Ireland women’s head coach Tom Tierney has made one change to the side that beat Wales in Donnybrook last Sunday for this weekend’s Six Nations clash with France.
Cliodhna Moloney comes in at hooker, with Zoe Grattage dropping to the bench in a straight swap for the game at the Stade Aime Giral, Perpignan.
Ireland are defending Six Nations champions and Saturday’s clash will be broadcast live on RTE 2 from 7.45pm with kick-off at 8.0 Irish time.
"The French will present a very difficult test this weekend. They had an impressive win over Italy, so they'll be coming into this game very confident,” said Tierney.
“However we're confident ourselves that if we look after the basics and put in a good performance we'll put ourselves in a position to get our first win here against France"
Ireland women v France: Niamh Briggs; Elise O’Byrne-White, Aide Donnelly, Sene Naupu, Mairead Coyne; Nikke Caughy, Larissa Muldoon; Ruth O’Reilly, Cliodhna Moloney, Ailis Egan; Marie-Louise Reilly; Paul Fitzpatrick, Claire Molloy, Heather O’Brien.
Replacements: Zoe Grattage, Lindsay Peat, Fiona Reidy, Ciara Cooney, Ciara Griffin, Mary Healy, Nora Stapleton, Jackie Shiels.
