Mayo native Rachel Kearns (right) hit the ground running for Galway Women's FC, scoring twice in their 3-1 pre-season friendly victory over Athlone Town AFC Ladies yesterday. Aoife Thompson (left) scored Galway's other goal.

Mayo star joins Galway WFC for the 2021 season

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Mayo LGFA star Rachel Kearns has signed with Galway Women's FC for the 2021 SSE Airtricity Women's National League season.

Crossmolina native Kearns (23) has previous Women's National League experience having played with Castlebar Celtic for a number of years.

Rachel Kearns in action for Mayo in the All-Ireland senior championship last year. Photo: Sam Barnes / Sportsfile

She has been more noted for her performances on the Gaelic football field for the past number of years with her club, CL MacHale Rovers, and also with Mayo.

She wasted little time getting to grips with her new surroundings and her new team-mates, however, as she scored twice for Galway in a 3-1 friendly victory over Athlone Town AFC Ladies yesterday afternoon.

Meanwhile, another former Castlebar Celtic player, Shauna Fox, will captain Galway Women's FC for the coming year.

Shauna Fox will captain Galway Women's FC in the upcoming SSE Airtricity Women's National League season. Photo: Sportsfile

Fox joined Celtic for a year in 2011 but moved to Galway Women's FC when it was formed in 2012, and has been there ever since.

“We're forming a very good team with a mix of both young and experienced players, and pre-season is going good, so hopefully that will show as we go into a fresh start,” said Fox in anticipation of the new season.

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