Sligo native Nicole Fowley (pictured) will start at outhalf for Connacht in Saturday's opening Vodafone women's senior interprovincial championship game against Leinster at Energia Park.
The Galwegians player is named at No 10 by head coach Lyndon Jones.
Her 'wegian's clubmate captains the team at scrum half.
Ballintogher's Gráinne O'Loughlin, who plays her club rugby with Railway Union in Dublin, is named in the front row - with Riverstown's Sonia McDermott one of the matchday replacements.
Donegal's Laura Feely also makes the starting 15 at tighthead.
Saturday's game at Energia Park kicks off at 2:30pm and will be televised live by TG4.
Connacht then travel north to Belfast to play Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium on January 14th - followed by a home game against Munster on January 21st.
Saturday, January 7th
Women's Vodafone Interpros
Leinster v Connacht, Energia Park, 2:30pm
Munster v Ulster, Musgrave Park, 4:45pm
Connacht team
15. Mairead Coyne
14. Ava Ryder
13. Orla Dixon
12. Shannon Touhey
11. Laoise McGonagle
10. Nicole Fowley
9. Mary Healy (C)
1. Grainne O’Loughlin
2. Elizabeth McNicholas
3. Laura Feely
4. Fiona Scally
5. Eva McCormack
6. Grace Browne Moran
7. Emma Fabby
8. Lisa-Marie Murphy
16. Lily Brady
17. Niamh O’Grady
18. Hannah Coen
19. Sonia McDermott
20. Orla Fenton
21. Olivia Haverty
22. Eabha Nic Dhonnacha
23. Clara Barrett.
