Energia All-Ireland League Men’s Divisions/Women’s Cup Series: Results Round-Up
Bradley Luney runs in Ballynahinch's fifth and final try during their Ulster derby victory over City of Armagh at Ballymacarn Park ©John Dickson/Dickson Digital
Lansdowne and Cork Constitution bounced back from pre-Christmas defeats in Division 1A, while Cashel gained some revenge on Tipperary rivals Nenagh Ormond, and ever-impressive Instonians made it a ‘perfect 10’ in Division 2B.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE MEN’S DIVISIONS – ROUND 10:
Saturday, January 13 –
DIVISION 1A:
LANSDOWNE 30 UCD 26, Aviva Stadium back pitch (played on Friday)
Scorers: Lansdowne: Tries: Cathal Eddy, Sean Galvin 2, Tom Barry, James Kenny; Con: Stephen Madigan; Pen: Stephen Madigan
UCD: Tries: Alan Spicer, Dan Campbell; Cons: Michael Moloney 2; Pens: Michael Moloney 4
HT: Lansdowne 10 UCD 16
LANSDOWNE: Hugo McLaughlin; Cathal Eddy, Andy Marks, Rory Parata, Sean Galvin; Stephen Madigan, Jack Matthews; George Morris, Tom Barry, Greg McGrath, Steven Walshe, Ruairi Clarke, Jack Cooke (capt), Barry Fitzpatrick, Donough Lawlor.
Replacements: Mikey Yarr, Adam Boland, Hardus van Eeden, James Kenny, Steve McMahon, Tom Monaghan.
UCD: Tim Corkery; Harry Donnelly, David Ryan, Wilhelm de Klerk, Ross Deegan; Daragh Gilbourne, Michael Moloney; Hugo O’Malley, Bobby Sheehan (capt), Andrew Sparrow, Alan Spicer, Gerry Hill, Conor Tonge, Michael Colreavy, Matt Healy.
Replacements: Lucas Maguire, Tom O’Riordan, Evin Coyle, Dan Campbell, Rob Gilsenan, Niall Carroll.
BALLYNAHINCH 36 CITY OF ARMAGH 12, Ballymacarn Park
Scorers: Ballynahinch: Tries: Aaron Sexton 2, Ethan Graham, John Dickson, Bradley Luney; Cons: Conor Rankin, Conor McKee 2, Paul Kerr; Pen: Conor Rankin
City of Armagh: Tries: Shea O’Brien, Dylan Nelson; Con: Brayden Laing
HT: Ballynahinch 10 City of Armagh 7
BALLYNAHINCH: Conor Rankin; Aaron Sexton, George Pringle, Mark Best, Ethan Graham; Jack Milligan, Conor McKee; Kyle McCall (capt), Claytan Milligan, James French, Tom Donnan, Bradley Luney, Greg Jones, Zack McCall, Marcus Rea.
Replacements: Josh Hanlon, John Dickson, Declan Horrox, Callum Irvine, Chris Gibson, Paul Kerr.
CITY OF ARMAGH: Shea O’Brien; Andrew Willis, Jude Postlethwaite, Tim McNiece, Dylan Nelson; Brayden Laing, Lewis Finlay; Cameron Doak, Jonny Morton, Paul Mullen, James Crummie, Josh McKinley (capt), John Glasgow, Nigel Simpson, Neil Faloon.
Replacements: Jack Treanor, Niall Carville, James Anderson, James Morton, Sam Cunningham, Chris Colvin.
CORK CONSTITUTION 23 YOUNG MUNSTER 13, Temple Hill
Scorers: Cork Constitution: Tries: Rob Hedderman, Rob Jermyn; Cons: George Coomber 2; Pens: George Coomber 3
Young Munster: Try: John Foley; Con: Tony Butler; Pens: Tony Butler 2
HT: Cork Constitution 7 Young Munster 3
CORK CONSTITUTION: Rob Hedderman; Johnny Murphy, Daniel Hurley, Harry O’Riordan, Rob Jermyn; George Coomber, Louis Kahn; Alessandro Heaney, Billy Scannell, Luke Masters, Sean Duffy, John Forde, Jack Kelleher, Ronan O’Sullivan, David Hyland (capt).
Replacements: Danny Sheahan, Brendan Quinlan, Kamil Nowak, Matisse Lamarque d’Arrouzat, Luke Kerr, Adam Maher.
