Navan RFC Players Selected for Leinster Interpro Openers

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07 Aug Navan RFC Players Selected for Leinster Interpro Openers

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Congratulations to Navan RFC Women’s players Rosie Searle, Alex Connor, and Shona White, who have been named by Head Coach Sana Govender in the Leinster Women’s matchday squad! They will take on Munster in the opening round of the 2026 Vodafone Interprovincial Championship tomorrow, Saturday, 8th August, at Virgin Media Park, Cork (KO: 2:30 PM, live on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel).

All the players have been busy training hard within the extended squad over the last number of weeks, and their dedication has paid off:

  • Rosie Searle starts at blindside flanker.
  • Shona White—who incredibly only picked up a rugby ball for the first time just over two years ago—is named among the front-row replacements as a potential debutant.
  • Alex Connor also awaits her first senior cap, providing crucial scrum-half cover off the bench.

Leinster Rugby Matchday Squad

(Origin Club / Current Club)

  1. Robyn O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers / Old Belvedere RFC)
  2. Maggie Boylan (Carrick-on-Suir RFC / Blackrock College)
  3. Aoife Dalton (Tullamore RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)
  4. Eve Higgins (MU Barnhall RFC / Railway Union RFC)*
  5. Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)
  6. Dannah O’Brien (Tullow RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)
  7. Jade Gaffney (Navan RFC / Old Belvedere)
  8. Caoimhe Molloy (Gorey RFC / Wicklow RFC)
  9. Sarah Delaney (PortDara Falcons / Blackrock College RFC) CAPTAIN
  10. Linda Djougang (Wanderers FC / Old Belvedere RFC)
  11. Ruth Campbell (Naas RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)
  12. Kate Jordan (Naas RFC / Blackrock College)
  13. Rosie Searle (Navan RFC)
  14. Roisín Kinch (Tullow RFC)*
  15. Erin King (Naas RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)*

Replacements:

  1. Emma Jane Wilson (Cill Dara RFC / PortDara Falcons)* 17. Hannah Wilson (Cill Dara RFC / Old Belvedere RFC) 18. Shona White (Navan RFC)* 19. Alma Atagamen (Balbriggan RFC) 20. Aoife Corcoran (Coolmine RFC / MU Barnhall RFC) 21. Alex Connor (Navan RFC)* 22. Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton (Mullingar RFC / Old Belvedere) 23. Emma Tilly (MU Barnhall RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)

*Denotes uncapped player

Read the full squad announcement on the Leinster Rugby website: Six Players Set for Debut as Govender Names Team for Munster Clash

Emma O’Rourke Named in U-18 Girls Squad

Elsewhere, the club is thrilled to announce that Navan RFC youth player Emma O’Rourke has been named by Head Coach Charlie Doel in the Leinster Under-18 Girls team for Saturday’s opening clash with Munster (KO: 5:30 PM) in the 2026 PwC U18 Girls Interprovincial Series.

The game will take place at Virgin Media Park, Cork, immediately following the conclusion of the Senior Leinster clash with Munster in the Vodafone Women’s Interprovincial Championship.

Leinster are looking for a third title in a row after going unbeaten in back-to-back seasons. Emma is poised to make a massive impact, having already been a pivotal figure in the Leinster squad that stormed to victory in last year’s Championship.

Speaking ahead of this summer’s fixtures, Head Coach Charlie Doel noted the high standards of the province: “There is always pressure to win because you are Leinster. That drive comes from within the club and what it has achieved. I would like to think producing a cohort of players that progress on to the Senior team is the number one goal for me. I would also want the players to develop, learn and enjoy the programme to grow their love of rugby.”

Leinster Rugby U-18 Girls Matchday Squad

  1. Caoimhe O’Mahony (Mullingar RFC)
  2. Lily Harney (Naas RFC)
  3. Pearl Tyner (Arklow RFC)
  4. Sophie McDonagh (Tullamore RFC)
  5. Mary O’Hara (Portlaoise RFC)
  6. Sophia White (Arklow RFC)
  7. Maebh Ni Chol (Tullamore RFC)
  8. Lauren Shevlin (Dundalk RFC)
  9. Chloe Kavanagh (Portlaoise RFC)
  10. Lucy Noons (Cill Dara RFC)
  11. Mila Mihajlovic (Portarlington RFC)
  12. Molly Hurst (Edenderry RFC)
  13. Emily Miller (Cill Dara RFC) CAPTAIN
  14. Lily Brophy (Portlaoise RFC)
  15. Emma O’Rourke (Navan RFC)

Replacements:

  1. Niamh Pollard (MU Barnhall RFC) 17. Siofra McGlynn (MU Barnhall RFC) 18. Simi Shanu (De La Salle Palmerston FC) 19. Ruby Osumah (Tullamore RFC) 20. Milita Valteryte (Dundalk RFC) 21. Kate Lawlor (Athy RFC) 22. Catherine Murphy (Athy RFC) 23. Robyn O’Reilly (Tullamore RFC)

Further Details on the Leinster Rugby website:

Leinster U-18 Girls Team Named for Interpro Opener Against Munster

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