The two sides meet at the IRFU High Performance Centre, Dublin for a 13:00 BST kick-off in a warm-up fixture ahead of April’s U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival at Wellington College.  

Front-row forward Hayley Jones has been named as the team’s captain ahead of the forthcoming spring schedule, while 19 players will earn their first U18 Women’s caps for England in a game whereby there will be two XVs per half. 

The teams will meet again on Friday 11 April for a 35-minute fixture on Matchday 1 of the Six Nations Festival. England emerged victorious in their two meetings with Ireland at U18 level in 2024, including a 19-12 win in the 2024 Six Nations Festival. 

“This weekend’s fixture is an occasion for many players to grow into the shirt for the first time and make it their own,” Perry said.

First-half XV (includes school/college) 

15. Eva Ladyman (Loughborough College) 

14. Jo Vosakiwaiwai (City of Oxford College) * 

13. Isabelle Clist (Wellington School) 

12. Charlotte Wreford (Exeter College) 

11. Josephine Harris (City of Oxford College) 

10. Katherine Dyke (Exeter College) 

9. Ashton Adcock (Loughborough College) * 

1. Aisha Jah (West Notts College) * 

2. Hayley Jones (c) (Henley College) * 

3. Sylvia Gallagher-Ball (Loughborough College) 

4. Tamsin Baynes (Loughborough College) * 

5. Grace Keel (SGS College) 

6. Betsy Meads (Loughborough College) 

7. Jess Taylor (Oaklands College) 

8. Honey Kerslake (Exeter College) 

Second-half XV (includes school/college) 

15. Hannah Smyth (Hartpury College) 

14. Jo Vosakiwaiwai (City of Oxford College) * 

13. Isabelle Clist (Wellington School) 

12. Charlotte Brookes (Cranleigh School) 

11. Lily Pereira dos Santos (Oakland College) 

10. Holly Jackson (Cardinal Newman) 

9. Ashton Adcock (Loughborough College) * 

1. Isla Pomroy (City of Oxford College) 

2. Harli Stanton (Loughborough College) 

3. Isabel van der Straaten (Mossbourne Community Academy) * 

4. Demelza Short (Blundells School) 

5. Tamsin Baynes (Loughborough College) * 

6. Betsy Meads (Loughborough College) 

7. Joy Okechukwu (Peter Symonds College) 

8. Seren Coombs (Le Rocquier School) 

*denotes a player previously capped at U18 level for England