YOUNG MUNSTER: Aidan Shortall; James O’Brien, Harry Fleming, Kegan Christian-Goss, Stephen Lyons; Tony Butler, Jack Lyons; Harrison Allan, Chris Moore, Conor Bartley, Tom Goggin, Sean Rigney, Stephen McLoughlin, James Horrigan, John Foley.
Replacements: Conor Nesbitt, Paul Allen, David Begley, Oran O’Reilly, Cian Casey, Gearoid Mulcahy.
SHANNON 20 CLONTARF 24, Thomond Park back pitch
Scorers: Shannon: Tries: Tadhg O’Brien, Luke Murphy; Cons: Mike Cooke 2; Pens: Mike Cooke 2
Clontarf: Tries: Dylan Donnellan 2, Tony Ryan; Cons: Jack Murphy 3; Pen: Jack Murphy
HT: Shannon 7 Clontarf 17
SHANNON: Stephen Kiely; Josh Costello, Cian O’Halloran, Alan Flannery, Jack O’Donnell; Mike Cooke, Will Reilly; Conor Glynn, Jordan Prenderville, Matt Burke, Gus Ryan, David Maher, Luke Murphy, Tadhg O’Brien, Lee Nicholas (capt).
Replacements: Gus Harrington, Emmet Calvey, Luke Rigney, Kelvin Brown, Aran Hehir, John O’Sullivan.
CLONTARF: Noah Sheridan; Mark O’Sullivan, Tadhg Bird, Matt D’Arcy, Seni Reilly Ashiru; Jack Murphy, Louis O’Reilly; Ivan Soroka, Dylan Donnellan (capt), Darragh Bolger, Jim Peters, Fionn Gilbert, Josh Murphy, Declan Adamson, Tony Ryan.
Replacements: Barry Gray, Alex Usanov, Richie Whelan, Steve Crosbie, Conor Kelly, Ben Griffin.
TERENURE COLLEGE 26 DUBLIN UNIVERSITY 17, Lakelands Park
Scorers: Terenure College: Tries: Alan Bennie, Levi Vaughan, Yago Fernandez Velar, Adam La Grue; Cons: Callum Smith 3
Dublin University: Tries: Davy Colbert, Charlie Beckett, Zach Baird; Con: Matthew Lynch
HT: Terenure College 7 Dublin University 7
TERENURE COLLEGE: Adam La Grue; Conor Phillips, Colm de Buitléar, Aran Egan, Craig Adams; Callum Smith, Alan Bennie; Campbell Classon, Levi Vaughan, Adam Tuite, Harrison Brewer (capt), Matthew Caffrey, Adam Melia, Jim White, Luke Clohessy.
Replacements: John McKee, Conan O’Donnell, Ben Howard, Tom Coghlan, Yago Fernandez Velar, Barry Galvin.
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY: Harry Colbert; Aidan Henry, Charlie Beckett, Louis McDonough, Davy Colbert; Matthew Lynch, Oscar Cawley; Jerry Cahir, Zach Baird, Cole Kelly, Juan Beukes, Dan Barron, Anthony Ryan, Diarmuid McCormack (capt), John Vinson.
Replacements: Conall Henchy, Gerhard Zdunek, Jack Kearney, Kev Jackson, Cormac King, Victor Allen.
DIVISION 1B:
BUCCANEERS 21 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 23, Dubarry Park
Scorers: Buccaneers: Tries: Cian McCann, Shane Layden; Con: Michael Hanley; Pens: Michael Hanley 3
Blackrock College: Tries: Roy Whelan, Oliver Coffey; Cons: Oliver Coffey 2; Pens: Oliver Coffey 3
HT: Buccaneers 6 Blackrock College 13
BUCCANEERS: Liam McNamara; Tom Shine, Shane Layden (capt), Stephen Mannion, Orrin Burgess; Michael Hanley, Leo MacFarlane; James Kelly, Oisin Dolan, Matthew Burke, Fergus Galvin, Danny Qualter, Ryan O’Meara, Cathal Walsh, Cian McCann.
Replacements: Dylan Bolger, Martin Staunton, Gavin Daly, Mark Earle, Frankie Hopkins, Conor O’Shaughnessy.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: James Moriarty; Chris Rolland, Matthew Dwan, Dave McCarthy, David Heavey; James Fennelly, Oliver Coffey; Paul McSweeney, Niall Hardiman, Jack Mullany, James Burke (capt), Roy Whelan, Josh Dixon, Dave Fortune, Odhran Ring.
