Massive Mayo representation in Connacht Rugby's U-18 squad

There is a grand total of 15 Mayo girls included in Connacht’s U-18 squad as they get set to face off in the upcoming Interprovincial Championship. 

The Mayo girls included are Aoibhinn Lyons, Ciara Sheridan, Holly Horkan, Kitty Sweeney, Leah Mc Namara, Orla Palasz, Poppy Tunney Ware, and Ruth Conway who all represent Westport RFC. Ballina RFC have Evie Kennedy, Bell Lynott and Kate Gallagher involved while Katie Corcoran, Meabh Smith, Millie Ager and Ruby Jennings make up the Claremorris RFC contingent. 

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Their campaign begins on Sunday, August 10 with a trip to Virgin Media Park to play Munster with a kick-off time at 2pm, followed by back-to-back home games at Corinthians RFC. First up is Ulster on Saturday August 16 at 1pm, that clash is followed by the visit of Leinster on Saturday August 23 with an earlier kick-off time of 12.15pm. The finals are scheduled to take place on Saturday August 30 at Wanderers FC.

The team will play two warm up games ahead of the Interpro series against EIRA in Loughrea RFC on Tuesday, July 22 and then against Munster in Tuam RFC on Wednesday, July 30.

Head Coach Craig Hansberry says, "We’ve got a young squad, full of potential, and our focus this season is on building skills, confidence, and a strong team culture. With many of last year’s players moving up to the senior ranks, this is a great opportunity to lay solid foundations for the future. I’m really proud of how eager the girls are to learn and support one another. We’ve just come off a great team bonding weekend at Westport House, where the girls had a training session in Westport United before camping and taking part in some brilliant activities, it’s already brought them closer together."