List of Ireland women's national rugby union players

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List of Ireland women's national rugby union players is a list of women who have played for the Ireland national rugby union team.

Note the list only includes women who have played in a Test match which only includes the matches listed in this page List of recognised Ireland test matches

This is an incomplete list as many teamsheets are not available for matches played prior to 2004.

  denotes players currently active at national level.

NameNumberOpponentDate of debutCaps
Aoife Rogers1Scotland14 February 1993 [1]
Annie Lees2Scotland14 February 1993
Ceara McNaughton3Scotland14 February 1993
Kim Donohoe4Scotland14 February 1993
Cath Burgess5Scotland14 February 1993
Joanne Moore6Scotland14 February 1993
Clare Hoppe7Scotland14 February 1993
Trina Watt (Edgar)8Scotland14 February 1993
Zoe Fordham9Scotland14 February 1993
Anne Parsons10Scotland14 February 1993
Therese Kennedy11Scotland14 February 1993
Kathryn Hennessey12Scotland14 February 1993
Jill Henderson13Scotland14 February 1993
Tanya Waters14Scotland14 February 1993
Cath Mullalley15Scotland14 February 1993
Deirdre Fitzgerald16Scotland14 February 1993
Niki Ordman17Scotland14 February 1993
Frances Doherty18Scotland13 February 1994 [2]
Siobhán Doherty19Scotland13 February 1994
Vicky McDonnell20Scotland13 February 1994
Raeltine Shrieves21Scotland13 February 1994
Corrina Dwan22Scotland13 February 1994
Sally Roycroft23Scotland13 February 1994
Fiona Steed24Scotland13 February 199462
Jill Scott25Scotland13 February 1994
Angie Brew26Wales6 March 1994 [3]
Kate Abernethy27Scottish Students13 April 1994 [4]
Rachel Meats28Scottish Students13 April 1994
Clare Wall29Scottish Students13 April 1994
Elaine Collins30France15 April 1994 [5]
Lorraine Noade31United States17 April 1994 [6]
1994Scotland20 April 1994No teamsheet available
1994Japan23 April 1994No teamsheet available
Kath Buckley1994
Paula Keane1994
Jacinta Gibbons1994
Ruth McKeownScotland12 February 1995 [7]
Louise MonahanScotland12 February 1995
Marie KerrinScotland12 February 1995
Carole Ann ByrneFrance5 March 1995 [8]
Ciara DownesFrance5 March 1995
1995Wales19 March 1995No teamsheet available [9]
Joanne Dwyer441995
Nicki Milne45199521
1996Scotland21 January 1996No teamsheet available
1996Wales3 March 1996No teamsheet available
1996England17 March 1996No teamsheet available [10]
Marie Myles471996
Fiona McNicolas481996
Joan Whiteside491996
Nessa Campbell501996
Moyna Richey511996
Melanie Nash521996
Therese Cosgrove531996
Clara Heaton541996
19978 Countries playedNo teamsheet available
Cath Evans551997
Sinead Cosgrave561997
Marie Hayes571997
Rachel Reid58Italy4 April 1997
Siobhan O’Donovan591997
Laura Nicholl601997
Jacqui Horan611997
Jackie O'Brien621997
Joss Hanrahan631997
Stephanie Dowling641997
Helen Siwek65199715
Mary Grehan661997
Rachel Currie671997
Joy Sparkes681997
Deborah Campbell691997
19988 Countries playedNo teamsheet available
Caroline Reid701998 [11]
Grainne Cross711998
Joy Moore721998
Aisling Dillon731998
Ciara McConnell741998
Olivia Brown751998
Jean O'Gorman761998
Fiona Devaney771998
Sue Ramsbottom 781998
Niamh Collins791998
Fiona Neary80Scotland8 February 1998
Maura Coulter81Wales22 March 199830 [12]
Anne-Marie McAllister82England5 April 1998
Suzanne Fleming83England5 April 1998
Elaine Witt841998
19994 Countries playedNo teamsheet available
Orla Lacey851999
Aileen Galvin861999
Anne O'Toole871999
Toni Brennan881999
Carmel Murphy89France7 February 1999
Mary O'Loughlin90France7 February 1999
Ruth Scott911999
Judith Wilson921999
Leonie Wallace93France7 February 1999
Rochelle Howell94Wales28 February 1999
Morag McGowan951999
Emma Jeffreys961999
Rose Gallagher971999
Elimar Flynn98France8 May 2000
Magali Dolo99France8 May 2000
Sarahjane Belton100France8 May 2000
Rachel Boyd101France8 May 2000 [13]
