After an improved Inter Provincial Series in September nine Ulster girls have made the recently announced Ireland Training Squad. They will now begin a 10-week strength and conditioning programme and all players will then be fitness tested in mid-December before the final Six Nations panel of 26 will begin training for the upcoming campaign.
It’s a huge boost for Ulster Women’s rugby who have more than doubled their representation compared to last season and it’s a strong endorsement of Ulster Women’s Coach Benjy Van Der Byl’s strategy to give youth a chance throughout the Inter Provincial Series and the recent “development” games.
Three Ulster sides are represented with Belfast Harlequins duo Nikki Caughey and Ashleigh Baxter, who we profiled last year, getting the call up. The wonderfully talented Caughey will be looking to make an impact in the centre and hard tackling Baxter will be pushing for inclusion in the back three.
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