Heylmann named in Irish Under 20 rugby squad
Vodafone Women's Interprovincial Championship Final, Musgrave Park, Cork 26/8/2023 Munster vs Leinster Munster’s Brianna Heylmann during the warm up Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/James Crombie
Waterford native Brianna Heylmann has been named in the Ireland Women’s Under 20 Rugby squad for the inaugural Six Nations Women’s Summer Series in Italy after the final travelling 28 players was confirmed by a former Ireland Senior Rugby International Head Coach Niamh Briggs.
Heylmann, who played with Waterpark until she was 18, joined Tipperary Women’s rugby where she won the Senior Division 1 League before making the move to Limerick in 2022. She teamed up with UL Bohemian RFC, who play in the AIL.
Following a series of camps at the IRFU High Performance Centre and a training camp in England, Head Coach Niamh Briggs, who hails from Dungarvan, has included Brianna as one of six players that played in the All-Ireland League Final at the Aviva Stadium to make the final squad.
Galwegians forward Jane Neill has been named captain, while Kate Flannery of UL Bohemian is vice-captain. With each team permitted to include three U23 players in their match day squad, Briggs has selected Ruth Campbell, Amanda McQuade, Chisom Ugwueru, Faith Oviawe and Ivana Kiripati to travel.
Ireland’s opening match is against England on Thursday, 4 July (Kick-off 5.30pm Irish time), before Briggs’ side face Italy in Match Day 2 on Tuesday, 9 July (Kick-off 9am Irish time). The campaign concludes against Scotland on Sunday, 14 July (Kick-off 9am), with all matches streamed live on the Six Nations U20 YouTube Channel, as well on IrishRugby.ie.
