Emerging female rugby stars will have the opportunity to try out for a place in professional rugby later this month with London Irish RFC.

London Irish, the official Sporting Partner of St Mary's University in Twickenham, is holding a Talent Identification Day for its new Women's Premier 15 Squad at Hazelwood on August 15.

The club is looking for women over the age of 17 who have the potential and promise for Premier Rugby.

It said: "The talent ID is for all sportswomen – we encourage talent from non-traditional pathways to try out too, athleticism and potential is valued at London Irish."

Successful candidates will be invited to join the London Irish Premier academy – a pathway into elite sport with the soon-to-be launched Women's Premier London Irish team.

The day will be run by the London Irish lead of on-field development, Graham Smith, who will be joined by other guest talent identification coaches.

Mary Fyfe, London Irish Director of Women's Rugby, said: "We are excited to work with our Education Partner to discover and develop a new generation of Women's talent, both for St Mary's and London Irish Women.

"This talent ID day is just the start , we want to provide talented sports women an elite environment they can thrive in and offer them another entry point into the top flight of UK women's rugby."

Sign up for the session via the London Irish website.

St Mary's entered a new Sporting partnership with London Irish Women in May 2021.

It is working closely with the club to help aspiring students into a career in rugby as well as supporting the university's squads.

The partnership will also support students' development in rugby while studying for their undergraduate or postgraduate qualification.

They will have the opportunity to do placements and work on collaborative research projects in areas such as coach development, performance analysis, sport science and sports medicine.

Speaking back in May, St Mary's Head of Department for Psychology and Pedagogic Science Dr Abbe Brady said: "We at St Mary's are delighted at the launch of our new partnership with London Irish and looking forward to working closely with the club to support the development of players and staff in the launch of the professional women's squad.

"It's great to be partnering with an organisation who are committed to investing in the women's game and creating a sustainable development offer for players through dual career academic study and performance opportunities."

Sign up for the session via the London Irish website.

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