In Division 1B, Ennis made it back-to-back victories by overcoming MU Barnhall, while Ballincollig and Enniskillen shared the spoils in a thrilling encounter at Tanner Park. Tullow also recorded their first victory of the campaign, edging Cooke in a closely contested affair at Rathoe Road.
Energia AIL Women's Division 1A - Round 2
Galwegians 33–12 Railway Union, Crowley Park
Scorers:
Galwegians: Tries: Siofra Hession (7'), Ellen Connolly (19'), Grainne Moran (36'), Ailish Quinn (55'), Grace Browne Moran (80+6'); Conversions: Siofra Hession (8', 19', 36', 56').
Railway Union: Tries: Rebecca Cahill (3'), Ailsa Hughes (12'), Conversions: Heidi Lyons (12').
HT: Galwegians 21–12 Railway Union
Galwegians: Aoife Heaney; Naoise O’Reilly, Sophie Cullen, Jemma Lees, Emily Foley; Siofra Hession, Grainne Moran (capt); Ella Burns, Stacy Hanley (capt), Ellen Connolly; Orla Fenton, Grace Browne Moran (capt); Catherine Fleming, Ailish Quinn, Sarah McCormick.
Replacements: Mollie Starr (21' for Sarah McCormick), Roisin Power (30' for Ellen Connolly), Katie Griffin (50' for Grace Browne Moran), Uilinn Eilian (68' for Stacy Hanley), Rebecca Farrell (68' for Jemma Lees), Megan Connolly (72' for Grainne Moran), Grace Browne Moran (74' for Orla Fenton), Aysha Hammad (79' for Ella Burns).
Railway Union: Caoimhe McCormack; Grainne Gavin (capt), Leah Tarpey, Heidi Lyons, Rebecca Cahill; Hannah Scanlan, Ailsa Hughes; Evelyn Donnelly, Sydney Davis, Meabh Keegan; Poppy Garvey, Amelia Ahrens; Faith Oviawe, Hannah Johnston, Claire Boles (capt).
Replacements: Niamh Byrne (39' for Hannah Scanlan), Florence Rowland (43' for Leah Tarpey), Mia Rowan (44' for Amelia Ahrens), Eabha O’Mahony (46' for Meabh Keegan), Grainne Gavin (57' for Ava Usanova), Caitlin Kelly (63' for Poppy Garvey), Sarah Walsh (70' for Sydney Davis).
UL Bohemian 22–14 Blackrock College, Annacotty
Scorers:
UL Bohemian: Tries: Chisom Ugwueru (15', 49'), Stephanie Nunan (39'), Teni Onigbode (40+2'); Conversions: Kate Flannery (40+2').
Blackrock College: Tries: Brogan Mior (28'), Maggie Boylan (32'), Conversions: Abby Moyles (28', 32').
HT: UL Bohemian 17–14 Blackrock College
UL Bohemian: Aoife Corey; Teni Onigbode, Eabha Nic Dhonnacha, Stephanie Nunan, Chisom Ugwueru; Kate Flannery, Abbie Salter-Townshend; Siobhan McCarthy, Emma Dunican, Ciara McLoughlin; Aoibhe O’Flynn, Claire Bennett; Clodagh O’Halloran, Lily Brady, Chloe Pearse (capt).
Replacements: Clara Barrett (44' for Teni Onigbode), Catriona Finn (54' for Stephanie Nunan), Elena Pinkerton (56' for Chloe Pearse), Ciara O’Dwyer (73' for Ciara McLoughlin), Lucia Linn (75' for Chisom Ugwueru), Abaigael Connon (77' for Abbie Salter-Townshend).
Blackrock College: Meabh Deely; Andrea Murphy, Kate Farrell McCabe, Cara Martin, Maggie Boylan; Abby Moyles, Lauren Farrell McCabe; Aoife Moore, Sarah Delaney, Megan Brodie; Cliodhna Ni Chonchobhair, Nikki Gibson; Regan Casey, Carrie O’Keeffe, Maeve Og O’Leary (capt).
Replacements: Brogan Mior (23' for Cara Martin), Sophie Balay-Chawke (44' for Kate Farrell McCabe), Emily Whittle (45' for Nikki Gibson), Gabby Cuddy (59' for Megan Brodie).
Wicklow 0–64 Old Belvedere, Ashtown Lane
Scorers:
Old Belvedere: Tries: Katie Corrigan (5', 79'), Naoise Smyth (9'), Katie Whelan (13', 74'), Clare Gorman (24'), Hannah Wilson (45', 80+6'), Laura Carty (59'), Jade Gaffney (63'), Conversions: Ellen Jane O'Sullivan Sexton (6', 24', 45', 60', 63'), Clare Gorman (13'), Amy Larn (74').
HT: Wicklow 0–26 Old Belvedere
Wicklow: Roisin Stone; Sophie Murphy, Clara Dunne, Jamie Church, Faye O’Neill; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell (capt); Val Conyard, Shannon Codd, Madeleine Gogala; Laura Newsome, Emily O’Brien; Eadaoin Kinsella-O’Neill, Renee Koper, Usha Daly O’Toole.
Replacements: Faye Bolger (15' for Madeleine Gogala), Laura Espada (20' for Renee Koper), Laura Espada (22' for Renee Koper), Ruby Salley (52' for Shannon Codd).
Old Belvedere: Amy Larn; Emma Tilly (capt), Katie Corrigan, Katie Whelan, Clare Gorman; Ellen Jane O’Sullivan Sexton, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Emma Jane Wilson, Alisha Flynn; Naoise Smyth, Dearbhla Canty; Grace Tutty, Georgia Young, Elisa McGabhann.
