#EnergiaAIL Women’s Division: Round 4 Results Round-Up
Blackrock College winger Maggie Boylan is pictured scoring her second try of the game against Ballincollig ©John Crothers Sports Photography
Unbeaten leaders Galwegians, and last season’s top four finishers, all produced big wins in the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division. Claire Boles returned from Rugby World Cup duty with four tries during Railway Union’s first victory of the new season.
ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION – ROUND 4:
Saturday, October 25 –
ENNIS 0 UL BOHEMIAN 77, Drumbiggle Road
Scorers: Ennis: –
UL Bohemian: Tries: Clodagh O’Halloran, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha 3, Caitríona Finn, Aoife Corey, Beth Buttimer, Alana McInerney 4, Kate Flannery, Louise Carter; Cons: Caitríona Finn 6
HT: Ennis 0 UL Bohemian 41
ENNIS: Patricia Coote; Emma Keane, Saskia Conway Morrissey, Saher Hamdan, Aoibhín Donnelly; Lyndsay Clarke, Emily Murphy; Annie Lynch, Aisling Heapes, Ciara Coughlan, Aoibheann Hahessy, Laura Cooney, Sally Kelly, Micaela Glynn (capt), Caoilfhionn Conway Morrissey.
Replacements: Eileen Keane, Amy Flavin, Caoilinn Cahill, Ruth Ferguson, Niamh McManus, Clodagh McMahon, Aoibhinn O’Loughlin.
UL BOHEMIAN: Aoife Corey; Lucia Linn, Éabha Nic Dhonnacha, Caitríona Finn, Alana McInerney; Kate Flannery, Abaigeal Connon; Ciara McLoughlin, Beth Buttimer, Eilís Cahill, Aoibhe O’Flynn, Clodagh O’Halloran, Lily Brady, Ava O’Malley, Chloe Pearse (capt).
Replacements: Saoirse Crowe, Gráinne Burke, Anaïs Jubin, Louise Carter, Rebecca Bradshaw, Abbie Salter-Townshend, Nina Mathastein.
COOKE 0 GALWEGIANS 43, Shaw’s Bridge
Scorers: Cooke: –
Galwegians: Tries: Jemma Lees, Síofra Hession 2, Dolores Hughes, Mollie Starr, Gemma Faulkner, Jemima Adams Verling; Cons: Síofra Hession 4
HT: Cooke 0 Galwegians 38
COOKE: Molly Boyd; Elise McDermott, Codie McCloskey, Teah Morton, Katie Gilmour; Amanda Morton, Hannah Downey; Grace Simati, Emilee Jalosuo, Sophie Barrett, Shola Iluyemi, Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Emily Martin, Bronach Cassidy, Megan Simpson (capt).
Replacements: Angelique Corry, Alanagh van Staden, Lauren Patton.
GALWEGIANS: Gemma Faulkner; Saoirse Lawley, Sophie Cullen, Jemma Lees, Emily Foley; Síofra Hession, Gráinne Moran; Ella Burns, Elizabeth McNicholas, Ellen Connolly (capt), Orla Fenton, Grace Browne Moran, Dolores Hughes, Mollie Starr, Jemima Adams Verling.
Replacements: Laura Scuffil, Jessica Loftus, Dearbhla Canty, Eve Tarpey, Aisling Whyte, Anna Taylor, Sinéad O’Brien.
BLACKROCK COLLEGE 60 BALLINCOLLIG 14, Stradbrook
Scorers: Blackrock College: Tries: Maeve Óg O’Leary 2, Maggie Boylan 2, Abby Moyles, 2 Penalty tries, Méabh Deely 2, Trinity Todd; Cons: Abby Moyles 3, 2 Pen try cons
Ballincollig: Tries: Eve Prendergast, Grace Kingston; Cons: Fia Whelan 2
HT: Blackrock College 22 Ballincollig 7
BLACKROCK COLLEGE: Méabh Deely; Megan Burns, Trinity Todd, Ella Durkan, Maggie Boylan; Abby Moyles, Sophie Balay-Chawke; Aoife Moore, Niamh Tester, Megan Brodie, Kate Jordan, Hannah O’Connor (capt), Carrie O’Keeffe, Regan Casey, Maeve Óg O’Leary.