Celine Quinn102Kazakhstan10 May 2000
20016 Countries playedNo teamsheet available
Jolene Morton 1032001
Jennifer O'Leary 1042001
Karen McCarthy 1052001
Yvonne Comer 1062001
Edel Coen 1072001
Patrique Kelly 1082001
Bridget Montgomery 1092001
Rosie Foley 110Spain3 February 2001
Maeve Quirke 1112001
Karen Eagleson 1122001
Rachel Tucker 1132001
Ruth Burn 1142001
Ciara O'Connell 1152001
2001Netherlands16 February 2001No teamsheet available
Louise Beamish 116Wales*3 February 2002may have been capped before
Gillian McAllister 117Wales*3 February 2002may have been capped before
Jean Lonergan 118Wales*3 February 2002may have been capped before
Eryka Wessell 119England17 February 2002
Lynne Cantwell 120England17 February 200278
Joy Neville 121Scotland15 February 200370
Joanne O'Sullivan 122Scotland15 February 2003
Fiona Coghlan 123Scotland15 February 200385
Jen Leacy 124Scotland15 February 2003
Lesley Coulter 125Scotland15 February 2003
Nuala Ni Chaidhain 126Scotland15 February 2003
Amanda Greensmith 127Scotland15 February 2003
Serena Stirling 128France9 March 2003
Lynda Kelly 129Wales21 March 2003
2004France15 February 2004No teamsheet available
Eimear O'Sullivan 130Wales21 February 2004
Tania Rosser 131Wales21 February 200458
Manuela McCarthy 132Wales21 February 2004
2004England6 March 2004No teamsheet available
2004Spain20 March 2004No teamsheet available
2004Scotland27 March 2004No teamsheet available
2004Wales1 May 2004No teamsheet available
2004Italy5 May 2004No teamsheet available
2004Spain8 May 2004No teamsheet available
Denise Tracey Japan14 November 2004
Germaine Healy Japan14 November 2004
Emma Stanley Japan14 November 2004
Grace Davitt Spain5 February 2005
Marie Barrett Spain5 February 2005
Orla Brennan Spain5 February 2005
Caroline Mahon USA25 January 2006
Sinead Ryan USA25 January 2006
Laura Guest Spain4 February 200639
Yvonne Nolan Spain4 February 2006
Jeanette Feighery Canada29 April 2006
Shannon Houston France31 August 2006
Mairead Kelly South Africa8 September 2006
Jess Limbert Wales3 February 2007
Debbie Clark Wales3 February 2007
Nicole Fitzgerald England25 February 2007
Gillian Bourke Italy1 February 200851
Kate O'Loughlin Italy1 February 2008
Louise Austin Italy1 February 2008
Amy Davis Italy1 February 2008
Niamh Briggs Italy1 February 200857+
Emer McManamly Spain17 May 2008
Jackie Shiels England20 May 20086
Carol Staunton England20 May 2008
Helen Brosnan England20 May 2008
Claire Molloy France6 February 200970
Lauren Day Scotland13 March 2009
Helen Jones Scotland13 March 2009
Nora Stapleton Italy5 February 201050
Alison Miller Italy5 February 2010
Chris Fanning Italy5 February 2010
Marie Louise Reilly Italy5 February 201054
Eliza Downey Italy5 February 2010
Geraldine Rae Italy6 February 2011
Stacey-Lea Kennedy Italy6 February 2011
Heather O'Brien Italy6 February 2011
Deirdre O'Brien Italy6 February 2011
Larissa Muldoon Italy6 February 201148
Gill Nolan Italy6 February 2011
Niamh Kavanagh Wales13 March 201115
Ailis Egan Wales13 March 201146
Sophie Spence Wales3 February 201236
Ashleigh Baxter Wales3 February 2012
Paula Fitzpatrick Wales3 February 2012
Ruth O'Reilly Wales3 February 201216
Nikki Caughey Wales3 February 2012
Jenny Murphy France11 February 2012
Fiona Hayes England9 February 201315
Leigh Dargan England9 February 2013
Hannah Casey Scotland31 January 2014
Orla Fitzsimons Scotland31 January 2014
Kerrie-Ann Craddock Scotland31 January 2014
Sharon Lynch USA1 August 2014
Vicki McGinn USA1 August 2014
Sarah Mimnagh Italy6 February 2015
Katie Norris Italy6 February 2015
Sene Naoupu Italy6 February 201540
Katie Fitzhenry Italy6 February 201514
Fiona O'Brien Italy6 February 20154
Hannah Tyrrell Italy6 February 201519
Aoife Doyle France13 February 201517
Jeamie Deacon England14 November 2015
Cliodhna Moloney England14 November 201548
Lindsay Peat England14 November 201533
Elise O'Byrne-White Wales6 February 2016
