Energia Women’s All-Ireland League: Results Round-Up

Blackrock College and Galwegians are the early leaders of the Top Four and Conference tables respectively, as the second half of the Energia Women’s All-Ireland League got off to an exciting start.

ENERGIA WOMEN’S ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE – RESULTS:

TOP FOUR – ROUND 1: Saturday, January 15

BLACKROCK COLLEGE 16 OLD BELVEDERE 0, Stradbrook
Scorers: Blackrock College: Tries: Natasja Behan, Maeve Óg O’Leary; Pens: Hannah O’Connor, Lisa Mullen
Old Belvedere: –
HT: Blackrock College 8 Old Belvedere 0

BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Natasja Behan; Maggie Boylan, Michelle Claffey (capt), Katie Fitzhenry, Katie Cullen; Jackie Shiels, Lisa Mullen; Laura Feely, Emma Hooban, Christy Haney, Mairead Holohan, Eimear Corri, Meadbh Scally, Maeve Óg O’Leary, Hannah O’Connor.

Replacements: Niamh Tester, Casey O’Brien, Caoimhe Molloy, Anna Potterton, Ali Coleman, Niamh Griffin, Valerie Power.

OLD BELVEDERE: Laura Carty; Clare Gorman, Elise O’Byrne-White, Sene Naoupu, Fiona Tuite; Jemma Farrell, Kathryn Dane; Alice O’Dowd, Rachel Murphy, Katie Layde, Clodagh Dunne, Elaine Anthony, Jennie Finlay, Lesley Ring, Jenny Murphy (capt).

Replacements: Melissa Hayden, Vic Dabanovich O’Mahony, Ciara O’Dwyer, Rachel Winters, Ivanna Dempsey, Aine Donnelly, Katie Whelan.

RAILWAY UNION 14 UL BOHEMIANS 10, Park Avenue
Scorers: Railway Union: Tries: Lindsay Peat, Niamh Byrne; Cons: Nikki Caughey 2
UL Bohemians: Try: Rachel Allen; Con: Nicole Cronin; Pen: Nicole Cronin
HT: Railway Union 7 UL Bohemians 7

RAILWAY UNION: Molly Scuffil-McCabe; Emer O’Mahony, Aoife Doyle, Niamh Byrne (capt), Tess Feury; Nikki Caughey, Ailsa Hughes; Amanda McQuade, Chloe Blackmore, Katie O’Dwyer, Aoife McDermott, Siobhan McCarthy, Emma Murphy, Katie McCarthy, Lindsay Peat.

Replacements: Megan Collis, Aimee Clarke, Keelin Brady, Sonia McDermott, Molly Boyne, Erin Coll, Ava Ryder, Lisa Callan.

UL BOHEMIANS: Aoife Corey; Alana McInerney, Rachel Allen, Enya Breen, Abbie Salter-Townshend; Nicole Cronin, Louise Costello; Chloe Pearse (capt), Kate Sheehan, Fiona Reidy, Claire Bennett, Ciara O’Halloran, Sarah Garrett, Lily Brady, Sarah Quin.

Replacements: Rebecca O’Shea, Geena Behan, Eilis Cahill, Clodagh O’Halloran, Caoimhe O’Neill, Muirne Wall, Aoibhinn O’Loughlin.

CONFERENCE – ROUND 1: Saturday, January 15

MALONE 15 BALLINCOLLIG 17, Gibson Park
Scorers: Malone: Tries: Holly Brannigan 2, Jill Stephens
Ballincollig: Tries: Heather Kennedy 2, Denise Redmond; Con: Denise Redmond
HT: Malone 5 Ballincollig 10

MALONE: Holly Brannigan; Donna McGovern, Emma Jordan, Ella Durkan, Sophie Armstrong; Alexa Grudgings, Shirelle Wilson; Sarah Murphy, Ashleigh Currie, Chrissie McKee, Hannah Beattie, Jasmine Ward, Joe McMorris-Cloughley, Peita McAlister (capt), Lauren Maginnes.

Replacements: Aoife Cahill, Anna Smith, Erin Jones, Cara O’Neill, Rachael McIlroy, Jill Stephens, Jana McQuillan.

BALLINCOLLIG: Lauren Fahey; Heather Kennedy, Jayne Pennefather, Mona Fehily, Alison Kelly; Kelly Griffin, Gemma Lane; Alix Cunneen, Clodagh Walsh (capt), Roisin Ormond, Sarah O’Donovan, Denise Redmond, Katelyn Fleming, Niamh O’Regan, Kira Fitzgerald.

Replacements: Aoife Flynn, Niamh Gorman, Roisin Long, Gillian Coombes, Aine Dunniece.

WICKLOW 3 GALWEGIANS 36, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Pen: Beth Roberts
Galwegians: Tries: Nicole Fowley, Lisa-Marie Murphy 2, Rhiann Heery, Ursula Sammon, Orla Dixon; Cons: Nicole Fowley 3
HT: Wicklow 0 Galwegians 17

WICKLOW: Ella Roberts; Sue Brady, Tammy Breen, Sarah Gleeson, Meagan Parkinson; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell (capt); Kathy Byrne, Robyn Mullen, Lauren Barry, Shauna Soady, Caitlin Griffey, Emma Curran, Jessica Schmidt, Niamh Ni Dhroma.

Replacements: Eimear Douglas, Laura Newsome, Nicola Schmidt, Emily Ryan, Vicky Elmes Kinlan, Saoirse O’Reilly, Aoife Dunne.

GALWEGIANS: Mairéad Coyne (capt); Saskia Morrissey, Ursula Sammon, Orla Dixon, Rhiann Heery; Nicole Fowley, Darwyn O’Halloran; Ellen Connolly, Nolwenn Dubois, Jessica Loftus, Niamh O’Grady, Fiona Scally, Katelyn Bourke, Lisa-Marie Murphy, Dearbhla Canty.

Replacements: Kiara Irwin, Hannah Coen, Celia Killilea, Ann Marie Herward, Casie O’Connell, Ina Butler, Emma Clery.

COOKE 13 SUTTONIANS 37, Shaw’s Bridge
Scorers: Cooke: Tries: Aishling O’Connell 2; Pen: Amanda Morton
Suttonians: Tries: Molly Fitzgerald, Mary Healy, Carrie O’Keeffe, Lauren Farrell McCabe, Catherine Martin, Emily McKeown 2; Con: Nicole Carroll
HT: Cooke 8 Suttonians 22

COOKE: Dolores Hughes; Georgia Boyce, Lucy Thompson, Coral Lapsley, Tamzin Boyce; Amanda Morton, Teah Maguire; Ilse van Staden, Beth Cregan (capt), Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Caolinn McCormack, Naomi McCord, Megan Simpson, Katie Hetherington, Helen McGhee.

Replacements: Aishling O’Connell, Fiona McCaughan, India Daley, Eimear McQuillan, Claire Johnston, Katie Kerr.

SUTTONIANS: Emily McKeown; Molly Fitzgerald, Catherine Martin, Shannon Touhey, Jools Aungier; Nicole Carroll, Lauren Farrell McCabe (capt); Katie Grant Duggan, Aoife Brennan, Mary Healy, Brenda Barr, Nicola Bolger, Ciara Farrell, Carrie O’Keeffe, Aifric O’Brien.

Replacements: Megan Cullen, Katie Reel, Grainne Tummon, Aislinn Layde, Meabh Donohoe, Lena Kibler, Soneva Scott.