Four-Try Ugwueru In Blistering Form For Unbeaten UL Bohs

Chisom Ugwueru lit up the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division last weekend with a fantastic four-try performance for leaders UL Bohemians at home to Blackrock College.

Ugwueru, who only turns 21 next month, made the switch from Railway Union to UL Bohs during the summer, and is marking herself out as the league’s winger to watch so far this season.

The Ennis flyer already has nine tries to her name, having touched down in four successive games against Galwegians (2), Suttonians, Cooke (2), and defending champions Blackrock (4).

A recent starter for Munster against the Barbarians, she produced a series of confident finishes against ‘Rock at Annacotty. Her third try was the best of the lot as she burst clear from her own 22 and outpaced a number of defenders on the outside to cross in the left corner.

The 29-10 win was the Red Robins’ fifth straight bonus point victory, and young out-half Kate Flannery landed two conversions to remain the division’s top points scorer (49 points).

Railway Union’s Nikki Caughey split the posts three times against Ballincollig to take her season’s haul to 38 points. Her team-mate Aimee Clarke claimed her fifth try of the campaign, drawing her level with Blackrock’s Beth Cregan.

Ugwueru is well out in front in the try-scoring stakes, now just a try short of matching Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe’s 10-try tally for Railway last season. The previous year saw Michelle Claffey, Blackrock’s then captain, score a dozen tries.

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ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION – TOP SCORERS AFTER ROUND 5:

POINTS –

49 – Kate Flannery (UL Bohemians)

45 – Chisom Ugwueru (UL Bohemians)

38 – Nikki Caughey (Railway Union)

29 – Aimee Clarke (Railway Union)

28 – Jemma Farrell (Old Belvedere)

25 – Beth Cregan (Blackrock College)

21 – Abby Moyles (Blackrock College)

20 – Rhiann Heery (Railway Union)

15 – Jess Keating (Old Belvedere), Alana McInerney (UL Bohemians), Michelle O’Driscoll (Ballincollig), Grainne O’Loughlin (Railway Union), Faith Oviawe (Railway Union), Deirdre Roberts (Railway Union), Abbie Salter-Townshend (UL Bohemians), Emma Tilly (Old Belvedere)

12 – Orla Dixon (Galwegians)

10 – Sophie Barrett (Railway Union), Ellen Boylan (Blackrock College), Keelin Brady (Railway Union), Lily Brady (UL Bohemians), Stephanie Carroll (Railway Union), Jane Clohessy (UL Bohemians), Aoife Corey (UL Bohemians), Katie Corrigan (Old Belvedere), Alaïs Diebold (Railway Union), Aine Donnelly (Old Belvedere), Patricia Doyle (Railway Union), Lauren Farrell McCabe (Suttonians), Mary Healy (Suttonians), Shannon Heapes (Blackrock College), Brianna Heylmann (UL Bohemians), Ailsa Hughes (Railway Union), Heather Kennedy (Ballincollig), Leomie Kloppers (Suttonians), Niamh Marley (Cooke), Amelia McFarland (Blackrock College), Laoise McGonagle (UL Bohemians), Elise O’Byrne-White (Old Belvedere), Róisín Ormond (Ballincollig), Lesley Ring (Old Belvedere), Ava Ryder (Railway Union), Eve Tarpey (Galwegians), Kayla Waldron (Railway Union), Muirne Wall (UL Bohemians)

9 – Kelly Griffin (Ballincollig)

8 – Katelyn Faust (Suttonians), Hannah O’Connor (Blackrock College)

7 – Grainne Tummon (Suttonians)

5 – Molly Boyne (Railway Union), Beth Buttimer (UL Bohemians), Hannah Clarke (Galwegians), Erin Coll (Railway Union), Ellen Cournane (Ballincollig), Alannah Dixon (Wicklow), Eimear Douglas (Wicklow), Patricia Doyle (Railway Union), Koren Dunne (Blackrock College), Ella Durkan (Blackrock College), Orla Fenton (Galwegians), Evanna Finn (Galwegians), Aoife Fleming (Ballincollig), Ciara Fleming (Ballincollig), Jade Gaffney (Old Belvedere), Jessica Griffey (Wicklow), Emma Jordan (Suttonians), Lena Kibler (Suttonians), Gemma Lane (Ballincollig), Maeve Liston (Blackrock College), Catherine Martin (Blackrock College), Peita McAlister (Suttonians), Erin McConnell (Wicklow), Eva McCormack (UL Bohemians), Rachael McIlroy (Suttonians), Stephanie Nunan (UL Bohemians), Minnona Nunstedt (Old Belvedere), Meabh O’Brien (Suttonians), Ciara O’Dwyer (UL Bohemians), Niamh O’Grady (UL Bohemians), Naoise O’Reilly (Wicklow), Saoirse O’Reilly (Wicklow), Sinead O’Reilly (Ballincollig), Clíodhna O’Sullivan (Blackrock College), Chloe Pearse (UL Bohemians), Anna Roche (Ballincollig), Leah Tarpey (Railway Union), Grace Tutty (Old Belvedere), Brighid Twohig (Ballincollig), Ilse van Staden (Cooke), Emily Whittle (Blackrock College)