Aine Donnelly Wales6 February 2016
Mairead Coyne Wales6 February 2016
Zoe Grattage Wales6 February 2016
Fiona Reidy Wales6 February 2016
Ciara Cooney Wales6 February 201621
Ciara Griffin Wales6 February 201635
Mary Healy Wales6 February 2016
Kim Flood Italy13 March 2016
Liz Burke Italy13 March 2016
Elaine Anthony Italy13 March 2016
Claire McLaughlin Italy13 March 2016
Nicole Fowley England13 November 201615
Leah Lyons England13 November 201629
Chloe Pearse England13 November 20162
Nichola Fryday Canada19 November 201618
Anna Caplice Canada19 November 201614
Ailsa Hughes Scotland3 February 201712
Jennie Finlay Scotland3 February 2017
Ilse van Staden Scotland3 February 2017
Ciara O'Connor Scotland3 February 2017
Eimear Considine Scotland3 February 201718
Louise Galvin France26 February 2017
Nicole Cronin Australia9 August 2017
Megan Williams France3 February 2018
Laura Feely France3 February 201819
Edel McMahon Italy3 February 201836
Michelle Claffey Italy3 February 2018
Aoife McDermott Wales25 February 201819
Laura Sheehan USA18 November 20184
Lauren Delany USA18 November 201822
Emma Hooban USA18 November 20188
Beibhinn Parsons USA18 November 201830
Juliet Short England24 November 2018
Ellen Murphy England24 November 20187
Linda Djougang England1 February 201951
Anne-Marie O'Hora England1 February 2019
Kathryn Dane England1 February 201914
Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird Scotland8 February 201911
Claire Boles Scotland8 February 20198
Enya Breen France9 March 201933
Judy Bobbett Wales10 November 20193
Victoria Dabanovich-O'Mahony Wales10 November 20193
Niamh Ní Dhroma Wales10 November 20191
Hannah O'Connor Wales10 November 201920
Claire Keohane Wales2 February 20203
Dorothy Wall Wales2 February 202037
Brittany Hogan Italy24 October 202037
Neve Jones Italy24 October 202040
Katie O'Dwyer Italy24 October 202012
Stacey Flood Wales10 April 202123
Eve Higgins Wales10 April 202131
Emily Lane Wales10 April 202120
Amee-Leigh Costigan (Murphy Crowe)France17 April 202122
Grace Moore Italy24 April 202125
Sam Monaghan Spain13 September 202126
Lucy Mulhall Spain13 September 20214
Maeve Óg O'Leary United States12 November 20215
Shannon Touhey Japan20 November 20211
Anna McGann Wales26 March 202214
Chloe Pearse Wales26 March 20225
Aoibheann Reilly Wales26 March 202218
Christy Haney France2 April 202224
Aoife Wafer Italy10 April 202215
Nicole Byrne England24 April 20221
Molly Scuffil-McCabe England24 April 202226
Nikki Caughey Scotland30 April 20221
Vicky A. Irwin Scotland30 April 20226
Natasja Behan Japan20 August 202210
Aoife Dalton Japan20 August 202227
Maebh Deely Japan20 August 202214
Dannah O'Brien Japan20 August 202229
Taryn Schutzler Japan20 August 20222
Leah Tarpey Japan20 August 20225
Joanna Brown Japan27 August 20223
Jess Keating Japan27 August 20221
Emma Tilly Japan27 August 20221
Sadhbh McGrath Wales25 March 202318
Niamh O'Dowd Wales25 March 202319
Kathryn Buggy France1 April 20234
Ciara Nielson France1 April 20235
Emma Swords France1 April 20231
Megan Collis Kazakhstan13 January 20231
Eimear Corri Fallon Kazakhstan13 January 20239
Sarh Delaney Kazakhstan13 January 20232
Clara Barrett Colombia21 October 20231
Fiona Tuite Colombia21/10/2319
Katie Corrigan Italy31 March 20245
Shannon Ikahihifo Wales13 April 20243
Ruth Campbell Australia14 September 202411
Vicky Elmes Kinlan Australia14 September 20244
Erin King Australia14 September 20247
Siobhán McCarthy Australia14 September 202411
Andrea Stock Canada5 October 20242
Jane Clohessy Scotland26 April 20251
Aoife Corey Scotland26 April 20251
Nancy McGillivray Scotland2 August 20253
Ivana Kiripati Scotland2 August 20252
Ailish Quinn Scotland2 August 20251
Ellena Perry Canada9 August 20253

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  5. ↑ "Irish women go down to France", Irish Press 16 April 1994
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