Midwest Thunderbirds, Ulster Women's Rugby

Ulster Select XV to welcome touring side Midwest Thunderbirds

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On Saturday, August 19th, an Ulster Select XV will welcome Midwest Thunderbirds to Gibson Park for a match as part of the USA sides tour of Ireland. Kick off 14:30.

Midwest Thunderbirds consists of girls from nine unions across the USA including Chicago, Allegheny, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin. Two teams were selected from trials to travel on tour to Ireland with the girls departing for Dublin on 3rd August

Two Thunderbirds’ teams were entered in the Donnybrook 10s competition which took place on Saturday 12th August and they are also set to lock horns with Dublin side, Railway Union on Wednesday, August 16th. The short journey up north beckons, before facing an Ulster Women side on Saturday.

Enjoying the finest Irish hospitality, the girls had time to socialise at a Women’s World Cup Evening hosted by Railway Union Sports’ Club, whose side the girls will play on Wednesday.

The FRU were at the event and we caught up with Megan Salyars, captain of the Thunderbirds who . . .

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