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Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division: Round 9 Results Round-Up

Blackrock College's Aoife Moore is pictured on the charge during their Energia All-Ireland League match against Suttonians this afternoon ©John Crothers Sports Photography

There were maximum hauls for Old Belvedere, Wicklow, Blackrock College, UL Bohemian, and unbeaten leaders Railway Union, as the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division delivered a sackful of tries heading into the Christmas break.

ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION – ROUND 9:

Saturday, December 14 –

OLD BELVEDERE 60 TULLOW 0, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: Vanessa Hullon 2, Emma Tilly, Megan Edwards 2, Jade Gaffney, Lisa Callan 2, Kara Mulcahy, Amy Bond; Cons: Minonna Nunstedt 3, Aine Donnelly 2
Tullow: –
HT: Old Belvedere 38 Tullow 0

OLD BELVEDERE: Vanessa Hullon; Georgia Foley, Emma Tilly, Minonna Nunstedt, Megan Edwards; Jade Gaffney, Kate Ballance; Hannah Wilson, Lisa Callan, Katie Layde, Clodagh Dunne, Grace Tutty, Áine Rutley, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy.

Replacements: Orlaith McAuliffe, Hannah Rapley, Juliet Condron, Amy Bond, Aine Donnelly, Amelia Ekstrand.

TULLOW: Hilary Fitzgerald; Jacinta Byrne, Roisin O’Toole, Catherine Dempsey, Leanne Savage; Aoife McGrath, Alice Carroll; Anna O’Neill, Niamh Ryan, Nicola Kilcoyne, Aoife Byrne, Orla Hanlon, Emma Byrne, Lana Brennan, Grace Kelly (capt).

Replacements: Joanna Mahon, Courtney Kelly.

Try-scoring centre Tess Proos is pictured on the attack for Blackrock College against Dublin rivals Suttonians ©John Crothers Sports Photography

BLACKROCK COLLEGE 26 SUTTONIANS 5, Stradbrook
Scorers: Blackrock College: Tries: Maggie Boylan 2, Nikki Gibson, Tess Proos; Cons: Hannah O’Connor 3
Suttonians: Try: Esmee Ligtvoet
HT: Blackrock College 0 Suttonians 5

BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Ava Ryder; Maggie Boylan, Tess Proos, Cara Martin, Anna Doyle; Ella Durkan, Casey Jackson; Megan Brodie, Lynn Koelman, Ava Fannin, Clíodhna Ní Chonchobhair, Kate Jordan, Orla Wafer, Aoife Moore, Hannah O’Connor (capt).

Replacements: Ann-Marie Rooney, Molly Fitzpatrick, Christy Haney, Nikki Gibson, Sarah Farley, Lauren Patterson, Kate Barry.

SUTTONIANS: Clara Sexton; Mairead McErlean, Meabh O’Brien (capt), Lauren Farrell McCabe, Lena Kibler; Esmee Ligtvoet, Meabh Collins; Roisin O’Driscoll, Orla McDonald, Aoife Brennan, Caoimhe Guinan, Nicola Bolger, Carrie O’Keeffe, Lucinda Kinghan, Isa Prins.

Replacements: Ciara Spencer, Brenda Barr, Julia O’Connor, Caoimhe Hoy.

GALWEGIANS 10 UL BOHEMIAN 53, Crowley Park
Scorers: Galwegians: Try: Sarah Purcell; Con: Sarah Purcell; Pen: Sarah Purcell
UL Bohemian: Tries: Laoise McGonagle, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Alana McInerney 2, Muirne Wall, Ciara McLoughlin, Eilis Cahill, Claire Bennett, Chloe Pearse; Cons: Caitríona Finn, Kate Flannery 3
HT: Galwegians 3 UL Bohemian 36

GALWEGIANS: Gemma Faulkner; Mollie Walsh, Sarah Purcell, Lorna Morrin, Orla Dixon; Sophie Cullen, Grainne Moran; Ellen Connolly (capt), Elizabeth McNicholas, Róisín Maher, Orla Fenton, Grace Fennell, Stacey Hanley, Mollie Starr, Sarah McCormick.

Replacements: Jessica Loftus, Celia Killilea, Ella Burns, Megan Connolly, Ciara Mulkern, Cara Connolly.

UL BOHEMIAN: Aoife Corey; Laoise McGonagle, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Caitríona Finn, Alana McInerney; Kate Flannery, Muirne Wall; Saoirse Crowe, Ciara McLoughlin, Eilís Cahill, Claire Bennett, Aoibheann Hahessy, Rachel Allen, Aoibhe O’Flynn, Chloe Pearse (capt).

Replacements: Niamh Brodie, Stephanie Nunan, Clara Barrett, Lucia Linn, Abbie Salter-Townshend, Nicole Cronin, Abby Moyles.

Railway Union full-back Laura Sheehan runs in a try during their round 9 match against Ballincollig ©Ronan Ryan

RAILWAY UNION 91 BALLINCOLLIG 0, Park Avenue
Scorers: Railway Union: Tries: Laura Sheehan 2, Molly Boyne 2, Aimee Clarke 2, Niamh Byrne, Leah Tarpey, Rhiann Heery 2, Patricia Doyle, Aoife McDermott, Claire Boles, Sarah Munnelly, Penalty try; Cons: Hannah Scanlan 7, Pen try con
Ballincollig: –
HT: Railway Union 41 Ballincollig 0

RAILWAY UNION: Laura Sheehan; Rhiann Heery, Niamh Byrne (capt), Leah Tarpey, Aimee Clarke; Hannah Scanlan, Ailsa Hughes; Patricia Doyle, Hannah Johnston, Megan Collis, Salome Trauth, Aoife McDermott, Claire Boles, Molly Boyne, Poppy Garvey.

Replacements: Meabh Keegan, Kirstie Stevenson, Mira Broeks, Lindsay Peat, Nikki Caughey, Caoimhe McCormack, Sarah Munnelly.

BALLINCOLLIG: Ellie Cournane; Miriam Murphy, Alison Kelly, Kate O’Sullivan, Brighid Twohig; Emma Connolly, Eve Prendergast; Sinead O’Donnell, Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Alisha Flynn, Amelia Green, Laurileigh Baker, Anna Kavanagh (capt), Caolainn Healy, Aoibheann McGrath.

Replacements: Chiara Calvetti, Niamh McCarthy, Aoife Madigan, Ella McCarthy, Rachel Naughton, Vicki Good.

Centre Robyn Johnston touches down for Wicklow during their bonus point win over Cooke ©INPHO/Tom Maher

WICKLOW 64 COOKE 0, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Robyn Johnston, Roisin Stone, Clara Dunne 2, Erin McConnell, Jessica Griffey, Ciara Short, Jennifer Madden, Caitlin Griffey, Emily McKeown; Cons: Robyn Johnston 4, Beth Roberts 3
Cooke: –
HT: Wicklow 36 Cooke 0

WICKLOW: Emily McKeown; Sarah Gleeson, Robyn Johnston, Roisin Stone, Clara Dunne; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell; Caoimhe Molloy, Faith Morley, Erana Te Moananui, Jessica Griffey, Caitlin Griffey, Renee Koper, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey.

Replacements: Noelle Ward, Linda Dempsey, Laura Newsome, Robyn McCarthy, Jennifer Madden, Faye O’Neill, Sophie Donnelly.

COOKE: Kirsty Cameron; Sophie Moffett, Molly Boyd, Katie Gilmour; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Freya Craig, Ilse van Staden, Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Isobel Harris, Enya Hughes, Fiona McCaughan, Megan Simpson (capt).

Replacements: –

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