Replacements: Ann-Marie Rooney, Katie O’Driscoll, Ava Fannin, Nikki Gibson, Ciara Scanlan, Megan Thornton, Jill O’Toole.
BALLINCOLLIG: Kate O’Sullivan; Grace Kingston, Brighid Twohig, Alison Kelly, Vicki Good; Fia Whelan, Eve Prendergast; Ciara Fleming, Aoife Fleming, Lily Morris, Anna Kavanagh (capt), Amelia Green, Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Alex Good, Orlaith Morrissy.
Replacements: Sinéad O’Donnell, Megan O’Callaghan, Rachel Naughton.
OLD BELVEDERE 34 WICKLOW 13, Ollie Campbell Park
Scorers: Old Belvedere: Tries: Robyn O’Connor 2, Ivana Kiripati, Katie Whelan, Sinéad Farrell; Cons: Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton 3; Pen: Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton
Wicklow: Try: Roisin Stone; Con: Beth Roberts; Pens: Beth Roberts 2
HT: Old Belvedere 22 Wicklow 10
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OLD BELVEDERE: Amy Larn; Hannah Clarke, Katie Corrigan, Robyn O’Connor, Katie Whelan; Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Shana Murphy, Alisha Flynn, Orlaith McAuliffe, Zara Martin, Éadaoin Murtagh, Lesley Ring (capt), Ivana Kiripati.
Replacements: Sinéad Farrell, Julia O’Connor, Hannah Rapley, Áine Rutley, Laura Sampson, Kate Ballance, Brooke Gilroy.
WICKLOW: Jamie Church; Roisin Stone, Vicky Elmes Kinlan, Robyn Johnston, Faye O’Neill; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell; Caoimhe Molloy, Lorraine Voorbach, Eimear Douglas (capt), Caitlin Griffey, Laura Newsome, Ciara O’Leary, Ciara Short, Usha Daly O’Toole.
Replacements: Dannii Masters, Faye Bolger, Rebecca Brennan, Sophie Murphy, Sophie Richardson, Laura Griffin, Nicole Fogarty.
RAILWAY UNION 99 TULLOW 7, Park Avenue
Scorers: Railway Union: Tries: Chloe Ponthus 3, Heidi Lyons 2, Claire Boles 4, Mira Broeks, Emily Gavin, Sarah Munnelly 3, Ailsa Hughes, Ava Usanova, Hannah Scanlan; Cons: Hannah Scanlan 7
Tullow: Try: Orla Hanlon; Con: Hilary Fitzgerald
HT: Railway Union 60 Tullow 0
RAILWAY UNION: Chloe Ponthus; Laura Sheehan, Niamh Byrne (capt), Heidi Lyons, Sarah Munnelly; Hannah Scanlan, Ailsa Hughes; Méabh Keegan, Emily Gavin, Megan Collis, Keelin Brady, Grace Jackson, Hannah Johnston, Mira Broeks, Claire Boles.
Replacements: Emer Meagher, Alanna Fusciardi Wallace, Evelyn Donnelly, Miriam Vega, Leah Tarpey, Ava Usanova, Nikki Caughey.
TULLOW: Leanne Savage; Destiny Moses, Emma Carroll, Catherine Dempsey, Molly O’Gorman; Hilary Fitzgerald, Lana Brennan (capt); Nicola Kilcoyne, Katie Ann O’Neill, Gabby Cuddy, Lauryn Faulkner, Alannah O’Donovan, Orla Hanlon, Leah Browne, Alex O’Brien.
Replacements: Anna O’Neill, Jess Nolan, Diana Kabi, Emma Byrne.
Ireland dual international Claire Boles marked her seasonal debut for Railway Union with four tries ©Ronan Ryan
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