Parsons And Rodera Make Try-Scoring Splash In Women’s Division

Three players are tied at the top of the try-scoring charts in the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division, while Galwegians captain Nicole Fowley has reached the half-century mark as the leading points scorer.

Beibhinn Parsons’ fantastic haul of five tries on her AIL debut steered Blackrock College past ‘Wegians, as she brought her finishing skills from the international stage to the club game.

Carmen Rodera’s impressive hat-trick for Railway Union against Suttonians made it five tries in two appearances for the Spanish flanker. Parsons and Rodera are level with Galwegians’ flying winger Laoise McGonagle.

Trusty out-half Fowley, who is averaging 12.5 points per game, leads the way in the points scoring section, closely followed by Old Belvedere starlet Dannah O’Brien (48 points).

Fresh from making their debuts for Ireland – alongside O’Brien – against Japan, Aoife Dalton, Emma Tilly (3 tries each) and Leah Tarpey (2) have made sure to get amongst the tries for their new clubs.

ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION – TOP SCORERS AFTER ROUND 4:

POINTS –

50 – Nicole Fowley (Galwegians)

48 – Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere)

25 – Laoise McGonagle (Galwegians), Beibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College), Carmen Rodera (Railway Union)

20 – Méabh Deely (Blackrock College), Clare Gorman (Old Belvedere)

15 – Michelle Claffey (Blackrock College), Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere), Anna Doyle (Blackrock College), Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union), Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird (Old Belvedere), Niamh O’Grady (Galwegians), Emma Tilly (Old Belvedere)

14 – Christine Coffey (Railway Union)

13 – Eve Higgins (Railway Union), Lisa Mullen (Blackrock College)

11 – Enya Breen (Blackrock College), Beth Roberts (Wicklow)

10 – Claire Bennett (UL Bohemians), Dearbhla Canty (Galwegians), Laura Carty (Old Belvedere), Aimee Clarke (Railway Union), Mairéad Coyne (Galwegians), Aoife Doyle (Railway Union), Ailsa Hughes (Railway Union), Jocelyn Jones (Wicklow), Maeve Liston (Blackrock College), Órfhlaith Murray (Suttonians), Minonna Nunstedt (Old Belvedere), Sarah O’Connell (Galwegians), Deirdre Roberts (Railway Union), Ella Roberts (Wicklow), Ava Ryder (Railway Union), Leah Tarpey (Railway Union), Katie Whelan (Old Belvedere)

9 – Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Railway Union)

8 – Catherine Martin (Suttonians)

7 – Dolores Hughes (Cooke)

5 – Lauren Barry (Wicklow), Geena Behan (UL Bohemians), Claire Boles (Railway Union), Molly Boyne (Railway Union), Keelin Brady (Railway Union), Annie Buntine (Suttonians), Claire Byrne (Railway Union), Eilis Cahill (UL Bohemians), Lisa Callan (Railway Union), Dearbhla Canty (Galwegians), Ali Coleman (Blackrock College), Ellen Connolly (Galwegians), Gillian Coombes (Ballincollig), Ines Delgado (Galwegians), Jemma Farrell (Old Belvedere), Jennie Finlay (Old Belvedere), Molly Fitzgerald (Suttonians), Emily Gavin (Galwegians), Sophie Gibney (Suttonians), Sarah Gleeson (Wicklow), Katie Heffernan (Railway Union), Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere), Emma Jordan (Suttonians), Janita Kareta (Suttonians), Heather Kennedy (Ballincollig), Lena Kibler (Suttonians), Erin King (Old Belvedere), Aoife McDermott (Railway Union), Anna McGann (Railway Union), Helen McGhee (Cooke), Alana McInerney (UL Bohemians), Emily McKeown (Suttonians), Caoimhe Molloy (Wicklow), Éadaoin Murtagh (Old Belvedere), Sinead O’Brien (Galwegians), Elise O’Byrne-White (Old Belvedere), Sarah O’Donovan (Ballincollig), Michelle O’Driscoll (Ballincollig), Clodagh O’Halloran (UL Bohemians), Saoirse O’Reilly (Wicklow), Lindsay Peat (Railway Union), Lesley Ring (Old Belvedere), Aine Rutley (Old Belvedere), Ursula Sammon (Galwegians), Shannon Touhey (Suttonians), Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere), Lea Turner (Galwegians), Ilse van Staden (Cooke), Mollie Walsh (Galwegians)