Replacements: Lisa Callan, Hannah Rapley, Laura Sampson, Juliet Condron, Amy Bond, Laura Carty, Clodagh McCarthy.
Energia AIL Women's Division 1B - Round 2
Ennis RFC 33–17 MU Barnhall, Drumbiggle
Scorers:
Ennis RFC:Tries: Emily Murphy (24'), Aisling Heapes (35'), Abi Kelly (43', 80+1'), Ella Buckley (75'). Conversions: Fia Whelan (25', 35', 43', 75').
MU Barnhall: Tries: Emer Sweetnam (11', 31'), Órfhlaith Murray (70'), Conversions: Abby Healy (70').
HT: Ennis RFC 14–10 MU Barnhall
Ennis RFC: Abi Kelly; Caitlyn Ah Fook, Takiah Buchanan, Lyndsay Clarke, Anna Roche; Fia Whelan, Meabh Flannery; Annie Lynch, Aisling Heapes, Ella Buckley; Nell Walsh, Ammie Kelly; Rhona O’Dea, Emily Murphy, Micaela Glynn.
Replacements: Ammie Kelly (74' for Rhona O’Dea).
MU Barnhall: Lia Branigan; Aoibhín Smith, Emma Brogan, Abby Healy, Emer Sweetnam; Órfhlaith Murray, Alex Casey; Louise Byrne, Emily Byrne, Rebecca Francis; Anna Mai O’Brien, Orla O’Keefe; Claire Burke, Prudence Isaac, Katelynn Doran.
Replacements: Holly Leach (53' for Orla O’Keefe), Hope Lowney (54' for Rebecca Francis), Ciara Faulkner (57' for Aoibhín Smith), Kelly Burke (63' for Louise Byrne), Mary Canavan (79' for Claire Burke).
Ballincollig 31–31 Enniskillen RFC, Tanner Park
Scorers:
Ballincollig: Tries: Grace Kingston (9', 17'), Niamh Crotty (24'), Lily Byrne (47'), Aoife Fleming (59'), Conversions: Kelly Griffin (17', 24'), Emma Connolly (47').
Enniskillen RFC: Tries: India Daley (27', 74'), Amelia McFarland (32'), Zara Flack (65'), Penalty Try (55'), Conversions: Eve Balfour (27', 75').
HT: Ballincollig 19–12 Enniskillen RFC
Ballincollig: Kate O’Sullivan; Grace Kingston, Brighid Twohig, Lily Byrne, Niamh Crotty; Kelly Griffin, Gemma Lane; Ciara Fleming, Aoife Fleming, Aine O’ Rourke; Amelia Green (capt), Sinead O’Donnell; Anna Kavanagh, Clodagh O’Dowd, Niamh O’Mahony.
Replacements: Olivia Hay Mulvihill (36' for Sinead O’Donnell), Michelle Stafford (36' for Aine O’ Rourke), Erin Ridgway (40' for Clodagh O’Dowd), Fiona Cousins (40' for Amelia Green), Emma Connolly (40' for Kelly Griffin), Sinead O’Donnell (40+1' for Michelle Stafford), Sinead O’Donnell (40+3' for Michelle Stafford), Siobhan O’Callaghan (56' for Niamh O’Mahony), Siobhan O’Callaghan (59' for Niamh Crotty), Alison Kelly (67' for Lily Byrne), Niamh Crotty (68' for Gemma Lane), Clodagh O’Dowd (76' for Fiona Cousins), Lily Byrne (76' for Brighid Twohig).
Enniskillen RFC: Dearbhla Dillon; Amelia McFarland, Catlin Crowe, Leah Irwin, Zara Flack; Eve Balfour, Sophie Meeke; Sarah Adams, India Daley, Ciara Woods; Orlaith Maguire, Kelly Beacom; Stacey Sloan, Annika Nortje, Moya Hill (capt).
Replacements: Cora Balfour (40' for Annika Nortje), Katie Elliott (53' for Sophie Meeke), Annika Nortje (56' for Cora Balfour), Farrah Cartin McCloskey (62' for Amelia McFarland).
Tullow RFC 22–19 Cooke, Rathoe Road
Scorers:
Tullow RFC: Tries: Lauryn Faulkner (14'), Lilly Murphy (32'), Roisin Kinch (68'), Grace Kelly (78'), Conversions: Anna O'Neill (79').
Cooke: Tries: Katie Gilmour (24'), Molly Boyd (46'), Shola Iluyemi (60'), Conversions: Elise McDermott (47', 60').
HT: Tullow RFC 12–5 Cooke
Tullow RFC: Sara Rennick (capt); Leanne Savage, Megan Doyle, Alex O’Brien, Emma Byrne; Roisin Kinch, Aoife McGrath; Nicola Kilcoyne, Grace Kelly, Joanna Mahon; Lana Brennan, Grainne Kavanagh; Orla Hanlon, Leah Browne, Lauryn Faulkner.
Replacements: Karla Nash, Sandy Quadri, Lisa O’Toole, Lilly Murphy, Ella Meyler, Courtney Kelly, Anna O’Neill.
Cooke: Molly Boyd; Freya Boyce, Katie Gilmour, Laura Cairns, Luighseach Murnaghan; Elise McDermott, Georgia Boyce; Grace Simati, Eimear McQuillan, Bronach Cassidy; Megan Simpson (capt), Emily Kingston; Hannah Lee, Ruby Starrett, Jemima Johnson.
Replacements: Shola Iluyemi, Anna Graham, Enya Hughes, Amy McConkey, Becky Irvine.