Energia Women’s All-Ireland League: Round 6 Review

UL Bohemian opened up a five point gap at the top of the Energia Women’s All-Ireland League with a 24-10 win away to Railway Union. The two sides were unbeaten up to now in the 2019/20 campaign, but UL Bohs moved clear of their rivals with a dynamic performance at Park Avenue.

Ciara O’Halloran broke the deadlock after 30 minutes with Railway’s response coming from Larissa Muldoon just four minutes later. Bohs lead 12-5 at half time thanks a converted Chloe Pearse try and Eimear Considine’s effort pushed the advantage out to 17-5.

Railway responded through Amanda McQuade but there was still time for Sarah Quin to seal the win. The game was also notable for a first UL Bohs start for Ennis native Alana McInerney who lined out for Munster in the 2019 U18 Women’s Interprovincial Championships.

Suttonians are in the top half of the table after a convincing 39-17 win at home to Cooke. Molly Fitzpatrick followed up her Round 5 brace with a hat trick here while Greer Muir continued her recent form with another pair of tries.

It was a tight opening 40 minutes but Rob Forbes’ side opening up a commanding lead in the second half to overtake their Ulster opponents in the league table.

Elsewhere, there big wins for both Old Belvedere and Blackrock College.

Saturday November 30th, 2019

ENERGIA WOMEN’S ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE:

MALONE 0 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 36, Gibson Park

Scorers: Blackrock College:  Tries: Hannah O’Connor, Mona Fehily, AnnMarie Rooney, Natasja Behan,  Caoimhe Molloy, Michelle Claffey; Cons: Hannah O’Connor 3

HT: Malone 0 Blackrock College 26

MALONE: Holly Brannigan, Ella Durkan, Fern Wilson, Peita McAlister, Olivia Andrews, Alexa Grudgings, Shirelle Wilson, Sarah Murphy, Ashleigh Currie, Neve Jones, Naomi McCord, Chloe McIlwaine, Brogain Ni Chiarrain, Gemma McCamley, Lauren Maginnes

Replacements: Jill Stephens, Eimear Hagan, Sara Houston, Anna Stanfield, Nicole Hutchinson, Jasmine Ward, Aoife Cahill

BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Aisling Brosnan, Roisin Crowe, Ciara Scanlan, Michelle Claffey, Natasja Behan, Ellen Taite, Mona Fehily, Christina Haney, AnnMarie Rooney, Caoimhe Molloy, Mairead Holohan, Judy Bobbett, Maeve Og O’Leary, Orla Molloy, Hannah O’Connor

Replacements: Aoife Browne, Jenni Burke, Riana Roche, Laura Delaney, Jackie Sheils

 

OLD BELVEDERE 62 GALWEGIANS 3, Ollie Campbell Park

Scorers:  Old Belvedere: Tries: Allison Miller (2), Vanessa Hullon, Kathryn Dane, Franziska Klappoth,

Linda Djougang, Elise O’Byrne White, Grace Miller, Victoria Dabanovich O’Mahony; Con: Jemma Jackson 6 

Galwegians: Pen: Nicole Fowley

HT: Old Belvedere 31 Galwegians 0

OLD BELVEDERE: Grace Miller, Elise O’Byrne White, Alison Miller, Jemma Jackson, Vanessa Hullon,  Aine Donnelly, Kathryn Dane, Rose Alice Murphy, Victoria Dabanovich O’Mahony, Linda Djougang, Nichola Fryday, Jan Carroll, Alannah Rogers, Niamh Ni Dhroma, Claire McLaughlin

Replacements: Melissa Hayden, Jenny Finlay, Katie Layde, Clodagh Dunne, Niamh O’Flynn, Franziska Klappoth, Alba Marlasca Abasolo

GALWEGIANS: Rhiannan Hoey, Chloe McCrann, Emma Keane, Emily Horgan, Julie Lyons, Nicole Fowley, Caoimhe Harte, Ellen Connelly, Tracy Lawlor, AnnMarie O’Hora, Fiona Farrell, Dearbhla Canty, Catriona Meehan, Tara Bugggie, Sabina Egan

Replacements: Katherine Mahon, Emma Howard, Cathriona Shally, Andrea Donnellan

 

RAILWAY UNION 10 UL BOHEMIAN 24, Park Avenue

Scorers: Railway Union: Tries: Larissa Muldoon, Amanda McQuade

UL Bohemian: Tries: Ciara O’Halloran, Chloe Pearse, Eimear Considine, Sarah Quin; Con: Nicole Fitzgerald 2 

HT: Railway Union 5 UL Bohemian 12

RAILWAY UNION: Larissa Muldoon, Amanda McQuade, Aoife Doyle, Niamh Byrne, Emer O’Mahony,  Molly Scuffil McCabe, Ailsa Hughes, Lindsay Peat, Lisa Callan, Katie O’Dwyer, Aoife McDermott, Ciara Cooney, Lisa Marie Murphy, Deirdre Roberts, Daisy Earle

Replacements: Molly Boyne, Aoife Moore, Claire Coombes, Meaghan Kenny, Keelin Brady, Christine Coffey, Hazel Simmons

UL BOHEMIAN: Eimear Considine, Alana McInerney, Niamh Kavanagh, Rachel Allen, Stephanie Nunan, Nicole Fitzgerald, Erin Coll, Chloe Pearse, Kate Sheehan, Fiona Reidy, Ciara O’Halloran, Claire Bennett, Clodagh OHalloran, Sarah Quin, Ciara Griffin

Replacements: Lily Brady, Edel Murphy, Laura Delaney, Aoife OSullivan, Sorcha Ní Uallacháin, Emma Doolan, Niamh O’Neill

 

SUTTONIANS 39 COOKE 17, Station Road

Scorers: Suttonians: Tries: Ciara Farrell, Greer Muir 2, Molly Fitzgerald 3, Meabh O’Brien; Con: Nicole Carroll 2

Cooke: Tries: Victoria Irwin, Hanna Harris, Eliza Downey; Con: Victoria Irwin 

HT: Suttonians 10 Cooke 7

SUTTONIANS: Meabh O’Brien, Kerry Browne, Greer Muir, Shannon Touhey, Molly Fitzgerald, Nicole Carroll, Lauren Farrell Mc Cabe, Grainne Tummon, Julia O’Connor, Julia Bauer, Syreeta Norris, Aifric O’Brien, Ciara Farrell, Helen Boylan, Rebecca Sullivan

Replacements: Carrie O’Keeffe, Alexa Higginbotham, Aislinn Layde, Louise Catinot, Katie Reel, Jenny Bowler, Jayleigh Brophy

COOKE: Teah Maguire, Eliza Downey, Breana Kaio Te Whetu, Amanda Morton, Dolores Hughes, Victoria Irwin, Hannah Kilgore, Hanna Harris, Beth Cregan, Ilse Van Staden, Aishling O’Connell, Helen McGhee, Laura Cairns, Kelly McCormill, Katie Hetherington

Replacements: Sophie Allen, Katie Kerr, Lauren Pedlow, Caitlin Fisher