Overview
- Head coach Scott Bemand informed King during a three-day camp, telling her privately before announcing it to the squad on Monday.
- She succeeds co-captains Sam Monaghan and Edel McMahon, with McMahon sidelined by knee issues.
- Following microfracture surgery that used porcine collagen, King returned ahead of schedule for the Wolfhounds on 3 January and completed full training this week.
- The 22-year-old has seven Test caps and was World Rugby’s Women’s 15s Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2024.
- Ireland open the Six Nations at Twickenham against world champions England on 11 April, with McMahon expected to miss the tournament.