Wicklow have swapped places with Galwegians in the Energia All-Ireland League Women's Division, following a fourth win of the campaign for Jason Moreton's side. 'Wegians' loss to a resurgent Old Belvedere was the live feature match on irishrugby+.
OLD BELVEDERE: Emma Tilly; Vanessa Hullon, Elise O'Byrne White, Emma Kelly, Megan Edwards; Aine Donnelly, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Lisa Cullan, Hannah Rapley, Orlaith McAuliffe, Grace Tutty, Áine Rutley, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy.
Replacements: Sinead Farrell, Vic Dabanovich O'Mahony, Cathy Murphy, Amy Bond, Kate Ballance, Juliet Byrne.
GALWEGIANS: Emily Foley; Ciara Mulkern, Sarah Purcell, Lorna Morrin, Mollie Starr; Sophie Cullen, Megan Connolly; Ellen Connolly (capt), Stacy Hanley, Róisín Maher, Orla Fenton, Grace Fennell, Eve Tarpey, Ella Burns, Sarah McCormick.
Replacements: Katherine Mahon, Jessica Loftus, Dolores Hughes, Cara Connolly, Orla Dixon.
WICKLOW 49 BALLINCOLLIG 5, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Erin McConnell 2, Erana Te Moananui, Jessica Griffey, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey, Laura Newsome, Faye O'Neill; Cons: Beth Roberts 2
Ballincollig: Try: Laurileigh Baker
HT: Wicklow 15 Ballincollig 0
WICKLOW: Emily McKeown; Sarah Gleeson, Robyn Johnston, Roisin Stone, Clara Dunne; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell; Valerie Conyard, Faith Morley, Erana Te Moananui, Jessica Griffey, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara O'Leary, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey (capt).
Replacements: Noelle Ward, Laura Newsome, Emily Roberts, Robyn McCarthy, Abby Healy, Faye O'Neill, Sophie Donnelly.
BALLINCOLLIG: Niamh Crotty; Laura Fahey, Alison Kelly, Kate O'Sullivan, Ellie Cournane; Emma Connolly, Eve Prendergast; Sinead O’Donnell, Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Alisha Flynn, Anna Kavanagh (capt), Amelia Green, Caolainn Healy, Aoibheann McGrath, Shirley Bailey.
Replacements: Chiara Calvetti, Charlie McBurney, Laurileigh Baker, Lucy Morley, Rachel Naughton.
TULLOW 8 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 51, County Carlow FC
Scorers: Tullow: Try: Grace Kelly; Pen: Hilary Fitzgerald
Blackrock College: Tries: Maggie Boylan, Anna Doyle 2, Ava Ryder, Lauren Patterson, Libby O'Gorman, Megan Brodie, Koren Dunne, Ella Durkan; Cons: Libby O'Gorman, Ella Durkan 2
HT: Tullow 8 Blackrock College 12
TULLOW: Hilary Fitzgerald; Chloe Walsh, Roisin O'Toole, Alex O'Brien, Leanne Savage; Aoife McGrath, Alice Carroll; Anna O'Neill, Niamh Ryan, Nicola Kilcoyne, Carla Cloney, Orla Hanlon, Emma Byrne, Lana Brennan, Grace Kelly (capt).
Replacements: Aoife Byrne, Courtney Kelly, Colleen O'Dwyer, Catherine Dempsey.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Maggie Boylan; Anna Doyle, Ava Ryder, Cara Martin, Lauren Patterson; Libby O'Gorman, Casey Jackson; Ava Fannin, Ann-Marie Rooney, Megan Brodie, Clíodhna Ní Chonchobhair, Kate Jordan, Jillian O'Toole, Orla Wafer, Hannah O'Connor (capt).
Replacements: Emily Whittle, Molly Fitzpatrick, Sarah Moody, Koren Dunne, Meadbh Scally, Sophie Balay-Chawke, Ella Durkan.
