The Energia All-Ireland League Women's Division teams warmed up supporters in bitterly cold conditions, with a total of 43 tries scored across this evening's four matches.
Blackrock College's Nikki Gibson scores the bonus point try during their victory over Ballincollig on the school's 4G pitch ©John Crothers Sports Photography[/caption]
OLD BELVEDERE 56 COOKE 3, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: Megan Edwards 3, Kate Ballance, Orlaith McAuliffe, Vanessa Hullon 2, Emma Tilly, Kara Mulcahy 2; Cons: Emma Kelly 3
Cooke: Pen: Amanda Morton
HT: Old Belvedere 24 Cooke 0
OLD BELVEDERE: Vanessa Hullon; Kate Ballance, Emma Tilly, Elise O'Byrne-White, Megan Edwards; Emma Kelly, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Rapley, Vic Dabanovich O'Mahony, Katie Layde, Orlaith McAuliffe, Laura Carroll, Áine Rutley, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy.
Replacements: Katelynn Doran, Chloe Ericson, Amy Bond, Aine Donnelly, Georgia Foley, Tania Rosser, Amelia Ekstrand.
COOKE: Niamh Marley; Molly Boyd, Paige Smyth, Tara O'Neill, Lauren Patton; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Megan Simpson (capt), Freya Craig, Angelique Corry, Enya Hughes, Katie Gilmour, Emily Martin, Stacey Sloan.
Replacements: -
SUTTONIANS 24 TULLOW 0, JJ McDowell Memorial Grounds
Scorers: Suttonians: Meabh O'Brien 2, Lauren Farrell McCabe, Caoimhe Hoy; Cons: Laura Claridge 2
Tullow: -
HT: Suttonians 17 Tullow 0
SUTTONIANS: Clara Sexton; Caoimhe Hoy, Meabh O'Brien (capt), Lauren Farrell McCabe, Lena Kibler; Laura Claridge, Esmee Ligtvoet; Ciara Spencer, Orla McDonald, Aoife Brennan, Caoimhe Guinan, Nicola Bolger, Brenda Barr, Carrie O'Keeffe, Julia O'Connor.
Replacements: Roisin O'Driscoll, Bronach Cassidy, Naoise Smyth, Meabh Collins, Inaya Madyun.
TULLOW: Leanne Savage; Lisa O'Toole, Jane O'Neill, Catherine Dempsey, Alice Carroll; Hilary Fitzgerald, Aoife McGrath; Nicola Kilcoyne, Grace Kelly (capt), Orla Hanlon, Courtney Kelly, Aoife Byrne, Emma Byrne, Lana Brennan, Roisin O'Toole.
Replacements: Joanna Mahon, Sara Rennick, Niamh Ryan.
UL BOHEMIAN 68 WICKLOW 21, UL 4G pitch
Scorers: UL Bohemian: Tries: Ciara O'Dwyer 2, Eilís Cahill 2, Abby Moyles, Lily Brady 2, Laoise McGonagle 2, Stephanie Nunan, Ciara McLoughlin, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha; Cons: Abby Moyles 3, Kate Flannery
Wicklow: Tries: Rachel Griffey, Naoise O'Reilly, Roisin Stone; Cons: Beth Roberts 3
HT: UL Bohemian 48 Wicklow 0
UL BOHEMIAN: Aoife O'Shaughnessy; Clara Barrett, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Stephanie Nunan (capt), Laoise McGonagle; Abby Moyles, Nicole Cronin; Ciara McLoughlin, Lily Brady, Eilís Cahill, Aoibheann Hahessy, Sarah Garrett, Claire Bennett, Clodagh O'Halloran, Ciara O'Dwyer.
Replacements: Tara Holohan, Rebecca O'Shea, Caoimhe O'Neill, Abbie Salter-Townshend, Aisling Stock, Lyndsay Clarke, Kate Flannery.
WICKLOW: Naoise O'Reilly; Katherine Ward, Robyn Johnston, Roisin Stone, Faye O'Neill; Beth Roberts, Sarah Gleeson; Valerie Conyard, Noelle Ward, Erana Te Moananui, Laura Newsome, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara O'Leary, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey (capt).
Replacements: Kathy Byrne, Jessica Griffey, Emily Roberts, Renee Koper, Emer Sweetnam.
