MULLINGAR RFC SISTERS SET FOR INTERPROVINCIAL DOUBLE AT DONNYBROOK

Mullingar RFC will be doubly represented at Energia Park, Donnybrook on Saturday, August 15, when sisters Éabha and Caoimhe O'Mahony both take the field in Round 2 of the Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Series.

Éabha, still only 18, has been named on the bench as tighthead replacement for the Connacht senior women, who face Leinster at 4.30pm (live on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel). Having trained with the Leinster senior squad throughout the summer, she recently linked up with Connacht and, after travelling to Belfast as a reserve for last weekend's opening round, has been promoted straight into the matchday squad.

Her younger sister Caoimhe, meanwhile, starts at full back for the Leinster U18s for the second week in a row.

Both are current players with Mullingar RFC, and their selection marks a proud day for the club and a further sign of the strength of the women's and girls' game in the midlands.

Everyone at Mullingar RFC wishes Éabha and Caoimhe the very best of luck on Saturday.