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

Railway Union completed a perfect 18-match regular season campaign by winning at Old Belvedere ahead of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division semi-finals, while there were four home wins in the other final round matches.

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

Saturday, March 29 –

BALLINCOLLIG 29 GALWEGIANS 20, Tanner Park
Scorers: Ballincollig: Tries: Aoibheann McGrath, Brighid Twohig 2, Fia Whelan, Alisha Flynn; Cons: Emma Connolly 2
Galwegians: Tries: Sarah Purcell 2, Róisín Maher, Evanna Finn
HT: Ballincollig 17 Galwegians 10

BALLINCOLLIG: Kate O’Sullivan; Ellie Cournane, Michelle O’Driscoll (capt), Alison Kelly, Brighid Twohig; Emma Connolly, Eve Prendergast; Lily Morris, Aoife Fleming, Sinead O’Donnell, Amelia Green, Anna Kavanagh, Alisha Flynn, Aoife Madigan, Aoibheann McGrath.

Replacements: Chiara Calvetti, Lucy Morley, Michelle Stafford, Caolainn Healy, Fia Whelan, Vicki Good, Rachel Naughton.

GALWEGIANS: Sinead O’Brien; Megan Connolly, Sarah Purcell, Lorna Morrin, Evanna Finn; Sophie Cullen, Grainne Moran; Eve Tarpey, Stacy Hanley, Róisín Maher, Orla Fenton, Ellen Connolly (capt), Catherine Fleming, Mollie Starr, Ailish Quinn.

Replacements: Katherine Mahon, Gina Kearns, Elizabeth McNicholas, Holly O’Dwyer, Molina Oung.

WICKLOW 66 TULLOW 12, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Sarah Gleeson 3, Roisin Stone, Emily McKeown, Faye O’Neill 2, Clara Dunne, Beth Roberts, Rachel Griffey 2, Laura Griffin; Cons: Beth Roberts 3
Tullow: Tries: Carla Cloney 2; Con: Catherine Dempsey
HT: Wicklow 44 Tullow 0

WICKLOW: Emily McKeown; Sarah Gleeson, Clara Dunne, Roisin Stone, Faye O’Neill; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell; Valerie Conyard, Eimear Douglas (capt), Erana Te Moananui, Laura Newsome, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara O’Leary, Ciara Short, Renee Koper.

Replacements: Joanne Smith, Kathy Byrne, Noelle Ward, Katie Flynn, Rachel Griffey, Laura Griffin, Aoibhin Stone.

TULLOW: Sara Rennick; Alice Carroll, Jane O’Neill, Roisin O’Toole, Leanne Savage; Catherine Dempsey, Aoife McGrath; Nicola Kilcoyne, Grace Kelly (capt), Orla Hanlon, Carla Cloney, Aoife Byrne, Emma Byrne, Lana Brennan, Alex O’Brien.

Replacements: Courtney Kelly.

COOKE 33 SUTTONIANS 29, Shaw’s Bridge
Scorers: Cooke: Tries: Molly Boyd, Katie Gilmour 2, Stacey Sloan 2; Cons: Amanda Morton 4
Suttonians: Tries: Lauren Farrell McCabe, Lena Kibler 2, Caoimhe Guinan, Naoise Smyth; Cons: Laura Claridge 2
HT: Cooke 7 Suttonians 24

COOKE: Niamh Marley; Sophie Moffett, Molly Boyd, Tara O’Neill, Amy Benson; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Megan Simpson (capt), Ilse van Staden, Izzy Harris, Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Enya Hughes, Katie Gilmour, Stacey Sloan.

Replacements: Fiona McCaughan, Alanagh van Staden, Aishling O’Connell, Angelique Corry, Fae Perry, Sunita Raja, Kelly McCormill.

SUTTONIANS: Caoimhe Hoy; Lena Kibler, Meabh O’Brien (capt), Lauren Farrell McCabe, Mairead McErlean; Laura Claridge, Meabh Collins; Ciara Spencer, Aoife Brennan, Roisin O’Driscoll, Caoimhe Guinan, Brenda Barr, Bronach Cassidy, Carrie O’Keeffe, Julia O’Connor.

Replacements: Abbie Keeley, Naoise Smyth.

OLD BELVEDERE 5 RAILWAY UNION 31, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Try: Jess Keating
Railway Union: Tries: Lindsay Peat 2, Emily Gavin, Laura Sheehan, Niamh Byrne; Cons: Caoimhe McCormack 2, Hannah Scanlan
HT: Old Belvedere 0 Railway Union 5

OLD BELVEDERE: Emma Tilly; Kate Ballance, Minonna Nunsdedt, Elise O’Byrne-White, Megan Edwards; Aine Donnelly, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Vic Dabanovich O’Mahony, Katie Layde, Grace Tutty, Orlaith McAuliffe, Jane Neill, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy.

Replacements: Jess Keating, Hannah Rapley, Zara Martin, Laura Carroll, Charlotte Nagle, Vanessa Hullon, Tania Rosser.

RAILWAY UNION: Caoimhe McCormack; Laura Sheehan, Niamh Byrne (capt), Leah Tarpey, Rhiann Heery; Hannah Scanlan, Claire Keohane; Tricia Doyle, Emily Gavin, Katie O’Dwyer, Poppy Garvey, Aoife McDermott, Mira Broeks, Molly Boyne, Lindsay Peat.

Replacements: Meabh Keegan, Kirstie Stevenson, Megan Collis, Evelyn Donnelly, Claire Boles, Camille Ginesty, Sarah Munnelly.

UL BOHEMIAN 19 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 7, Annacotty
Scorers: UL Bohemian: Tries: Chisom Ugwueru 3; Cons: Kate Flannery 2
Blackrock College: Try: Ava Ryder; Con: Ella Durkan
HT: UL Bohemian 14 Blackrock College 0

UL BOHEMIAN: Abby Moyles; Clara Barrett, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Caitríona Finn, Chisom Ugwueru; Kate Flannery, Abbie Salter-Townshend; Ciara McLoughlin, Ciara O’Dwyer, Eilís Cahill, Claire Bennett, Sarah Garrett, Rachel Allen, Aoibhe O’Flynn, Chloe Pearse (capt).

Replacements: Maddy Kushner, Grainne Burke, Niamh Brodie, Jane Clohessy, Aoife Corey, Nicole Cronin, Laoise McGonagle.

BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Andi Murphy; Sarah Farley, Cara Martin, Catherine Martin, Maggie Boylan; Ella Durkan, Casey Jackson; Aoife Moore, Lynn Koelman, Megan Brodie, Nikki Gibson, Kate Jordan, Meadbh Scally, Maeve Óg O’Leary, Hannah O’Connor (capt).

Replacements: Ann-Marie Rooney, Ava Fannin, Molly Fitzpatrick, Clíodhna Ní Chonchobhair, Sarah Moody, Kate Barry, Ava Ryder.

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