Under-19s And Women Both Fall To England

Robert Kearney’s two penalty hits were the only points on a poor international day for Irish sides on Saturday. The Under-19s were blitzed 47-6, while the women’s side lost 32-0 at Templeville Road.

UNDER-19 INTERNATIONAL: Saturday, February 26
Ireland U-19 6 England U-19 47, Blackrock College RFC, Stradbrook
Scorers: Ireland: Pens: Robert Kearney 2
England: Tries: Dominic Shabbo, Uche Oduoza, Marc Howgate, Andrew Boyde, Nick Adendanon 2, Daniel Cipriani; Cons: Cipriani 3; Pen: Cipriani; Drop gl: Cipriani

IRELAND UNDER-19: Robert Kearney (UCD) (Capt); Robert Boles (Colston’s College), Fergus McFadden (Clongowes Wood College), Evan Ryan (UCC), Dale Black (Portadown); Killian Lett (UCD), Matthew D’Arcy (Trinity); Gary Walsh (UL Bohemian), Gavin O’Meara (Lansdowne), Kevin Griffin (Shannon), David McGowan (Buccaneers), Devin Toner (Lansdowne), Darren Twomey (Sunday’s Well), Diarmuid Sherry (Ard Scoil Ris), David Laffan (Trinity).

Replacements: Max Rantz-McDonald (Mount Temple) for Black (15 mins), Adrian Saunderson (Ballyclare) for Twomey (24), Barry O’Mahony (Crescent Comp) for Laffan, Peter Durcan (Cistercian Roscrea) for Boles (both half-time), Darren Cave (Sullivan Upper) for Lett (46), Callum Black (Hartpury) for Walsh, Kieran Moloney (Blackrock College) for Griffin (both 54), Conor Muldoon (Galwegians) for O’Meara (60), Greg Cooney (Old Belvedere) for Kearney (67).

ENGLAND UNDER-19: S Geraghty; U Oduoza, A Allen (A Powell 56), T Youngs, D Shabbo (N Abendanon 56); D Cipriani, R Lamb (J Honeyben 47); D Hartley (R Webber 65), C Brooker (A Jarvis 65), A Rogers (D Paul 56), J Inglis, A Rae, A Boyde (D Barrell 47), J Crane, M Howgate.

HT: Ireland 3 England 22
Referee: Huw David (Wales)

WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS:
Ireland Women 0 England Women 32, St Mary’s College RFC, Templeville Road
Scorers: Ireland: –
England: Tries: Paula George, Kim Shaylor, Maggie Alphonsi, Helen Clayton, Katherine Merchant; Cons: Karen Andrew 2; Pen: Andrew

IRELAND WOMEN: Amanda Greensmith (Shannon); Suzanne Fleming (Cooke), Joanne O’Sullivan (Lichfield), Patrique Kelly (UL Bohemians), Lynne Cantwell (UL Bohemians); Sarah-Jane Belton (UL Bohemians) (Capt), Tania Rosser (Blackrock); Fiona Coughlan (UL Bohemians), Jean Lonergan (Shannon), Edel Coen (UL Bohemians), Rosie Foley (Shannon), Germaine Healy (Blackrock), Rachel Boyd (Cooke), Jen Leacy (Blackrock), Joy Neville (Shannon).

Replacements: Jen Leacy (Blackrock) for Healy (60 mins), Maura Coulter (Boyne) for Coen (68), Nuala Ni Chadhain (Galwegians) for Greensmith (70), Grace Davitt (Boyne) for Fleming (79).

ENGLAND WOMEN: S Day (Capt) (V Massarrella 75); C Barras (K Merchant 75), M Staniford, P George, K Shaylor; K Andrew, A Turner (S Appleby 75); V Huxford, A O’Flynn, V Gray (R Clarke half-time), J Sutton (C Green 66), R Vickers; K Jones, M Alphonsi; C Spencer (H Clayton 66).

HT: Ireland 0 England 22
Referee: Ken Bowen (Wales)