with the latter moving to the wing as replacement for the unlucky to lose out Amy Davis.

Henessy has wisely opted to make maximum use of his replacements throughout this campaign and thus has built a formidable squad well able to cope with the odd injury .At present Ireland lie 2nd in the table behind England and as a result of last week's win have also pre-qualified for the 2010 World Cup being held in England.

Admission is £8 (£6 for Under 16 and Senior Citizens)

An update from Taffs Well follows Saturday's match, but for the moment lets give you the Irish team, as announced yesterday:

IRELAND WOMEN'S TEAM & REPLACEMENTS (v Wales ). 2009 RBS Women's 6 Nations Championship, Taffs Well, Saturday, March 21, kick-off 1pm):

15 - Niamh Briggs (Clonmel/Munster)
14 - Jeannette Feighery (UL Bohemians/Munster)
13 - Helen Brosnan (Highfield/Munster)
12 - Shannon Houston (Blackrock/Leinster)
11 - Lynne Cantwell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
10 - Joanne O'Sullivan (Richmond/Ulster)
9 - Tania Rosser (Blackrock/Leinster)
1 - Fiona Coghlan (UL Bohemians/Leinster)
2 - Yvonne Nolan (Blackrock/Leinster)
3 - Gillian Bourke (UL Bohemians/Munster)
4 - Caroline Mahon (UL Bohemians/Leinster)
5 - Orla Brennan (Blackrock/Leinster)
6 - Louise Austin (Blackrock/Leinster)
7 - Sinead Ryan (Navan/Leinster)
8 - Joy Neville (UL Bohemians/Munster) (capt)

Replacements:

16 - Jess Limbert (Lichfield/Ulster)
17 - Lauren Day (Cooke/Ulster)
18 - Kate O'Loughlin (Clonmel/Munster)
19 - Debbie Clarke (Blackrock/Leinster)
20 - Louise Beamish (UL Bohemians/Munster)
21 - Laura Nicholl (Cooke/Ulster)
22 - Amy Davis (Blackrock/Ulster)


Going to the game? Good - you will enjoy the hospitality at the Taffs Well RFC which you can locate as follows:-


BY ROAD
FROM M4 JUNCTION 32 TAKE THE A470 NORTH SIGNED PONTYPRIDD. TAKE 1ST. EXIT TO ROUNDABOUT TAKE 2ND EXIT FOR TAFF'S WELL. TO THE LIGHTS STRAIGHT ON THROUGH THE VILLAGE PAST THE PARK & SCHOOL ON THE LEFT OVER THE BRIDGE IN 200YDS. TURN RIGHT GO BETWEEN IND. EST. & SHOP. CLUB HOUSE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU

BY TRAIN
NEAREST TRAIN STATION TAFFS WELL ABOUT 10 MINS. FROM THE CLUB. Trains to and from Cardiff Central at 20mins intervals by Arriva Trains Wales.

and in case of any difficulty here is the address and phone number:

Address: Maes Gwyn, Glan y Llyn Square, Taffs Well, Cardiff, CF15 7JD

Telephone: 02920 811838





Enjoy the game - there will still be plenty of time to get to the Millennium Stadium and for those fans without tickets for "the big match" there will be live screenings at the Taffs Wells Club as well as at most bars and hotels throughout Cardiff.


A feast of good rugby in store then on Saturday in Cardiff ..... ENJOY!


Mike O'Neill