Replacements: Liam Nicholson, Shane Connolly, Jack Gardiner, Louis Keyes, Ross Barron, Jack Ringrose.
HIGHFIELD 50 NAAS 12, Woodleigh Park
Scorers: Highfield: Tries: Daragh Fitzgerald, Ross Anthony O’Neill, Miah Cronin, Ben Murphy 2, Rob Murphy, Penalty try; Cons: Shane Buckley 4, Shane O’Riordan, Pen try con; Pen: Shane Buckley
Naas: Pens: Sam Cahill 4
HT: Highfield 24 Naas 9
HIGHFIELD: Jamie Shanahan; Eoin Dorgan, Ben Murphy, Dave O’Sullivan, Colin O’Neill; Shane Buckley, Chris Banon; James Rochford, Travis Coomey, Daragh Fitzgerald, Dave O’Connell, Eoin Keating, Ross Anthony O’Neill, Mark Fitzgibbon, Miah Cronin (capt).
Replacements: Rob Murphy, Cillian Buckley, John O’Callaghan, Ryan Murphy, Richard Cassidy, Shane O’Riordan.
NAAS: Fionn Higgins; Donal Conroy, Charlie Sheridan, Craig Ronaldson, Sam Cahill; Bryan Croke (capt), Tadhg Brophy; Adam Coyle, Niall O’Hanlon, Peter King, Connor McVerry, David Benn, Paul Monahan, Muiris Cleary, Eoin Walsh.
Replacements: Conor Doyle, Stephen Lackey, Cillian Dempsey, Francisco Bartorelli, Jack Sheridan, Derry Lenehan.
OLD BELVEDERE 3 OLD WESLEY 20, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Pen: David Wilkinson
Old Wesley: Tries: Stephen Smyth, Alex Molloy; Cons: Eoin Monahan, Ian Cassidy; Pens: Eoin Monahan 2
HT: Old Belvedere 3 Old Wesley 7
OLD BELVEDERE: Pat Hughes; Gavin Nugent, Jayden Beckett, Ariel Robles, Joe White; David Wilkinson, Peter O’Beirne (capt); Barry Dooley, Calum Dowling, Hugh Flood, Fionn McWey, Kale Thatcher, James Doyle, Felix Campbell, Will McDonald.
Replacements: Cian Cunningham, Jacob Barrett, Tom Mulcair, Josh Ericson, Saul Fitzpatrick, John Meagher.
OLD WESLEY: Tom Larke; Nathan Randles, Alex Molloy, Eoin Deegan, Sam Burns; Eoin Monahan, Ben Stephens; Harry Noonan, Stephen Smyth, Cronan Gleeson, Reuben Pim (capt), David Motyer, Cathal Kelly, Josh Pim, Will Fay.
Replacements: Howard Noonan, Sam Kenny, Josh O’Hare, Ian Cassidy, Keith Kavanagh, Fergus Jemphrey.
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE 36 QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY 14, Templeville Road
Scorers: St. Mary’s College: Tries: Adam McEvoy, Mick McCormack, Mark Fogarty, Ronan Watters, Conor Hayes; Cons: Mick O’Gara 4; Pen: Mick O’Gara
Queen’s University: Tries: James Wright, Alexander Clarke; Cons: Ben McFarlane 2
HT: St. Mary’s College 21 Queen’s University 7
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE: Conor Hayes; Leandro Ramirez, Mark Fogarty, Mick O’Gara, Hugo Conway; Conor Dean, Adam McEvoy; Jack Reidy Walsh, Jamie Harding, Mick McCormack, Daniel Leane, Liam Corcoran, Ben Taylor, Ethan Baxter, Ronan Watters (capt).
Replacements: Jack Nelson Murray, Tom O’Reilly, Ian Wickham, Leroy Jack, Richie Fahy, Myles Carey.
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY: Ben McFarlane; Jonny Hunter, Robbie Johnston, Rory Ellerby, Ryan Street; Eamonn Rogers, James Wright; Jacob Boyd, Alexander Clarke (capt), Jack Boal, Patrick McAlpine, Jake McCay, Harry Long, Peter Heasley, Will Cusack.
Replacements: Henry Walker, Matthew Miller, Flynn Longstaff, Kian Mulholland, Ryan Davies, Ben Gibson.
