LIMERICK woman Aoife Doyle ends a five-year wait for a Six Nations start in tomorrow’s opener against Scotland at Donnybrook (RTE Two, 1pm). After earning three caps in the successful Championship campaign of 2015, Doyle transitioned fully into the Sevens programme. In addition to featuring on the World Series circuit, the Railway Union star was also part of the Irish squad that secured a sixth-place finish at the 2018 Sevens World Cup in San Francisco. Doyle’s last appearance at this grade was also against Scotland, when a Tom Tierney-coached Ireland clinched the Six Nations title with a 73-3 demolition in Cumbernauld. It’s going to be very intense and Scotland are also after their World Cup qualification.

Source: Irish Examiner February 01, 2020 05:48 UTC