Miller continues as Leinster U18 captain

Kildare's Emily Miller will continue her captaincy of the Leinster U18 girls when she leads the province out against their Connacht counterparts tomorrow (Saturday, August 15) in Energia Park, Donnybrook, with kick-off at 2pm. 

Cill Dara number eight, Miller, is one of five Kildare players in the starting XV, with her clubmate, Aimee Deering, star at hooker.

Edenderry's Molly Hurst (lock) and Barnhall's Siofra McGlynn (loosehead prop) are also in the pack, while Naas winger, Lily Harney is the only Kildare player among the backs.

There are a further three Kildare players among the replacements, namely Cill Dara prop, Lucy Noons, and Athy duo, Kate Lawlor and Catherine Murphy.

LEINSTER: Caoimhe O’Mahony; Lily Harney (Naas), Saffron Adams, Sophie McDonagh, Mary O’Hara; Sophia White, Maebh Ni Choll; Siofra McGlynn (MU Barnhall), Aimee Deering (Cill Dara), Simi Shanu; Molly Hurst (Edenderry), Emma O’Rourke; Lily Brophy, Milita Valteryte, Emily Miller (Cill Dara).

Replacements: Zoe Byrne, Lauren Shevlin, Lucy Noons (Cill Dara), Mila Mihajlovic, Eimear Duffy, Kate Lawlor (Athy), Catherine Murphy (Athy), Robyn O’Reilly.