Rafferty and Watling due for Northern Ireland duty
Southampton FC Women's duo Laura Rafferty and Ciara Watling have been called up to represent Northern Ireland for October's internationals against England and Austria.
The summer signings have enjoyed a successful start to their time on the south coast, playing seven games each as part of Saints' perfect start to the 2021/22 season.
Watling has shown her goalscoring prowess with five goals in seven including a hat-trick at Hounslow during a 9-0 win.
Meanwhile Rafferty has been a mainstay as part of the Saints defence which has conceded just once all season; as well as notching her first two goals for the club last-time-out at home to Keynsham Town.
The pair will be looking to add to their combined 56 Northern Ireland caps at the end of October, with a visit to Wembley to face England before hosting Austria:
England vs
, 5.15pm BST (Wembley Stadium) -
vs Austria, 7pm BST (Windsor Park) -
