There were five bonus point wins across the Energia All-Ireland League Women's Division today, with leaders Galwegians maintaining their 100% record by running in a dozen tries away to Tullow.
Wicklow winger Faye O'Neill breaks through to score their opening try against Energia All-Ireland League newcomers Ennis ©INPHO/James Crombie[/caption]
RAILWAY UNION 10 BACKROCK COLLEGE 29, Park Avenue
Scorers: Railway Union: Tries: Laura Sheehan, Niamh Byrne
Blackrock College: Tries: Sam Brackett, Maeve Óg O'Leary 2, Natasja Behan, Trinity Todd; Cons: Abby Moyles 2
HT: Railway Union 5 Blackrock College 12
RAILWAY UNION: Chloé Ponthus; Laura Sheehan, Niamh Byrne (capt), Heidi Lyons, Sarah Munnelly; Nikki Caughey, Ailsa Hughes; Emer Meagher, Emily Gavin, Méabh Keegan, Keelin Brady, Grace Jackson, Aoife McDermott, Mira Broeks, Molly Boyne.
Replacements: Hannah Johnston, Megan Collis, Michelle Nadine, Miriam Vega, Camille Ginesty, Viola Maffia, Hannah Scanlan.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Méabh Deely; Natasja Behan, Ella Durkan, Cara Martin, Maggie Boylan; Abby Moyles, Sophie Balay-Chawke; Aoife Moore, Sam Brackett, Ava Fannin, Kate Jordan, Hannah O'Connor (capt), Koren Dunne, Regan Casey, Maeve Óg O'Leary.
Replacements: Niamh Tester, Molly Fitzpatrick, Megan Brodie, Carrie O'Keeffe, Trinity Todd, Ava Ryder, Andi Murphy.
BALLINCOLLIG 31 COOKE 10, Tanner Park
Scorers: Ballincollig: Tries: Eve Prendergast, Aoife Madigan, Awatere McLean-Wanoa 2, Vicki Good; Cons: Emma Connolly 3
Cooke: Tries: Shola Iluyemi, Sophie Barrett
HT: Ballincollig 12 Cooke 10
BALLINCOLLIG: Fia Whelan; Grace Kingston, Kate O'Sullivan, Alison Kelly, Brighid Twohig; Emma Connolly, Eve Prendergast; Ciara Fleming, Aoife Fleming, Sinéad O'Donnell, Anna Kavanagh, Amelia Green, Ellie Cournane, Alex Good, Aoife Madigan (capt).
Replacements: Clodagh Walsh, Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Charlie McBurney, Natalie Turney, Kelly Griffin, Awatere McLean-Wanoa, Rachel Naughton, Vicki Good.
COOKE: Molly Boyd; Elise McDermott, Teah Morton, Katie Gilmour, Paige Smyth; Amanda Morton, Georgia Boyce; Grace Simati, Shola Iluyemi, Sophie Barrett, Izzy Harris, Emilee Jalosuo, Bronach Cassidy, Laura Scott, Megan Simpson (capt).
Replacements: Angelique Corry, Emily Kingston, Emily Martin, Alexandra McIlwaine.
TULLOW 7 GALWEGIANS 74, Blackgates
Scorers: Tullow: Try: Nicola Kilcoyne; Con: Hilary Fitzgerald
Galwegians: Tries: Niamh Murphy 4, Ella Burns, Emily Foley 3, Gráinne Moran, Catherine Fleming, Kila Curran Coleman 2; Cons: Jemma Lees 7
HT: Tullow 0 Galwegians 39
TULLOW: Sara Rennick (capt); Leanne Savage, Emma Carroll, Catherine Dempsey, Molly O'Gorman; Hilary Fitzgerald, Siobhán Kennedy; Anna O'Neill, Katie Ann O'Neill, Orla Hanlon, Alannah O'Donovan, Lauryn Faulkner, Leah Browne, Lana Brennan, Alex O'Brien.
Replacements: Gabby Cuddy, Nicola Kilcoyne, Jess Nolan, Diana Kabi, Courtney Kelly, Sarah Blake, Destiny Moses.
GALWEGIANS: Gemma Faulkner; Sinéad O'Brien, Niamh Murphy, Jemma Lees, Emily Foley; Síofra Hession, Gráinne Moran; Ella Burns, Elizabeth McNicholas, Ellen Connolly (capt), Orla Fenton, Grace Browne Moran, Dolores Hughes, Mollie Starr, Catherine Fleming.
Replacements: Jessica Loftus, Laura Scuffil, Grace Fennell, Megan Connolly, Rebecca Farrell, Sophie Cullen, Kila Curran Coleman.
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#EnergiaAIL Women's Division: Round 3 Results Round-Up
AIL Women
18th October 2025