Referee Lauren Jenner blows the whistle and Ireland kick off in Cork.

Emily Scarratt
Injured England centre on BBC Two

Mo Hunt will be really excited and no doubt a bit nervous to be back in the team. The way England are playing with pace and tempo, that really suits her game.

England head coach Simon Middleton on BBC Two: "It's fantastic to have players returning because it gives everybody a shot in the arm and adds to the energy of the group.

"We love breaking records, it's what great teams do and if we can post another record then great, but you need to put in the performance.

"We have been working on some of the areas we didn't do that well last week."

OK, the teams are out in Cork, it's overcast and may rain later but it's decent conditions at the moment.

England's Claudia MacDonald explains how she tries to live a sustainable lifestyle.

Emily Scarratt
Injured England centre on BBC Two

Ireland's focus has been trying to qualify for the next Olympics and they are making good strides in doing that. It's a really difficult one to balance and Ireland need to develop the strength in depth in both squads.

England coach Simon Middleton has said that "the women's game cannot continue like this", while Ireland counterpart Greg McWilliams has concurred, saying, "we want the Six Nations to be competitive, everyone does."

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This is well worth a rewatch from last week, a brilliant try from Abbie Dow.

There are three changes for Ireland, with Brittany Hogan, Vicky Irwin and Molly Scuffil-McCabe coming in after the 24-7 defeat by Italy.

Scrum-half Natasha Hunt is one of several key England players returning from injury for Saturday's Women's Six Nations trip to Ireland.

There are seven changes to the side that beat Wales, with Claudia MacDonald back on the wing.

Having made their injury return as replacements last week, props Hannah Botterman and Maud Muir start in Cork.

Backs Helena Rowland and Amber Reed are also poised to rejoin the Test arena, included on the bench.

Hooker Amy Cokayne will miss the rest of the tournament with a calf injury, meaning Connie Powell is between Botterman and Muir in an all-new front row.

Full-back Ellie Kildunne joins MacDonald and Abby Dow in the back three, with Jess Breach dropping out of the matchday squad.

Sarah Beckett, usually a back row, starts at lock alongside Gloucester-Hartpury team-mate Zoe Aldcroft.

Ireland: L Delany; A Doyle, A Dalton, V Irwin, N Behan; D O'Brien, M Scuffil-McCabe; L Djougang, N Jones, C Haney; N Fryday (capt), S Monaghan; B Hogan, G Moore, D Nic a Bhaird.

Replacements: C Nielson, S McGrath, K Buggy, H O'Connor, J Brown, N Cronin, A McGann, M Deely.

England: Kildunne; Dow, Tuima, Heard, MacDonald; Aitchison, Hunt; Botterman, Powell, Muir, Aldcroft, Beckett, Kabeya, M Packer (capt), Matthews.

Replacements: Davies, Carson, Bern, Burns, Talling, L Packer, Reed, Rowland.

Hello, and welcome to our coverage of Ireland v England from Musgrave Park in Cork.

For England, this looks like a fine-tuning session ahead of a likely Six Nations showdown next weekend against France.

For Ireland, surely, it is about damage limitation.

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