Leinster U18 Girls squad

Leinster Rugby Girls U-18 Head Coach Derek Maybury has selected a 40-player squad for his team’s upcoming summer programme. Longford RFC have three players involved, Diana Izekor, Mia Rowan and Isabella Larkin.

There are 22 clubs represented in Maybury’s selection as they prepare for a busy summer. The team will train out of Kings Hospital (with kind permission) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting on 25 June, 2025. They play American touring side Eira in Mullingar RFC on 23 July before heading off to Wales for a tour on 29 July, where they will play Hartpury College. The team will then return to Ireland for the start of the Interprovincial Championship on 10 August, taking on Ulster first before clashes with Munster and Connacht ahead of the Finals Day on 30 August.

Speaking to leinsterrugby.ie, Maybury said: “We have watched a lot of Club, School, and Area matches this season, at U-16 and U-18 level, and the quality of rugby continues to improve season on season.

“We’re delighted with the squad of players we’ve selected for the summer programme which reflects the depth of talent coming through across Leinster.

“The recent Sevens sessions gave us a further opportunity to assess the players, so we go into the next phase now full of confidence and itching to get started.

“The coaching team is a pretty settled one and we have a strong core of girls returning from last year’s Interpro-winning squad, who will help us drive standards.”

 

Management team:

Samantha Wafer (Manager)
Derek Maybury (Head Coach)
Paidi Mahon (Assistant Coach – Forwards)
Ailsa Hughes (Assistant Coach – Attack)
Clare O’Brien (Assistant Coach – Contact)
Orla Hayes (Athletic Development Lead)
Lucy McLoughlin (Athletic Development Coach)
Eva McPhartlan (Physiotherapist)
Dylan Lynch (Performance Analyst)
Alice Oliver (Nutritionist)
Stephanie Doherty (Mental Performance Coach)