The competition was originally set to be played in December but was put on hold due to the global pandemic.
After four months delay, the Junior Green Army will belatedly get their World Cup campaign up and running on Saturday afternoon against England.
Ireland will meet England, whom they played in a series this month at Lilleshall, in their first game before facing home nation South Africa. A top two place in the opening phase will put Ireland into the quarter-finals.
Catholic Institute star Anna Horan is a part of the 20-player squad after helping her side to second place in the Women’s EYHL and a place in the Irish Senior Cup final.
Loreto and UCD supply the bulk of players with thirteen between the Dublin teams. Old Alex have a pair while Insta, UCC, Loughborough, Harvard and Beeston have one each selected.
Speaking of the importance of the tournament in the development of players, coach David Passmore said,
“It is a massively important event for the development of these players.
“They have been in our system for three or four years but developing outside of Europe and playing teams from all around the world on a different continent, only then can you establish and understand where they are going in hockey.”
Ireland squad for women’s Junior World Cup; April 1-12, 2022; Potchefstroom, South Africa (club/third level institution)
| Ellie McLoughlin (GK) | UCD | UCD |
| Holly Micklem (GK) | Old Alex | UCD |
| KJ Marshall | UCD | UCD |
| Caitlin Sherin (co-captain) | Loreto | DCU |
| Sarah McAuley | UCD | UCD |
| Emma Paul | UCD | UCD |
| Anna Horan | Catholic Institute | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick |
| Ellen Reid | Loughborough Students | Loughborough University |
| Caoimhe Perdue (co-captain) | UCC | UCC |
| Siofra Murdoch | Harvard University, USA | |
| Christina Hamill | Loreto | TU Dublin |
| Amy Ellitot | UCD | UCD |
| Lisa Mulcahy | Loreto | UCD |
| Sophie Cole | UCD | UCD |
| Siofra O’Brien | Loreto | TU Dublin |
| Nadia Benallal | Beeston, England | Nottingham Trent University |
| Rachel Kelly | UCD | UCD |
| Yasmin Pratt | Loreto | IT Carlow |
| Aoife Taffe | Loreto | UCD |
| Mikayla Power | Old Alex | Wesley College (Secondary School) |
2022 Junior World Cup schedule (Potchefstroom, South Africa; all times Irish)
Pool A
Saturday, April 2: Ireland v England, 4pm
Monday, April 4: Ireland v South Africa, 10am
Wednesday, April 6 to Tuesday, April 12: playoff/classification matches
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