Monaghan’s second row accomplice on Saturday, Eimear Corri-Fallon, has additionally struggled with accidents over the previous yr.
“Me and Eimear have performed collectively earlier than in Dubai [at the WXV tournament in 2023] and Six Nations so we’ve that second row connection,” Monaghan stated.
“Sadly, each of us had a little bit of a tough yr so we’re sort of on the identical journey on the minute. It is good to return again out on the pitch collectively.”
Monaghan and Corri-Fallon usually are not the one returning gamers to Eire’s panel for what’s the first of two warm-up fixtures earlier than the World Cup which begins in England later this month.
Wing Beibhinn Parsons, who broke her leg in December, may also begin at Musgrave Park as Scott Bemand’s facet construct in direction of the event the place they are going to be in a pool alongside Japan, Spain and New Zealand.
Eire, nevertheless, have already been dealt a sequence of damage blows with key forwards Dorothy Wall and Erin King dominated out of the World Cup, whereas 2025 Six Nations Participant of the Championship Aoife Wafer is a doubt.
“Accidents are all the time so powerful. We have such a robust connection as a bunch so after we lose somebody we actually really feel it,” Monaghan stated.
“On and off the pitch they’re such huge characters, however they’re each working extraordinarily arduous and I understand how powerful a journey it may be.
“That is high-level sport. It is given the chance for another person to return in and we have had different ladies are available and put their hand up and actually carry out.”