4 – Aoife Brennan (Suttonians), Amanda Morton (Cooke), Sinead O’Brien (Galwegians), Beth Roberts (Wicklow)

3 – Shaniqka Wall (Ballincollig)

TRIES –

9 – Chisom Ugwueru (UL Bohemians)

5 – Aimee Clarke (Railway Union), Beth Cregan (Blackrock College)

4 – Rhiann Heery (Railway Union)

3 – Jess Keating (Old Belvedere), Alana McInerney (UL Bohemians), Michelle O’Driscoll (Ballincollig), Grainne O’Loughlin (Railway Union), Faith Oviawe (Railway Union), Deirdre Roberts (Railway Union), Abbie Salter-Townshend (UL Bohemians), Emma Tilly (Old Belvedere)

2 – Sophie Barrett (Railway Union), Ellen Boylan (Blackrock College), Keelin Brady (Railway Union), Lily Brady (UL Bohemians), Stephanie Carroll (Railway Union), Jane Clohessy (UL Bohemians), Aoife Corey (UL Bohemians), Katie Corrigan (Old Belvedere), Alaïs Diebold (Railway Union), Orla Dixon (Galwegians), Aine Donnelly (Old Belvedere), Patricia Doyle (Railway Union), Lauren Farrell McCabe (Suttonians), Mary Healy (Suttonians), Shannon Heapes (Blackrock College), Brianna Heylmann (UL Bohemians), Ailsa Hughes (Railway Union), Heather Kennedy (Ballincollig), Leomie Kloppers (Suttonians), Niamh Marley (Cooke), Amelia McFarland (Blackrock College), Laoise McGonagle (UL Bohemians), Elise O’Byrne-White (Old Belvedere), Róisín Ormond (Ballincollig), Lesley Ring (Old Belvedere), Ava Ryder (Railway Union), Eve Tarpey (Galwegians), Kayla Waldron (Railway Union), Muirne Wall (UL Bohemians)

1 – Molly Boyne (Railway Union), Beth Buttimer (UL Bohemians), Hannah Clarke (Galwegians), Erin Coll (Railway Union), Ellen Cournane (Ballincollig), Alannah Dixon (Wicklow), Eimear Douglas (Wicklow), Koren Dunne (Blackrock College), Ella Durkan (Blackrock College), Jemma Farrell (Old Belvedere), Orla Fenton (Galwegians), Evanna Finn (Galwegians), Kate Flannery (UL Bohemians), Aoife Fleming (Ballincollig), Ciara Fleming (Ballincollig), Jade Gaffney (Old Belvedere), Jessica Griffey (Wicklow), Kelly Griffin (Ballincollig), Emma Jordan (Suttonians), Lena Kibler (Suttonians), Gemma Lane (Ballincollig), Maeve Liston (Blackrock College), Catherine Martin (Blackrock College), Peita McAlister (Suttonians), Erin McConnell (Wicklow), Eva McCormack (UL Bohemians), Rachael McIlroy (Suttonians), Abby Moyles (Blackrock College), Stephanie Nunan (UL Bohemians), Minnona Nunstedt (Old Belvedere), Meabh O’Brien (Suttonians), Hannah O’Connor (Blackrock College), Ciara O’Dwyer (UL Bohemians), Niamh O’Grady (UL Bohemians), Naoise O’Reilly (Wicklow), Saoirse O’Reilly (Wicklow), Sinead O’Reilly (Ballincollig), Clíodhna O’Sullivan (Blackrock College), Chloe Pearse (UL Bohemians), Anna Roche (Ballincollig), Leah Tarpey (Railway Union), Grainne Tummon (Suttonians), Grace Tutty (Old Belvedere), Brighid Twohig (Ballincollig), Ilse van Staden (Cooke), Emily Whittle (Blackrock College)