PwC Under-18 Women’s Interpros: 2021 Recap/Video Highlights
Leinster's Alanna Fitzpatrick finished as one of the leading try scorers in the PwC IRFU Under-18 Women's Interprovincial Championship ©INPHO/Tommy Grealy
Leinster’s prolific scoring and dominant defence saw them finish top of the table in the PwC Under-18 Women’s Interpros. Ulster were runners-up, closely followed by Connacht and Munster.
PWC IRFU UNDER-18 WOMEN’S INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP – RESULTS:
ROUND 1 –
CONNACHT U-18s 0 LEINSTER U-18s 24, IRFU High Performance Centre
Scorers: Connacht U-18s: –
Leinster U-18s: Tries: Alanna Fitzpatrick, Katie Whelan 2; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 3; Pen: Dannah O’Brien
HT: Connacht U-18s 0 Leinster U-18s 21
MUNSTER U-18s v ULSTER U-18s, IRFU High Performance Centre (Match cancelled under Covid-19 guidelines – 0-0. Both teams are awarded two points)
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ROUND 2 –
CONNACHT U-18 WOMEN 7 MUNSTER U-18 WOMEN 5, St. Mary’s College RFC
Scorers: Connacht U-18 Women: Try: Sarah McCormick; Con: Éabha Nic Dhonnacha
Munster U-18 Women: Try: Ellen Boylan.
HT: Connacht U-18 Women 7 Munster U-18 Women 0
LEINSTER U-18 WOMEN 54 ULSTER U-18 WOMEN 0, St. Mary’s College RFC
Scorers: Leinster U-18 Women: Tries: Erin King, Katie Whelan, Alanna Fitzpatrick 2, Aoife Wafer, Emma Tilly 2, Aoife Dalton; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 4, Abby Moyles 3
Ulster U-18 Women: –
HT: Leinster U-18 Women 28 Ulster U-18 Women 0
ROUND 3 –
ULSTER U-18s 12 CONNACHT U-18s 5, MU Barnhall RFC
Scorers: Ulster U-18s: Tries: Sadhbh McGrath, Katie-Ann McCallion; Con: Moya Hill
Connacht U-18s: Try: Roisin Maher
HT: Ulster U-18s 7 Connacht U-18s 0
LEINSTER U-18s 54 MUNSTER U-18s 7, MU Barnhall RFC
Scorers: Leinster U-18s: Tries: Emma Tilly 2, Aoife Wafer 2, Katie Whelan 2, Leah Tarpey, Alanna Fitzpatrick; Cons: Dannah O’Brien 5, Abby Moyles 2
Munster U-18s: Try: Anna Kate Cournane; Con: Kate Flannery
HT: Leinster U-18s 28 Munster U-18s 0
PWC IRFU UNDER-18 WOMEN’S INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP – FINAL TABLE:
| POS | TEAM | PL | W | D | L | PF | PA | DIFF | TF | TA | TB | LB | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Leinster U-18 Women | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 7 | 125 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | – | Ulster U-18 Women | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 59 | -47 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | – | Connacht U-18 Women | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 41 | -29 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | – | Munster U-18 Women | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 61 | -49 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
PWC IRFU UNDER-18 WOMEN’S INTERPROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP – TOP SCORERS:
POINTS –
27 – Dannah O’Brien (Leinster)
25 – Katie Whelan (Leinster)
20 – Alanna Fitzpatrick (Leinster), Emma Tilly (Leinster)
15 – Aoife Wafer (Leinster)
10 – Abby Moyles (Leinster)
5 – Ellen Boylan (Munster), Anna Kate Cournane (Munster), Aoife Dalton (Leinster), Erin King (Leinster), Roisin Maher (Connacht), Katie-Ann McCallion (Ulster), Sarah McCormick (Connacht), Sadhbh McGrath (Ulster), Leah Tarpey (Leinster)
2 – Kate Flannery (Munster), Moya Hill (Ulster), Éabha Nic Dhonnacha (Connacht)
TRIES –
5 – Katie Whelan (Leinster)
4 – Alanna Fitzpatrick (Leinster), Emma Tilly (Leinster)
3 – Aoife Wafer (Leinster)
1 – Ellen Boylan (Munster), Anna Kate Cournane (Munster), Aoife Dalton (Leinster), Erin King (Leinster), Roisin Maher (Connacht), Katie-Ann McCallion (Ulster), Sarah McCormick (Connacht), Sadhbh McGrath (Ulster), Leah Tarpey (Leinster)