Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division: Round 14 Results Round-Up
Suttonians lock Caoimhe Guinan is tackled by Galwegians' Orla Dixon during today's encounter at Crowley Park ©INPHO/James Crombie
Galwegians and Suttonians played out a dramatic draw in the latest round of Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division action. Elsewhere, the top four teams all registered bonus point victories.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION – ROUND 14:
Saturday, February 15 –
GALWEGIANS 15 SUTTONIANS 15, Crowley Park
Scorers: Galwegians: Gemma Faulkner 2, Ailish Quinn
Suttonians: Tries: Aoife Brennan, Esmee Ligtvoet; Con: Laura Claridge; Pen: Laura Claridge
HT: Galwegians 10 Suttonians 5
GALWEGIANS: Sophie Cullen; Gemma Faulkner, Orla Dixon, Sarah Purcell, Emily Foley; Emma Keane, Grainne Moran; Ellen Connolly (capt), Stacy Hanley, Eve Tarpey, Grace Fennell, Grace Browne Moran, Orla Fenton, Mollie Starr, Ailish Quinn.
Replacements: Ella Burns, Katherine Mahon, Gina Kearns, Holly O’Dwyer, Megan Connolly, Lorna Morrin, Kila Curran.
SUTTONIANS: Lauren Farrell McCabe; Lena Kibler, Meabh O’Brien (capt), Laura Claridge, Caoimhe Hoy; Esmee Ligtvoet, Meabh Collins; Roisin O’Driscoll, Aoife Brennan, Bronach Cassidy, Caoimhe Guinan, Nicola Bolger, Orla McDonald, Carrie O’Keeffe, Julia O’Connor.
Replacements: Ciara Spencer, Mairead McErlean, Inaya Madyun, Clara Sexton.
Former Connacht Under-18 captain Sarah Purcell is pictured in possession for Galwegians against Suttonians ©INPHO/James Crombie
BALLINCOLLIG 0 UL BOHEMIAN 66, Tanner Park
Scorers: Ballincollig: –
UL Bohemian: Tries: Clara Barrett, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Stephanie Nunan, Laoise McGonagle 2, Eilís Cahill 2, Clodagh O’Halloran, Brianna Heylmann 2, Abby Moyles, Niamh Brodie; Cons: Kate Flannery, Abby Moyles 2
HT: Ballincollig 0 UL Bohemian 32
BALLINCOLLIG: Kate O’Sullivan; Ellie Cournane, Fia Whelan, Alison Kelly, Brighid Twohig; Emma Connolly, Eve Prendergast; Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Sinead O’Donnell, Lily Morris, Anna Kavanagh, Laurileigh Baker, Alix Cunneen, Aoife Madigan, Aoibheann McGrath.
Replacements: Aoife Fleming, Amelia Green, Michelle Stafford, Laura Fahey, Michelle O’Driscoll, Rachel Naughton.
UL BOHEMIAN: Aoife Corey; Clara Barrett, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Stephanie Nunan (capt), Laoise McGonagle; Kate Flannery, Abbie Salter-Townshend; Ciara McLoughlin, Ciara O’Dwyer, Eilís Cahill, Aoibheann Hahessy, Sarah Garrett, Claire Bennett, Clodagh O’Halloran, Brianna Heylmann.
Replacements: Fiona Reidy, Grainne Burke, Niamh Brodie, Eimear Keane, Abby Moyles, Aoife O’Shaughnessy, Rebecca Bradshaw.
COOKE 10 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 26, Shaw’s Bridge
Scorers: Cooke: Try: Georgia Boyce; Con: Amanda Morton; Pen: Amanda Morton
Blackrock College: Tries: Ella Durkan 2, Orla Wafer 2; Cons: Ella Durkan 3
HT: Cooke 10 Blackrock College 12
COOKE: Niamh Marley; Sophie Moffett, Molly Boyd, Tara O’Neill, Katie Gilmour; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Megan Simpson (capt), Ilse van Staden, Izzy Harris, Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Enya Hughes, Emily Martin, Stacey Sloan.
Replacements: Freya Craig, Alanagh van Staden, Fiona McCaughan.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Ella Durkan; Ava Ryder, Cara Martin, Catherine Martin, Lauren Patterson; Lisa Mullen, Casey Jackson; Aoife Moore, Ann-Marie Rooney, Ava Fannin, Kate Jordan, Nikki Gibson, Orla Wafer, Sarah Moody, Hannah O’Connor (capt).
Replacements: Aibidh Ní Mháille, Megan Brodie, Emily Tarrant, Molly Fitzpatrick, Andi Murphy, Sarah Farley, Nina McVann.
RAILWAY UNION 86 TULLOW 0, Park Avenue
Scorers: Railway Union: Tries: Lindsay Peat 5, Caoimhe McCormack 4, Laura Sheehan 3, Tricia Doyle, Niamh Byrne; Cons: Nikki Caughey 8
Tullow: –
HT: Railway Union 52 Tullow 0
RAILWAY UNION: Caoimhe McCormack; Laura Sheehan, Alaïs Diebold, Niamh Byrne (capt), Sarah Munnelly; Nikki Caughey, Ailsa Hughes; Tricia Doyle, Emily Gavin, Megan Collis, Poppy Garvey, Sonia McDermott, Aoife McDermott, Molly Boyne, Lindsay Peat.
Replacements: Meabh Keegan, Katie O’Dwyer, Kirstie Stevenson, Evelyn Donnelly, Mira Broeks, Camille Ginesty, Aimee Clarke.
TULLOW: Hilary Fitzgerald; Leanne Savage, Aoife McGrath, Jane O’Neill, Sara Rennick; Catherine Dempsey, Alice Carroll; Nicola Kilcoyne, Grace Kelly (capt), Orla Hanlon, Courtney Kelly, Aoife Byrne, Emma Byrne, Lana Brennan, Roisin O’Toole.
Replacements: Niamh Ryan, Alex O’Brien.
WICKLOW 12 OLD BELVEDERE 25, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Roisin Stone, Robyn Johnston; Con: Beth Roberts
Old Belvedere: Tries: Jade Gaffney, Emma Kelly, Vic Dabanovich O’Mahony; Cons: Jemma Farrell 2; Pens: Aine Donnelly, Jemma Farrell
HT: Wicklow 7 Old Belvedere 11
WICKLOW: Naoise O’Reilly; Sarah Gleeson, Robyn Johnston, Roisin Stone, Clara Dunne; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell; Valerie Conyard, Noelle Ward, Erana Te Moananui, Jessica Griffey, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara O’Leary, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey (capt).
Replacements: Aoife Nixon, Kathy Byrne, Laura Griffin, Renee Koper, Laura Newsome, Faye O’Neill.
OLD BELVEDERE: Emma Tilly; Vanessa Hullon, Elise O’Byrne-White, Emma Kelly, Megan Edwards; Aine Donnelly, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Vic Dabanovich O’Mahony, Katie Layde, Orlaith McAuliffe, Laura Carroll, Áine Rutley, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy.
Replacements: Hannah Rapley, Katelynn Doran, Chloe Ericson, Amy Bond, Jemma Farrell, Minonna Nunstedt, Kate Ballance.
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