Head coach Scott Bemand has named a 30-player Ireland squad for the two WXV Global Series Tests against South Africa at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on 24 and 31 October.
Erin King captains the touring party, which includes recently capped Beth Buttimer, Jemima Adams Verling, Kate Jordan, Sophie Barrett and Alana McInerney. Ruth Campbell returns from injury, while Sam Monaghan and Aoife Wafer miss the trip.
The Cape Town double-header follows Ireland's opening WXV Series fixtures against USA and Japan at home.
Forwards (17): Beth Buttimer (UL Bohemian/Munster, 2 caps), Brittany Hogan (Sale Sharks, 46), Cliodhna Moloney-MacDonald (Exeter Chiefs, 55), Dorothy Wall (Exeter Chiefs, 44), Eilís Cahill (UL Bohemian/Munster, 7), Erin King (Old Belvedere/Leinster, 15, captain), Fiona Tuite-O'Sullivan (Old Belvedere/Ulster, 28), Grace Moore (Munster, 30), Jane Clohessy (UL Bohemian/Munster, 3), Jemima Adams Verling (Galwegians/Connacht, 3), Kate Jordan (Blackrock College/Leinster, 1), Linda Djougang (Old Belvedere/Leinster, 60), Neve Jones (Gloucester-Hartpury, 49), Niamh O'Dowd (Gloucester-Hartpury, 25), Ruth Campbell (Old Belvedere/Leinster, 17), Sadhbh McGrath (Cooke/Ulster, 24), Sophie Barrett (Enniskillen/Cooke/Ulster, 1).
Backs (13): Alana McInerney (UL Bohemian/Munster, 1), Anna McGann (Railway Union/Connacht, 20), Aoibheann Reilly (Blackrock College/Connacht, 22), Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere/Leinster, 36), Béibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College/Connacht, 38), Dannah O'Brien (Old Belvedere/Leinster, 38), Emily Lane (Blackrock College/Munster, 28), Enya Breen (UL Bohemian/Munster, 34), Eve Higgins (Railway Union/Leinster, 39), Niamh Gallagher (Trailfinders Women/IQ Rugby, 4), Robyn O'Connor (Old Belvedere/Leinster, 6), Stacey Flood (Railway Union/Leinster, 31), Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow/Leinster, 8).