Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division: Round 18 Results Round-Up

Galwegians and Wicklow both closed out their Energia All-Ireland League campaigns in winning fashion, while the two Women’s Division finalists, UL Bohemian and Railway Union, posted final round victories over top four rivals.

ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION – ROUND 18:

Saturday, April 13 –

UL BOHEMIAN 19 OLD BELVEDERE 10, Annacotty
Scorers: UL Bohemian: Tries: Chisom Ugwueru, Beth Buttimer, Clodagh O’Halloran; Cons: Kate Flannery 2
Old Belvedere: Tries: Megan Edwards 2
HT: UL Bohemian 19 Old Belvedere 5

UL BOHEMIAN: Aoife Corey; Alana McInerney, Stephanie Nunan (capt), Aoife O’Shaughnessy, Chisom Ugwueru; Kate Flannery, Abbie Salter-Townshend; Ciara O’Dwyer, Beth Buttimer, Fiona Reidy, Claire Bennett, Sarah Garrett, Jane Clohessy, Brianna Heylmann, Ciara Monahan.

Replacements: Nicola Sweeney, Ciara McLoughlin, Clodagh O’Halloran, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Rachel Allen, Muirne Wall, Clara Barrett.

OLD BELVEDERE: Emma Tilly; Grace Tutty, Aine Donnelly, Aoife Rutley, Megan Edwards; Jemma Farrell, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Lisa Callan, Katie Layde, Clodagh Dunne, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy, Aine Rutley, Alice O’Dowd.

Replacements: Sophie Lyons, Hannah Rapley, Caoimhe Guinan, Emma Kelly, Vanessa Hullon, Tania Rosser.

BLACKROCK COLLEGE 12 RAILWAY UNION 17, Stradbrook
Scorers: Blackrock College: Tries: Mya Alcorn, Manuela McCarthy; Con: Lisa Mullen
Railway Union: Tries: Ava Ryder, Keelin Brady, Emily Gavin; Con: Dani Franada
HT: Blackrock College 0 Railway Union 5

BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Andrea Murphy; Maggie Boylan, Anna Doyle, Catherine Martin (capt), Clíodhna O’Sullivan; Lisa Mullen, Ann-Marie Rooney; Ava Fannin, Emily Whittle, Molly Fitzpatrick, Clíodhna Ní Chonchobhair, Kate Jordan, Anna Potterton, Koren Dunne, Aoife Moore.

Replacements: Manuela McCarthy, Aibidh Ní Mháille, Nikki Gibson, Orla Wafer, Hannah Hodges, Mya Alcorn, Leah Reilly.

RAILWAY UNION: Claire Keohane; Michaela Johnson O’Neill, Leah Tarpey, Niamh Byrne (capt), Ava Ryder; Hazel Simmons, Sarah Browne; Grainne O’Loughlin, Kirstie Stevenson, Keelin Brady, Sonia McDermott, Faith Oviawe, Salome Trauth, Molly Boyne, Claire Boles.

Replacements: Emily Gavin, Sophie Barrett, Isobel Clerk, Rebecca Draper, Patricia Doyle, Dani Franada, Alaïs Diebold.

COOKE 12 GALWEGIANS 19, Shaw’s Bridge
Scorers: Cooke: Tries: Gemma McCamley, Katie Gilmour; Con: Amanda Morton
Galwegians: Tries: Evanna Finn, Grace Browne Moran, Orla Dixon; Cons: Emma Keane 2
HT: Cooke 12 Galwegians 14

COOKE: Teah Maguire; Katie Gilmour, Tara O’Neill, Kelly McCormill, Tamzin Boyce; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Megan Simpson, Aishling O’Connell, Izzy Harris, Cara O’Kane, Ashleigh Orchard, Stacey Sloan, Gemma McCamley (capt).

Replacements: Kirsty Jackson, Alanagh van Staden, Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Ilse van Staden, Ellen Patterson, Cindy Cancino, Eimear McQuillan.

GALWEGIANS: Gemma Faulkner; Sinead O’Brien; Orla Dixon, Zorya Surguet, Evanna Finn; Emma Keane, Aoife Williams; Katherine Mahon, Elizabeth McNicholas, Dearbhla Canty, Mollie Starr, Orla Fenton, Jane Neill, Stacy Hanley, Grace Browne Moran (capt).

Replacements: Grace Fennell, Cara Connolly, Chloe Casey.

WICKLOW 20 SUTTONIANS 10, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Lauren Barry, Caoimhe Molloy, Saoirse O’Reilly, Robyn McCarthy
Suttonians: Tries: Brenda Barr, Leomie Kloppers
HT: Wicklow 10 Suttonians 5

WICKLOW: Alannah Dixon; Saoirse O’Reilly, Erin McConnell, Jennifer Madden, Robyn McCarthy; Robyn Johnston, Beth Roberts; Linda Dempsey, Eimear Douglas (co-capt), Lauren Barry, Jessica Griffey, Laura Newsome, Ciara O’Leary, Ciara Short, Nicola Schmidt.

Replacements: Joanne Smith, Valerie Conyard, Caoimhe Molloy (co-capt), Nicole Humby, Katherine Ward, Naoise O’Reilly.

SUTTONIANS: Carrie O’Keeffe; Mary Healy, Brenda Barr (capt), Kerry Browne, Ciara Twomey; Julia O’Connor, Rachael McIlroy; Ciara Spencer, Aoife Brennan, Róisín O’Driscoll, Grainne Tummon, Nicola Bolger, Eva Finn, Louise Catinot, Leomie Kloppers.

Replacements: Megan Cullen.