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Michael Scully

Leinster women set to make history at Twickenham tomorrow

History will be made tomorrow when the first women's club rugby game will take place at Twickenham - and Leinster are participating (7pm).

The fixture is part of the 'Big Game 12' double-header at the iconic home of English rugby - as it follows the Premiership clash between Harlequins and Leicester Tigers.

Current Interprovincial Championship winners Leinster will be skippered by out-half Sene Naoupu, with Ailsa Hughes completing the half-back pairing.

Ireland internationals Jenny Murphy and Michelle Claffey are the starting centre pairing while Elise O'Byrne-White and Grace Miller, try scorers in the Interpro Final, start in the back three with Meabh O'Brien on the left wing completing the backline.

In the pack, Lindsay Peat has been named to start at blindside flanker in a back row with Niamh Ní Dhroma and Hannah O'Connor who were both named in the Ireland squad for the Six Nations.

Aoife McDermott and Daisy Earle are the second-row combination for the game at Twickenham.

Katie O'Dwyer, Victoria Dabanovich-O'Mahony and Linda Djougang form the front row and complete the starting XV.

Leinster Rugby Women's team v Harlequins Women

15. Grace Miller

14. Elise O’Byrne-White

13. Michelle Claffey

12. Jenny Murphy

11. Meabh O’Brien

10. Sene Naoupu CAPTAIN

9. Ailsa Hughes

1. Katie O’Dywer

2. Victoria Dabanovich-O’Mahony

3. Linda Djougang

4. Daisy Earle

5. Aoife McDermott

6. Lindsay Peat

7. Niamh Ní Dhroma

8. Hannah O’Connor

16. Jennie Finlay

17. Lisa Callan

18. Clodagh Dunne

19. Ciara Cooney

20. Lauren Farrell-McCabe

21. Niamh Byrne

22. Vanessa Hullon

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