McGrath to make Ireland debut in Wales opener

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Ireland's Aoife Doyle during a training session ahead of the Wales match

Ulster's 18-year-old prop Sadhbh McGrath will make her Ireland debut in Saturday's Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff.

Leinster's Niamh O'Dowd is also set earn her international bow having been named among the replacements.

There are Six Nations debuts for Meabh Deely, Aoife Dalton and Natasja Behan in the backline.

However, Edel McMahon and Aoife Wafer have been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.

Ireland: Deely; Doyle, Dalton, Breen, Behan; Cronin, Scuffil-McCabe; McGrath, Jones, Djougang; Fryday (capt), Monaghan; Wall, Og O'Leary, Brittany Hogan.

Replacements: Nic a Bhaird, O'Dowd, Haney, Brown, Moore, O'Connor, O'Brien, Irwin.

More to follow.

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