2 – Kate Flannery (UL Bohemians), Amanda Morton (Cooke)

TRIES –

5 – Laoise McGonagle (Galwegians), Beibhinn Parsons (Blackrock College), Carmen Rodera (Railway Union)

4 – Clare Gorman (Old Belvedere)

3 – Michelle Claffey (Blackrock College), Aoife Dalton (Old Belvedere), Anna Doyle (Blackrock College), Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe (Railway Union), Deirbhile Nic a Bhaird (Old Belvedere), Niamh O’Grady (Galwegians), Emma Tilly (Old Belvedere)

2 – Claire Bennett (UL Bohemians), Dearbhla Canty (Galwegians), Laura Carty (Old Belvedere), Aimee Clarke (Railway Union), Mairéad Coyne (Galwegians), Méabh Deely (Blackrock College), Aoife Doyle (Railway Union), Nicole Fowley (Galwegians), Ailsa Hughes (Railway Union), Jocelyn Jones (Wicklow), Maeve Liston (Blackrock College), Minonna Nunstedt (Old Belvedere), Sarah O’Connell (Galwegians), Deirdre Roberts (Railway Union), Ella Roberts (Wicklow), Ava Ryder (Railway Union), Leah Tarpey (Railway Union), Katie Whelan (Old Belvedere)

1 – Lauren Barry (Wicklow), Geena Behan (UL Bohemians), Claire Boles (Railway Union), Molly Boyne (Railway Union), Keelin Brady (Railway Union), Enya Breen (Blackrock College), Annie Buntine (Suttonians), Claire Byrne (Railway Union), Eilis Cahill (UL Bohemians), Lisa Callan (Railway Union), Ali Coleman (Blackrock College), Ellen Connolly (Galwegians), Gillian Coombes (Ballincollig), Ines Delgado (Galwegians), Jemma Farrell (Old Belvedere), Jennie Finlay (Old Belvedere), Molly Fitzgerald (Suttonians), Emily Gavin (Galwegians), Sophie Gibney (Suttonians), Sarah Gleeson (Wicklow), Katie Heffernan (Railway Union), Eve Higgins (Railway Union), Brittany Hogan (Old Belvedere), Dolores Hughes (Cooke), Emma Jordan (Suttonians), Janita Kareta (Suttonians), Heather Kennedy (Ballincollig), Lena Kibler (Suttonians), Erin King (Old Belvedere), Catherine Martin (Suttonians), Aoife McDermott (Railway Union), Anna McGann (Railway Union), Helen McGhee (Cooke), Alana McInerney (UL Bohemians), Emily McKeown (Suttonians), Caoimhe Molloy (Wicklow), Lisa Mullen (Blackrock College), Éadaoin Murtagh (Old Belvedere), Dannah O’Brien (Old Belvedere), Sinead O’Brien (Galwegians), Elise O’Byrne-White (Old Belvedere), Sarah O’Donovan (Ballincollig), Michelle O’Driscoll (Ballincollig), Clodagh O’Halloran (UL Bohemians), Saoirse O’Reilly (Wicklow), Lindsay Peat (Railway Union), Lesley Ring (Old Belvedere), Aine Rutley (Old Belvedere), Ursula Sammon (Galwegians), Molly Scuffil-McCabe (Railway Union), Shannon Touhey (Suttonians), Fiona Tuite (Old Belvedere), Lea Turner (Galwegians), Ilse van Staden (Cooke), Mollie Walsh (Galwegians)