The Ireland rugby squad for the 2025 Women’s World Cup has been announced and a Laois woman is among them.
Former Portlaoise RFC forward Eimear Corri-Fallon has been named in the 34-player squad.
Corri-Fallon, who has been capped six times for Ireland, represents Leinster and Blackrock RFC.
The call-up completes a remarkable recovery from the Laois woman who missed a year of rugby.
She was selected at second row in a warm up game against Scotland last weekend and did enough to earn her place.
Corri is a doctor at Tallaght University Hospital having graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons.
She was educated at Scoil Chríost Rí, Portlaoise, before going on to study Sports Science and Health at Dublin City University.
Corri began her rugby career with Portlaoise RFC but left Togher to join Blackrock College, where she won the AIL Division 1 in 2023.
The second row star was called into the Leinster squad where she won the 2023 and 2024 Interprovincial titles.
2023 saw Corri earn her first call-up to the Ireland senior women’s team to take part in the WX5 series.
Corri made her debut in Dubai a win over Kazakhstan and went on to play in the victories over Columia and Spain as Ireland left the UAE as champions.
The Portlaoise lock was selected for the Ireland squad in last year’s 6 Nations where she made her debut in the competition against Italy to win her fourth international cap.
Ireland begin their campaign on Sunday, August 24, against Japan before facing Spain and New Zealand in subsequent games.
Ireland Squad (Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025, England)
Forwards:
Claire Boles (Railway Union RFC / Ulster) (6)
Beth Buttimer (UL Bohemian / Munster)*
Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster) (8)
Eimear Corri Fallon (Blackrock RFC / Leinster) (6)
Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster) (48)
Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere RFC / Ulster) (34)
Neve Jones (Gloucester Hartpury) (37)
Ivana Kiripati (Creggs RFC / Connacht) (2)
Siobhán McCarthy (Railway Union RFC / Munster) (9)
Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke RFC / Ulster) (16)
Edel McMahon (Exeter Chiefs / Connacht) (34) Co-Captain
Clíodhna Moloney MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs) (45)
Sam Monaghan (Gloucester Hartpury / IQ Rugby) (23) Co-Captain
Grace Moore (Trailfinders Women / IQ Rugby) (22)
Niamh O’Dowd (Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster) (17)
Ellena Perry (Gloucester Hartpury / IQ Rugby) (1)
Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere RFC / Ulster) (17)
Aoife Wafer (Blackrock College RFC / Leinster) (15)
Backs:
Enya Breen (Blackrock College RFC / Munster) (31)
Amee Leigh Costigan (Railway Union RFC / Munster) (19)
Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster) (24)
Méabh Deely (Blackrock College RFC / Connacht) (14)
Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC / Leinster) (20)
Nicole Fowley (Galwegians / Connacht) (14)
Eve Higgins (Railway Union RFC / Leinster) (28)
Emily Lane (Blackrock College RFC / Munster) (17)
Anna McGann (Railway Union RFC / Connacht) (11)
Nancy McGillivray (Exeter Chiefs / IQ Rugby) (1)
Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster) (26)
Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College RFC / Connacht) (28)
Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock College RFC / Connacht) (16)
Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Manawatū RFC / Leinster) (22)
Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 – Ireland Fixtures
Ireland v Japan, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton, Sunday, 24 August, 12pm
Ireland v Spain, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton, Sunday, 31 August, 12pm
Ireland v New Zealand, Brighton and Hove Albion Stadium, Brighton, Sunday, 7 September, 2.45pm.
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