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Two Tralee Women To Start For Ireland Against Wales Tomorrow

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Ruth O’Reilly and Zoe Grattage from Tralee play against Wales tomorrow.

TWO Tralee women will start for Ireland in their Six Nations game against Wales tomorrow in Donnybrook.

Tralee RFC’s Zoe Grattage and Galwegians Ruth O’Reilly, a native of Ballyroe, will take to the field for the opening clash of the tournament in Donnybrook at 1pm.

Hooker Zoe Grattage will win her first cap on Saturday, with her Tralee and Munster team-mate, flanker Ciara Griffin, hoping to make her Ireland debut from the bench.

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Let’s hope we see all three Tralee players in action tomorrow. You can watch the match on live stream on www.IrishRugby.ie/live or listen on RTÉ Radio 1 Extra.

In other rugby news, there is no place on the bench for Tralee man Ultan Dillane for the men’s Six Nations opener against the Welsh at 3pm on Sunday. He’ll have to wait his chance another day. That’ll come too…

 

IRELAND WOMEN: Niamh Briggs (UL Bohemians/Munster) (capt); Elise O’Byrne White (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Aine Donnelly (Cill Dara/Leinster), Sene Naoupu (Galwegians/Connacht), Mairead Coyne (Galwegians/Connacht); Nikki Caughey (Railway Union/Ulster), Larissa Muldoon (Skewen); Ailis Egan (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Zoe Grattage (Tralee/Munster), Ruth O’Reilly (Galwegians/Connacht), Sophie Spence (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Marie Louise Reilly (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Paula Fitzpatrick (Toulouse), Claire Molloy (Bristol), Heather O’Brien (Toulouse).

Replacements: Cliodhna Moloney (Railway Union/Leinster), Lindsay Peat (Railway Union/Leinster), Fiona Reidy (UL Bohemians/Munster), Ciara Cooney (Railway Union/Leinster), Ciara Griffin (Tralee/Munster), Mary Healy (Galwegians/Connacht), Nora Stapleton (Old Belvedere/Leinster), Jackie Shiels (Richmond).

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Tralee Native Plays Part In Irish Women’s Six Nations Success

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Ruth O’Reilly from Tralee who played for Ireland against Scotland on Sunday.

THERE was a Tralee connection to the Irish women’s fantastic Six Nations win on Sunday.

Ruth O’Reilly, originally from Ballyroe, but now living in Galway, plays in the prop and made a great contribution to their emphatic 73 to 3 away win over Scotland which clinched the title.

In fact, she’s been a regular in the side this season, as Ireland took home their second championship in three years.

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Ruth (33) was educated at Balloonagh primary and secondary schools, but it wasn’t until she went to UCC that she started playing rugby. She now plays with Galwegians.

The daughter of Barney and Ann O’Reilly (Barney, a former CEO of Kerry Education Services, was at the game in Scotland to cheer Ruth on), Ruth, along with her team mates got rapturous reception when they  arrived home on Sunday night at Dublin Airport.

Well done to Ruth and all the Irish team on their success.