Ireland have named four uncapped players in their squad to take on Australia in Belfast on Saturday (2.30pm).
Sevens international Vicky Elmes Kinlan, who was originally named as a 'training panellist', has impressed in camp and will start on the right wing.
Leinster lock Ruth Campbell is named in the second row after an excellent Interprovincial Championship.
Uncapped forwards Siobhán McCarthy and Erin King – who alongside Elmes Kinlan became an Olympian at Paris 2024 – are named on the bench.
There’s a return to the starting side for Eimear Considine, who was a late call-up for the injured Meabh Deely.
Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe is on the right wing. The duo last played for Ireland in April 2022.
Aoife Dalton and Enya Breen are the midfield pairing for Ireland, with Molly Scuffil-McCabe and Dannah O’Brien making up the half-backs.
Niamh O’Dowd earns her first start at loosehead prop, joining Neve Jones and Linda Djougang in the front row.
Dorothy Wall partners debutant Campbell in the engine room, with Aoife Wafer, captain Edel McMahon and Brittany Hogan forming the back row.
In total there are seven changes from the starting side that beat Scotland in the last game of the Six Nations.
Head coach Scott Bemand has strong options on the bench, with Clíodhna Moloney, Christy Haney and Fiona Tuite joining McCarthy and King as the forward replacements.
Backs Emily Lane, Eve Higgins and Stacey Flood, all of whom were part of the Ireland Women’s Sevens squad at the Olympics, complete the matchday 23.
Australia, meanwhile, have named back row Siokapesi Palu (above) as their skipper for the game and have included three uncapped players in their matchday squad.
Forwards Alapeta Ngauamo, Tiarah Minns and Lucy Dinnen are in line for debuts off the bench.
Head coach Jo Yapp also confirmed this morning that prop Brianna Hoy suffered a knee injury in training on Tuesday and is returning to Australia, while Piper Duck and Tania Naden are also out injured.
Ireland: Eimear Considine; Vicky Elmes Kinlan, Aoife Dalton, Enya Breen, Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe; Dannah O'Brien, Molly Scuffil-McCabe; Niamh O'Dowd, Neve Jones, Linda Djougang; Dorothy Wall, Ruth Campbell; Aoife Wafer, Edel McMahon (capt), Brittany Hogan.
Replacements: Clíodhna Moloney, Siobhán McCarthy, Christy Haney, Fiona Tuite, Erin King, Emily Lane, Eve Higgins, Stacey Flood.
Australia: Lori Cramer; Maya Stewart, Georgina Friedrichs, Cecilia Smith, Desiree Miller; Faitala Moleka, Natalie Wright; Bridie O'Gorman, Ashley Marsters, Eva Karpani; Kaitlan Leaney, Michaela Leonard; Siokapesi Palu (capt), Leilani Nathan, Tabua Tuinakauvadra.
Replacements: Tiarna Molloy, Alapeta Ngauamo, Lydia Kavoa, Tiarah Minns, Lucy Dinnen, Layne Morgan, Arabella McKenzie, Biola Dawa.
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