Donegal duo in training squad for Under-18 Women’s Six Nations Festival

Two Donegal players are included in a 35-player training squad confirmed for the Under-18 Women’s Six Nations Festival.

Letterkenny Rugby Club’s Maebh Clenaghan and Sadhbh McGrath, a Burt native who plays for City of Derry, have been named in the squad.

Clenaghan and McGrath are named among the forwards.

The squad will assemble at the IRFU High Performance Centre over the course of the next few weeks to prepare for the inaugural U18 Women’s Six Nations festival in Edinburgh.

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The training squad will participate in three camps across March and April before the festival squad is selected. 

The camps take place on March 19-20 and 26-27 and April 2-3 at the IRFU High Performance Centre on the Sport Ireland Campus in Dublin.

The festival promotes a learning environment for these young players and the coaches who are developing and honing their skills.   

Ireland will play 35-minute matches against England and France on Game Day 1 and a 70-minute match against Wales on Game Day 2.  The U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival will take place at Dam Health Stadium between April 9-17.