UL BOHEMIAN 28 SUTTONIANS 0, Annacotty
* Match called off – UL Bohemian awarded 28-0 result and five league points; Suttonians deducted five points for conceding match
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ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN'S DIVISION – ROUND 8:
Saturday, December 7 – COOKE 0 RAILWAY UNION 115, Shaw's Bridge Scorers: Cooke: - Railway Union: Tries: Amanda Berta 4, Leah Tarpey 3, Ailsa Hughes 2, Patricia Doyle, Emily Gavin 2, Megan Collis, Aoife McDermott, Claire Boles 2, Poppy Garvey 2, Hannah Johnston; Cons: Amanda Berta 3, Hannah Scanlan 7 HT: Cooke 0 Railway Union 32 COOKE: Katie Gilmour; Niamh Marley, Lalia Juul-Dam, Adi Likuceva, Sophie Moffett; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Alanagh van Staden, Megan Simpson (capt), Ella Garland, Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Izzy Harris, Sunita Raja, Enya Hughes, Stacey Sloan. Replacements: Freya Craig, Fae Perry, Eimear McQuillan, Fiona McCaughan. RAILWAY UNION: Laura Sheehan; Amanda Berta, Niamh Byrne (capt), Leah Tarpey, Aimee Clarke; Hannah Scanlan, Ailsa Hughes; Patricia Doyle, Emily Gavin, Megan Collis, Salome Trauth, Aoife McDermott, Claire Boles, Molly Boyne, Poppy Garvey. Replacements: Hannah Johnston, Kirstie Stevenson, Faith Oviawe, Evelyn Donnelly, Camille Ginesty, Alaïs Diebold, Rhiann Heery. OLD BELVEDERE 34 GALWEGIANS 7, Ollie Campbell Park Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: Emma Tilly 3, Emma Kelly, Megan Edwards 2; Cons: Aine Donnelly 2 Galwegians: Try: Róisín Maher; Con: Sarah Purcell HT: Old Belvedere 24 Galwegians 0
OLD BELVEDERE: Emma Tilly; Vanessa Hullon, Elise O'Byrne White, Emma Kelly, Megan Edwards; Aine Donnelly, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Lisa Cullan, Hannah Rapley, Orlaith McAuliffe, Grace Tutty, Áine Rutley, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy.
Replacements: Sinead Farrell, Vic Dabanovich O'Mahony, Cathy Murphy, Amy Bond, Kate Ballance, Juliet Byrne.
GALWEGIANS: Emily Foley; Ciara Mulkern, Sarah Purcell, Lorna Morrin, Mollie Starr; Sophie Cullen, Megan Connolly; Ellen Connolly (capt), Stacy Hanley, Róisín Maher, Orla Fenton, Grace Fennell, Eve Tarpey, Ella Burns, Sarah McCormick.
Replacements: Katherine Mahon, Jessica Loftus, Dolores Hughes, Cara Connolly, Orla Dixon.
WICKLOW 49 BALLINCOLLIG 5, Ashtown Lane
Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Erin McConnell 2, Erana Te Moananui, Jessica Griffey, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey, Laura Newsome, Faye O'Neill; Cons: Beth Roberts 2
Ballincollig: Try: Laurileigh Baker
HT: Wicklow 15 Ballincollig 0
WICKLOW: Emily McKeown; Sarah Gleeson, Robyn Johnston, Roisin Stone, Clara Dunne; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell; Valerie Conyard, Faith Morley, Erana Te Moananui, Jessica Griffey, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara O'Leary, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey (capt).
Replacements: Noelle Ward, Laura Newsome, Emily Roberts, Robyn McCarthy, Abby Healy, Faye O'Neill, Sophie Donnelly.
BALLINCOLLIG: Niamh Crotty; Laura Fahey, Alison Kelly, Kate O'Sullivan, Ellie Cournane; Emma Connolly, Eve Prendergast; Sinead O’Donnell, Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Alisha Flynn, Anna Kavanagh (capt), Amelia Green, Caolainn Healy, Aoibheann McGrath, Shirley Bailey.
Replacements: Chiara Calvetti, Charlie McBurney, Laurileigh Baker, Lucy Morley, Rachel Naughton.
TULLOW 8 BLACKROCK COLLEGE 51, County Carlow FC
Scorers: Tullow: Try: Grace Kelly; Pen: Hilary Fitzgerald
Blackrock College: Tries: Maggie Boylan, Anna Doyle 2, Ava Ryder, Lauren Patterson, Libby O'Gorman, Megan Brodie, Koren Dunne, Ella Durkan; Cons: Libby O'Gorman, Ella Durkan 2
HT: Tullow 8 Blackrock College 12
TULLOW: Hilary Fitzgerald; Chloe Walsh, Roisin O'Toole, Alex O'Brien, Leanne Savage; Aoife McGrath, Alice Carroll; Anna O'Neill, Niamh Ryan, Nicola Kilcoyne, Carla Cloney, Orla Hanlon, Emma Byrne, Lana Brennan, Grace Kelly (capt).
Replacements: Aoife Byrne, Courtney Kelly, Colleen O'Dwyer, Catherine Dempsey.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Maggie Boylan; Anna Doyle, Ava Ryder, Cara Martin, Lauren Patterson; Libby O'Gorman, Casey Jackson; Ava Fannin, Ann-Marie Rooney, Megan Brodie, Clíodhna Ní Chonchobhair, Kate Jordan, Jillian O'Toole, Orla Wafer, Hannah O'Connor (capt).
Replacements: Emily Whittle, Molly Fitzpatrick, Sarah Moody, Koren Dunne, Meadbh Scally, Sophie Balay-Chawke, Ella Durkan.
UL BOHEMIAN 28 SUTTONIANS 0, Annacotty
* Match called off – UL Bohemian awarded 28-0 result and five league points; Suttonians deducted five points for conceding match
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