Energia All-Ireland Women’s Cup Series: Round 3 Results Round-Up
Captained by Caoimhe Molloy, Wicklow got the better of hosts Ballincollig in the third round of the Energia All-Ireland Women's Cup Series ©INPHO/Tom Maher
Wicklow and Cooke were both victorious in the Energia All-Ireland Women’s Cup Series, with the Belfast side doubling their win tally to finish the round robin stage in third place.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND WOMEN’S CUP SERIES – ROUND 2:
Saturday, January 13 –
BALLINCOLLIG 5 WICKLOW 20, Tanner Park
Scorers: Ballincollig: Try: Meaghan Kenny
Wicklow: Tries: Saoirse O’Reilly, Jessica Griffey, Naoise O’Reilly, Alannah Dixon
HT: Ballincollig 5 Wicklow 10
BALLINCOLLIG: Ellie Cournane; Brighid Twohig, Alison Kelly, Shaniqka Wall, Grace Buckley; Kelly Griffin, Anna Roche; Ciara Fleming, Aoife Fleming, Sinead O’Donnell, Sarah O’Donovan, Laurileigh Baker, Meaghan Kenny, Aoife Madigan, Tiare Siguenza (capt).
Replacements: Róisín Ormond, Charlie McBurney, Shirley Bailey, Gemma Lane, Jayne Pennefather, Miriam Murphy, Anna Perryman.
WICKLOW: Naoise O’Reilly; Robyn McCarthy, Jen Madden, Tamara Green, 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, Lauren Barry, Valerie Conyard, Sophie Carr, Alannah Dixon, Katherine Ward.
COOKE 21 GALWEGIANS 17, Newforge Sports Complex
Scorers: Cooke: Tries: Ilse van Staden, Kelly McCormill, Tara O’Neill; Cons: Amanda Morton 3
Galwegians: Tries: Sinead O’Brien, Gemma Faulkner, Emma O’Leary; Con: Emma Keane
HT: Cooke 14 Galwegians 10
COOKE: Laura Cairns; Katie Gilmour, Tara O’Neill, Kelly McCormill, Tamzin Boyce; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Megan Simpson, Ilse van Staden, Cara O’Kane, Aishling O’Connell (capt), Stacey Sloan, Emily Martin, Gemma McCamley.
Replacements: Alanagh van Staden, Izzy Harris, Kirsty Jackson, Nicola Sloane, Liyana Ong, Becky Irvine.
GALWEGIANS: Gemma Faulkner; Maria Hernandez Sanchez, Mairéad Coyne, Zorya Surguet, Sinead O’Brien; Emma Keane, Aoife Williams; Ellen Connolly, Nolwenn Dubois, Róisín Maher, Orla Fenton, Dearbhla Canty, Jane Neill, Mollie Starr, Grace Browne Moran (capt).
Replacements: Ava Kavanagh, Katherine Mahon, Ruth Whittle, Cara Connolly, Lily Claffey Howard, Emma O’Leary, Evanna Finn.
UL BOHEMIANS 28 SUTTONIANS 0, UL South Campus
– Match conceded by Suttonians. Five match points awarded to UL Bohemians along with a 28-0 scoreline