UCC 10 GARRYOWEN 23, the Mardyke
Scorers: UCC: Try: Luke McAuliffe; Con: Andrew O’Mahony; Pen: Andrew O’Mahony
Garryowen: Tries: Colm Hogan, JJ O’Neill, Jeronimo Ureta Saenz Pena; Con: Jack Oliver; Pens: Jack Oliver 2
HT: UCC 3 Garryowen 16
UCC: Billy Kiernan; Sean Condon, Louis Bruce (capt), Evan Carlek, Tom Coughlan; Cian Whooley, Andrew O’Mahony; Michael Cogan, Adam Wrona, Danny McCarthy, Sam O’Sullivan, Dave O’Halloran, Jason Aherne, Jacob Sheahan, Jack O’Sullivan.
Replacements: Luke McAuliffe, Alex Hamilton, Eanna McCarthy, Patrick McBarron, Peter Hyland, James Wixted.
GARRYOWEN: Colm Hogan; JJ O’Neill, Bryan Fitzgerald (capt), Jack Delaney, Colm Quilligan; Kelvin Langan, Jack Oliver; George Hadden, Dean Fanning, Mikey Veale, Oisin Cooke, Kevin Seymour, Jeronimo Ureta Saenz Pena, Donnacha Byrne, Sean Rennison.
Replacements: Dara Phelan, Shaughan Hanrahan, Johnny Keane, Des Fitzgerald, Dylan Hicks, Nicky Greene.
DIVISION 2A:
Ballymena 8 Malone 9, Eaton Park
Banbridge 19 Greystones 20, Rifle Park
Navan 19 MU Barnhall 24, Balreask Old
Nenagh Ormond 13 Cashel 20, New Ormond Park
Old Crescent 34 UL Bohemians 7, Takumi Park
DIVISION 2B:
Galway Corinthians 10 Sligo 7, Corinthian Park (played on Friday)
Belfast Harlequins 26 Instonians 32, Deramore Park
Dolphin 19 Malahide 7, Virgin Media Park
Dungannon 21 Rainey 8, Stevenson Park
Skerries 0 Wanderers 40, Holmpatrick
DIVISION 2C:
Ballina 16 Galwegians 29, Heffernan Park
Enniscorthy 45 Clonmel 21, Alcast Park
Midleton 39 Bruff 15, Towns Park
Omagh Academicals 7 Clogher Valley 17, Thomas Mellon Playing Fields
Tullamore 33 Bangor 12, Spollanstown
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND WOMEN’S CUP SERIES – ROUND 2:
Saturday, January 13 –
WICKLOW 10 RAILWAY UNION 43, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Try: Saoirse O’Reilly; Con: Beth Roberts; Pen: Beth Roberts
Railway Union: Tries: Rhiann Heery, Meabh Keegan, Niamh Byrne, Lindsay Peat 2, Sarah Munnelly 2; Cons: Claire Keohane 4
HT: Wicklow 7 Railway Union 31
WICKLOW: Naoise O’Reilly; Robyn McCarthy, Robyn Johnston, Jen Madden, Saoirse O’Reilly; Beth Roberts, Hannah Rose Buckley; Caoimhe Molloy (capt), Eimear Douglas, Linda Dempsey, Laura Newsome, Jessica Griffey, Ciara O’Leary, Ciara Short, Nicola Schmidt.
Replacements: Kathy Byrne, Valerie Conyard, Lauren Barry, Emma Curran, Sophie Carr, Laura Griffin, Tamara Green.
RAILWAY UNION: Sarah Munnelly; Rhiann Heery, Niamh Byrne (capt), Deirdre Roberts, Michaela O’Neill Johnson; Claire Keohane, Sarah Browne; Kirstie Stevenson, Meabh Keegan, Katie O’Dwyer, Salome Trauth, Rebecca Draper, Michelle Nadine, Patricia Doyle, Lindsay Peat.
Replacements: Alice Mills-Hicks, Lauren Cooper, Jen Wark, Cassandra McCloat.
GALWEGIANS 28 OLD BELVEDERE 0, Crowley Park
– Match conceded by Old Belvedere. Five match points awarded to Galwegians along with a 28-0 scoreline
SUTTONIANS 28 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 0, JJ McDowell Memorial Grounds
– Match conceded by Blackrock College. Five match points awarded to Suttonians along with a 28-0 scoreline
UPCOMING FIXTURES:
Round 3 – Saturday, January 20
UL Bohemians v Suttonians
Ballincollig v Wicklow
Cooke v Galwegians