King Returns To Captain Ireland In Six Nations

Erin King will make her first world quality successful a twelvemonth arsenic she captains Ireland successful Saturday's Six Nations opener successful England.

King missed nan World Cup past twelvemonth aft she sustained a knee wounded successful nan conclusion by nan Red Roses successful nan 2025 Six Nations.

The 22-year-old has been named Ireland's skipper for nan 2026 version and will commencement astatine flanker against an England broadside who are looking to triumph an eighth Six Nations successful a row.

She is joined successful nan backmost statement by Brittany Hogan and Aoife Wafer, who was nan Six Nations subordinate of nan title successful 2025 but had an injury-hit year.

Former England prop Ellena Perry will make her Irish Six Nations debut aft switching allegiances up of nan Rugby World Cup.

More to follow.

Ireland: Stacey Flood; Beibhinn Parsons; Aoife Dalton, Eve Higgins; Vicky Elmes Kinlan; Dannah O'Brien, Emily Lane; Ellena Perry, Cliodhna Moloney-Macdonald, Linda Djougang; Dorothy Wall, Fiona Tuite; Brittany Hogan, Erin King (capt), Aoife Wafer.

Replacements: Neve Jones, Niamh O'Dowd, Eilis Cahill, Ruth Campbell, Grace Moore, Katie Whelan, Nancy McGillivray, Anna McGann.