Energia All-Ireland League Women's Divisions: Round 4 Results Round-Up

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Blackrock College and MU Barnhall are the new league leaders following an eventful fourth round of the Energia All-Ireland League Women's competition. Blackrock stormed to the top of Division 1A with a dominant victory over Old Belvedere, while Barnhall took over at the summit of Division 1B after handing Enniskillen their first defeat of the season.

Elsewhere, UL Bohemian continued their strong start with victory over Galwegians, Railway Union overcame Wicklow, Ballincollig produced an impressive attacking display against Cooke, and Ennis secured an important away win over Tullow.

 

Energia AIL Women's Division 1A - Round 4

 

Old Belvedere 12 Blackrock College 59, Ollie Campbell Park

 

Scorers:

Old Belvedere: Tries: Elisa McGabhann (35'), Clare Gorman (53'); Conversions: Ellen Jane O'Sullivan Sexton (35').

 

Blackrock College: Tries: Kate Farrell McCabe (4', 27', 80+1'), Maeve Og O'Leary (8'), Destiny Moses (12'), Ava Fannin (45'), Meabh Deely (49'), Regan Casey (65'), Megan Thornton (74'); Conversions: Abby Moyles (5', 8', 12', 27', 46', 49', 80+1').

 

HT: Old Belvedere 7 Blackrock Col. 28

 

Old Belvedere: Clare Gorman; Laura Carty, Clodagh McCarthy, Emma Kelly (capt), Ava Ryder; Ellen Jane O’Sullivan Sexton, Jade Gaffney; Hannah Wilson, Emma Jane Wilson, Alisha Flynn; Naoise Smyth, Dearbhla Canty; Elisa McGabhann, Georgia Young, Eadaoin Murtagh (capt).

 

Replacements: Hazel Simmons (41' for Ellen Jane O’Sullivan Sexton), Hannah Rapley (43' for Hannah Wilson), Grace Tutty (44' for Dearbhla Canty).

 

Blackrock Col.: Meabh Deely; Destiny Moses, Kate Farrell McCabe, Brogan Mior, Maggie Boylan; Abby Moyles, Lauren Farrell McCabe; Aoife Moore, