Team News: Dublin Ladies Team Named For League Opener against Waterford

Fri, 11th February 2022

The Dublin Ladies have named their team for their opening Lidl NFL game of the year against Waterford in Dungarvan on Sunday (2pm, Live on LGFA Streaming Service).

Mick Bohan has selected just five of the team that started last September's All Ireland final defeat to Meath for Sunday's Fraher Field clash.

Leah Caffrey, Orlagh Nolan, Martha Byrne, Jennifer Dunne and Hannah Tyrrell keep their places in the starting XV, with Niamh Collins, Lyndsey Davey, Carla Rowe, Niamh Hetherton and Siobhan Killeen named among the substitutes.

Match tickets for the game are available here.

The game will also be available to watch live on the new LGFA Streaming Service. Click here for details.

Dublin Team:

1 Abby Shiels (Lucan Sarsfields)

2 Jessica Tobin (Cuala)

3 Leah Caffrey (Na Fianna)

4 Hannah Leahy (Scoil Ui Chonaill)

5 Orlagh Nolan (Ballinteer St Johns)

6 Martha Byrne (Cuala)

7 Aoife Kane (Kilmacud Crokes)

8 Jennifer Dunne (Cuala)

9 Kate McDaid (Kilmacud Crokes)

10 Kate Sullivan (St Sylvester’s)

11 Nicole Owens (St Sylvester’s)

12 Caoimhe O’Connor (Clontarf)

13 Oonagh Whyte (Clann Mhuire)

14 Hannah Tyrrell (Na Fianna)

15 Jodi Egan (Foxrock Cabinteely).

Substitutes: Emer Ni Eafa (Fingallians), Ellen Gribben (St Brigid’s), Sarah Fagan (Clontarf), Natalia Hyland (Ballyboden St Endas), Niamh Hetherton (Clontarf), Niamh Collins (Foxrock Cabinteely), Siobhan Killeen (Clontarf), Siobhan Woods (Raheny), Rachael Hartnett (Cuala), Orla Martin (Na Fianna), Grainne O’Driscoll (Cuala), Lyndsey Davey (Skerries Harps).