The game is the team's World Cup pool opener
Ireland co-captain Edel McMahon has won her race to be fit for Sunday's Rugby World Cup pool opener with Japan.
The Exeter flanker has been named to start, despite missing the warm-up matches against Canada and Scotland due to a knee injury.
Head coach Scott Bemand has named Stacey Flood, Beibhinn Parsons and Amee-Leigh Costigan in the back three, with Eve Higgins partnering Aoife Dalton in midfield.
Aoibheann Reilly is at scrum-half with Dannah O'Brien named to start at out-half.
Niamh O'Dowd, Neve Jones and Linda Djougang start in the front row, with Ruth Campbell joining co-captain Sam Monaghan in the second-row.
McMahon is in the back-row alongside Brittany Hogan and Fiona Tuite.
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