Star pair to return as Ward refuses to step off the gas

Kazakhstan are travelling over 5,200km to Cork for a hopelessly lost cause, but they will receive no mercy from the Republic of Ireland at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow night. The Girls in Green sauntered to an 8-0 win in the first leg of their World Cup play-off semi-final on Friday. The sight of star pair Katie McCabe and Denise O'Sullivan returning to the starting XI is unlikely to soothe Kazakhstan's bruised morale, with boss Carla Ward insisting she wants her players to go up "another level". "Denise and Katie start," the head coach confirmed. "Why wouldn't they start?