FORWARDS

Ireland Women: Team of the Decade

By John McMurtry January 27, 2021

GET YOUR VOTE IN

THE CLUBS HAVE SPOKEN

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN   REVIEW THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE FORWARDS IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES THEN VOTE

1. LOOSEHEAD

SQUADS: 30 (CAPTAIN) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH)

FIONA COGHLAN

LINDSAY PEAT

SQUADS: 31 POINTS: 25 (5 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)

FIONA HAYES

SQUADS: 24 2013 GRAND SLAM 2014 RWC (4TH) 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP

2. HOOKER 

SQUADS: 35 POINTS: 40 (8 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH)

GILL BOURKE

CLIODHNA MOLONEY

SQUADS: 23 POINTS: 15 (3 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)

DEIRBHILE NIC A   BHAIRD

SQUADS: 4

3. TIGHTHEAD

SQUADS: 47 POINTS: 25 (5 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)

AILIS EGAN

LINDA DJOUGANG

SQUADS: 11 POINTS: 10 (2 TRIES)

FIONA REIDY

SQUADS: 21 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 RWC (8TH)

4. SECOND ROW

SQUADS: 40 POINTS: 60 (12 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)

SOPHIE SPENCE

AOIFE MCDERMOTT

SQUADS: 13 POINTS: 5 (1 TRY)

CIARA COONEY

SQUADS: 22 2017 RWC (8TH)

5. SECOND ROW

SQUADS: 49 POINTS: 5 (1 TRY) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHP 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)

MARIE LOUISE REILLY

NICOLA FRYDAY

SQUADS: 18

JUDY BOBBETT

SQUADS: 3

6. BLINDSIDE

SQUADS: 33 (CAPTAIN) POINTS: 25 (5 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)

CIARA GRIFFIN

SIOBHAN FLEMING

SQUADS: 20 POINTS: 10 (2 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2014 RWC (4TH)

ANNA CAPLICE

SQUADS: 15 POINTS: 10 (2 TRIES) 2017 RWC (8TH)

7. OPENSIDE

SQUADS: 64 (CAPTAIN) POINTS: 60 (12 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2010 RWC (7TH) 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)

CLAIRE MOLLOY

EDEL MCMAHON

SQUADS: 10

SINEAD RYAN

SQUADS: 5 2010 RWC (7TH)

8. NUMBER 8

SQUADS: 20  POINTS: 20 (6 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2010 RWC (7TH)

JOY NEVILLE

PAULA FITZPATRICK

SQUADS: 43 (CAPTAIN) POINTS: 55 (11 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)

HEATHER O'BRIEN

SQUADS: 32 POINTS: 30 (6 TRIES) 2013 GRAND SLAM 2015 CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 RWC (4TH) 2017 RWC (8TH)

Please note that second placed players in each position will be going into our selection panel to decide our Replacements Bench for the Team of the Decade.  The replacements will be selected by position and number of votes received.