Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division: Round 10 Results Round-Up
Flanker Stacey Sloan was one of Cooke's try scorers during their bonus point victory away to Galwegians ©INPHO/Ben Brady
Cooke opened their win account heading into the Christmas break in the Energia All-Ireland Women’s Division. Railway Union put up a big score against Suttonians, and Emma Tilly crossed twice as Old Belvedere got the better of reigning champions Blackrock College.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION – ROUND 10:
Saturday, December 9 –
GALWEGIANS 10 COOKE 34, Crowley Park
Scorers: Galwegians: Tries: Grace Browne Moran, Eve Tarpey
Cooke: Tries: Stacey Sloan, Niamh Marley, Ilse van Staden, Teah Maguire, Gemma McCamley; Cons: Amanda Morton 3; Pen: Amanda Morton
HT: Galwegians 5 Cooke 19
GALWEGIANS: Sarah O’Connell; Chloe Casey, Zorya Surguet, Orla Dixon (capt), Eimear Hynes; Emma Keane, Aoife Williams; Ruth Whittle, Ava Kavanagh, Róisín Maher, Grace Fennell, Orla Fenton, Jane Neill, Marta Hernandez Sanchez, Grace Browne Moran.
Replacements: Eve Tarpey, Katherine Mahon, Dearbhla Canty, Cara Connolly, Evanna Finn, Hannah Clarke, Mairéad Coyne.
COOKE: Laura Cairns; Katie Gilmour, Teah Maguire, Kelly McCormill, Niamh Marley; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Ilse van Staden, Aishling O’Connell (capt), Cara O’Kane, Izzy Harris, Stacey Sloan, Emily Martin, Gemma McCamley.
Replacements: Ellen Patterson, Becky Irvine, Tara O’Neill.
OLD BELVEDERE 37 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 14, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: Minnona Nunstedt 2, Emma Tilly 2, Elise O’Byrne-White; Cons: Jemma Farrell 3; Pens: Jemma Farrell 2
Blackrock College: Tries: Koren Dunne, Aoife Wafer; Cons: Ella Durkan 2
HT: Old Belvedere 25 Blackrock College 0
OLD BELVEDERE: Emma Tilly; Katie Corrigan, Elise O’Byrne-White, Minnona Nunstedt, Megan Edwards; Jemma Farrell, Jade Gaffney; Niamh O’Dowd, Lisa Callan, Linda Djougang, Clodagh Dunne, Ruth Campbell, Emma Kelly, Lesley Ring (capt), Brittany Hogan.
Replacements: Jess Keating, Katie Layde, Amy O’Mahony, Aine Rutley, Dannah O’Brien, Katie Whelan, Aine Donnelly.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Abby Moyles; Clíodhna O’Sullivan, Ellen Boylan, Mya Alcorn, Andrea Murphy; Ella Durkan, Niamh Griffin; Ava Fannin, Sarah Delaney, Shannon Heapes, Aoife Moore, Clíodhna Ní Chonchobhair, Dorothy Wall, Aoife Wafer, Hannah O’Connor (capt).
Replacements: Emily Whittle, Aibidh Ni Mhaille, Kate Jordan, Koren Dunne, Cara Martin, Leah Reilly, Catherine Martin.
RAILWAY UNION 88 SUTTONIANS 19, Park Avenue
Scorers: Railway Union: Tries: Dani Franada, Maddy Aberg, Meabh Keegan, Rhiann Heery 2, Aoife Doyle 2, Ailsa Hughes, Faith Oviawe 3, Deirdre Roberts 3; Cons: Nikki Caughey 6, Dani Franada 3
Suttonians: Tries: Ciara Spencer, Katelyn Faust, Mary Healy; Cons: Lauren Farrell McCabe 2
HT: Railway Union 52 Suttonians 0
RAILWAY UNION: Dani Franada; Aoife Doyle, Niamh Byrne, Maddy Aberg, Rhiann Heery; Nikki Caughey, Ailsa Hughes; Grainne O’Loughlin, Meabh Keegan, Katie O’Dwyer, Keelin Brady, Faith Oviawe, Patricia Doyle, Molly Boyne (capt), Deirdre Roberts.
Replacements: Isobel Clerk, Rebecca Draper, Sophie Barrett, Ava Ryder, Leah Tarpey, Kayla Waldron.
SUTTONIANS: Jools Aungier; Lena Kibler, Katelyn Faust, Kerry Browne, Amber Redmond; Lauren Farrell McCabe, Rachael McIlroy; Róisín O’Driscoll, Aoife Brennan, Mary Healy, Grainne Tummon, Leomie Kloppers, Nicola Bolger, Louise Catinot, Brenda Barr (capt).
Replacements: Aislinn Layde, Ciara Spencer, Eva Finn.
WICKLOW 0 UL BOHEMIANS 28, Ashtown Lane
– Match conceded by Wicklow due to injuries. Five match points awarded to UL Bohemians along with a 28-0 scoreline, and Wicklow are deducted five points for conceding