McMahon to start for Clovers in Celtic Challenge

Ireland co-captain Edel McMahon is one of three changes to the Clovers starting team for the second Celtic Challenge Challenge fixture on Saturday.

After his side won the first meeting 33-7, Wolfhounds head coach Neil Alcorn has retained the same starting side with captain Clare Boles joined by a host of Irish internationals such as Stacey Flood, Linda Djougang and World Rugby breakthrough player of the year Erin King.

Clovers head coach Denis Fogarty, meanwhile, has brought Ulster prop Sadhbh McGrath, McMahon and Munster wing Alanna McInerney into his starting XV for the game in Dublin.

Wolfhounds: Flood; Elmes Kinlan, Dalton, Higgins, Larn; O'Brien, Whelan; O'Dowd, Clenaghan, Djougang; Atagamen, Garvey; Boyne, Boles, King.

Replacements: Burke, Doyle, Molloy, Ni Chonchobhair, Kinghan, McConnell, Corrigan, Burns.

Clovers: Deely; McInerney, Boylan, Breen, Clarke; Fowley, Lane; McCarthy, Buttimer, McGrath; Campbell, Neill; McMahon, Nic a Bhaird, Kiripati

Replacements: Gavin, Burke, Barrett, Oviawe, Adams, Moran, Finn, Ugwueru