Ireland Make Seven Changes But Wafer Still Missing

Women's Rugby World Cup - Pool C: Ireland v Spain

Venue: Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Date: Sunday, 31 August Kick-off: 12:00 BST

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Ireland person made 7 changes to their starting line-up for Sunday's World Cup Pool C brushwood against Spain successful Northampton but prima backmost statement Aoife Wafer is still missing from nan matchday squad.

Earlier this week, adjunct coach Alex Codling indicated that this year's Six Nations subordinate of nan tourney was backmost training pinch nan squad and was "very close" to making her return from a knee injury.

Ireland caput coach Scott Bemand has opted to ringing nan changes from past week's opening 42-14 win complete Japan, pinch correct helping Anna McGann and scrum-half Molly Scuffil-McCabe coming into nan backmost division.

Prop Ellena Perry and hooker Cliodhna Moloney are drafted into nan beforehand row, while Eimear Corri-Fallon is named successful nan 2nd statement alongside skipper Sam Monaghan.

The different changes from past week's triumph spot nan inclusion of flanker Claire Boles and number 8 Grace Moore.

Prop Linda Djougang is group to triumph her 50th headdress successful nan game.

Neve Jones and Brittany Hogan driblet to nan replacements' chair but co-captain Edel McMahon is among those who started against Japan but are not included successful nan 23 for Franklin's Gardens.

Back statement McMahon missed some of Ireland's warm-up games against Scotland and Canada but sat retired portion of training this week aft featuring for 75 minutes against Japan.

Spain are classed 13th successful nan world, 8 places beneath Ireland, and mislaid 54-8 to New Zealand successful their opening fixture.

Ireland will look nan holders connected Sunday 7 September successful a lucifer which could determine nan winners of nan group.

Ireland: Flood; McGann, Dalton, Higgins, Costigan; O'Brien, Scuffil-McCabe; Perry, Moloney, Djougang; Corri-Fallon, Monaghan (co-capt); Tuite, Boles, Moore.

Replacements: Jones, McCarthy, McGrath, Campbell, Hogan, Lane, Breen, McGillvray.