Search
07 Nov 2025
Search
07 Nov 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
It will be the first time Amee-Leigh Costigan captains Ireland in a Test match. Picture: Sportsfile
Tipperary's Aimee-Leigh Costigan will captain Ireland in Saturday’s Guinness Women’s Six Nations opener against France at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
It will be the first time Costigan captains Ireland in a Test match, having previously led Ireland Sevens on the HSBC SVNS Series.
The Tipperary woman also lined out for Ireland in last summer's Olympic Games in Paris.
READ NEXT: Cashel Person of the Year is a popular choice
Another Tipperary player, Dorothy Wall from Fethard, is also named in the team.
Head coach Scott Bemand told irishrugby.ie: “We are really excited to get our 2025 season underway in front of our home crowd in Belfast this Saturday, and there's no better challenge to start with than the visit of a very talented France side.
SEE MORE: Tipperary gardaí seize two vehicles in towns
"We have had a strong block of preparation leading into the championship and the intensity of training and competition for places within the match day squad has driven standards in camp".
The match kicks off at 1pm and will be shown live on Virgin Media One and BBC Northern Ireland, while there is live radio commentary available on RTE Radio 1.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