RAILWAY UNION 28 GALWEGIANS 0, Park Avenue
* Match called off – Railway Union awarded 28-0 result and five league points; Galwegians deducted five points for conceding match
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ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN'S DIVISION – ROUND 13:
Saturday, February 8 – BLACKROCK COLLEGE 93 BALLINCOLLIG 0, Blackrock College school 4G pitch Scorers: Blackrock College: Tries: Maggie Boylan 6, Ava Ryder 2, Nikki Gibson 2, Lisa Mullen, Tess Proos, Sarah Farley, Orla Wafer; Cons: Lisa Mullen 9 Ballincollig: - HT: Blackrock College 38 Ballincollig 0 BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Andi Murphy; Ava Ryder, Tess Proos, Catherine Martin, Maggie Boylan; Lisa Mullen, Casey Jackson; Aoife Moore, Ann-Marie Rooney, Ava Fannin, Nikki Gibson, Kate Jordan, Meadbh Scally, Sarah Moody, Hannah O'Connor (capt). Replacements: Aibidh Ní Mháille, Megan Brodie, Emily Tarrant, Orla Wafer, Sarah Farley, Cara Martin, Ella Durkan. BALLINCOLLIG: Kate O'Sullivan; Ellie Cournane, Alison Kelly, Fia Whelan, Brighid Twohig; Emma Connolly, Eve Prendergast; Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Aoife Fleming, Lily Morris, Laurileigh Baker, Amelia Green, Alix Cunneen, Anna Kavanagh (capt), Aoibheann McGrath. Replacements: Sinead O'Donnell, Chiara Calvetti, Michelle Stafford, Laura Fahey, Rachel Naughton, Vicki Good, Miriam Murphy. [caption id="attachment_142353" align="alignnone" width="1248"] Blackrock College's Nikki Gibson scores the bonus point try during their victory over Ballincollig on the school's 4G pitch ©John Crothers Sports Photography[/caption]
OLD BELVEDERE 56 COOKE 3, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: Megan Edwards 3, Kate Ballance, Orlaith McAuliffe, Vanessa Hullon 2, Emma Tilly, Kara Mulcahy 2; Cons: Emma Kelly 3
Cooke: Pen: Amanda Morton
HT: Old Belvedere 24 Cooke 0
OLD BELVEDERE: Vanessa Hullon; Kate Ballance, Emma Tilly, Elise O'Byrne-White, Megan Edwards; Emma Kelly, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Rapley, Vic Dabanovich O'Mahony, Katie Layde, Orlaith McAuliffe, Laura Carroll, Áine Rutley, Lesley Ring (capt), Kara Mulcahy.
Replacements: Katelynn Doran, Chloe Ericson, Amy Bond, Aine Donnelly, Georgia Foley, Tania Rosser, Amelia Ekstrand.
COOKE: Niamh Marley; Molly Boyd, Paige Smyth, Tara O'Neill, Lauren Patton; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Ella Garland, Megan Simpson (capt), Freya Craig, Angelique Corry, Enya Hughes, Katie Gilmour, Emily Martin, Stacey Sloan.
Replacements: -
SUTTONIANS 24 TULLOW 0, JJ McDowell Memorial Grounds
Scorers: Suttonians: Meabh O'Brien 2, Lauren Farrell McCabe, Caoimhe Hoy; Cons: Laura Claridge 2
Tullow: -
HT: Suttonians 17 Tullow 0
SUTTONIANS: Clara Sexton; Caoimhe Hoy, Meabh O'Brien (capt), Lauren Farrell McCabe, Lena Kibler; Laura Claridge, Esmee Ligtvoet; Ciara Spencer, Orla McDonald, Aoife Brennan, Caoimhe Guinan, Nicola Bolger, Brenda Barr, Carrie O'Keeffe, Julia O'Connor.
Replacements: Roisin O'Driscoll, Bronach Cassidy, Naoise Smyth, Meabh Collins, Inaya Madyun.
TULLOW: Leanne Savage; Lisa O'Toole, Jane O'Neill, Catherine Dempsey, Alice Carroll; Hilary Fitzgerald, Aoife McGrath; Nicola Kilcoyne, Grace Kelly (capt), Orla Hanlon, Courtney Kelly, Aoife Byrne, Emma Byrne, Lana Brennan, Roisin O'Toole.
Replacements: Joanna Mahon, Sara Rennick, Niamh Ryan.
UL BOHEMIAN 68 WICKLOW 21, UL 4G pitch
Scorers: UL Bohemian: Tries: Ciara O'Dwyer 2, Eilís Cahill 2, Abby Moyles, Lily Brady 2, Laoise McGonagle 2, Stephanie Nunan, Ciara McLoughlin, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha; Cons: Abby Moyles 3, Kate Flannery
Wicklow: Tries: Rachel Griffey, Naoise O'Reilly, Roisin Stone; Cons: Beth Roberts 3
HT: UL Bohemian 48 Wicklow 0
UL BOHEMIAN: Aoife O'Shaughnessy; Clara Barrett, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Stephanie Nunan (capt), Laoise McGonagle; Abby Moyles, Nicole Cronin; Ciara McLoughlin, Lily Brady, Eilís Cahill, Aoibheann Hahessy, Sarah Garrett, Claire Bennett, Clodagh O'Halloran, Ciara O'Dwyer.
Replacements: Tara Holohan, Rebecca O'Shea, Caoimhe O'Neill, Abbie Salter-Townshend, Aisling Stock, Lyndsay Clarke, Kate Flannery.
WICKLOW: Naoise O'Reilly; Katherine Ward, Robyn Johnston, Roisin Stone, Faye O'Neill; Beth Roberts, Sarah Gleeson; Valerie Conyard, Noelle Ward, Erana Te Moananui, Laura Newsome, Caitlin Griffey, Ciara O'Leary, Ciara Short, Rachel Griffey (capt).
Replacements: Kathy Byrne, Jessica Griffey, Emily Roberts, Renee Koper, Emer Sweetnam.
RAILWAY UNION 28 GALWEGIANS 0, Park Avenue
* Match called off – Railway Union awarded 28-0 result and five league points; Galwegians deducted five points for conceding match
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