Reynolds receives first Republic of Ireland call-up

Reynolds receives first Republic of Ireland call-upImage source, InphoImage caption, Reynolds is one of three replacements called into the Republic of Ireland squad Published11 minutes agoShamrock Rovers defender Maria Reynolds has received her first call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior squad for the World Cup qualifying double-header against Poland.The 21-year-old has been called into the squad along with Sunderland's Jamie Finn and Shelbourne's Aoibheann Clancy, who is included in an international squad for the first time since March 2025.They have replaced injured trio Aoibhe Brennan, Lily Agg and Jessie Stapleton, who had been named in Carla Ward's initial squad but have been forced to withdraw.Teenager Brennan, who had received her first senior call-up, sustained an ankle injury while playing for Bohemians at the weekend.Durham's Agg ruptured her Achilles just weeks after returning from an ACL injury while Stapleton was forced off during Nottingham Forest's WSL 2 game against Durham over a week ago and has failed to recover.The squad will get together on Wednesday as they begin preparations to face Poland at the Gdansk Stadium on Tuesday 14 April and four days later at the Aviva Stadium.Republic of Ireland squadGoalkeepers: Courtney Brosnan (Everton FC), Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic), Grace Moloney (Sunderland).Defenders: Katie McCabe (Arsenal FC), Anna Patten (Aston Villa FC), Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion), Aoife Mannion (Newcastle United), Chloe Mustaki (Nottingham Forest), Jamie Finn (Sunderland), Maria Reynolds (Shamrock Rovers).Midfielders: Denise O'Sullivan (Liverpool), Tyler Toland (Durham), Megan Connolly (Lazio), Marissa Sheva (Sunderland), Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City), Ruesha Littlejohn (Crystal Palace), Jess Ziu (West Ham United), Aoibheann Clancy (Shelbourne).Forwards: Saoirse Noonan (Celtic FC), Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace), Leanne Kiernan (Nottingham Forest - loan), Emily Murphy (Newcastle U...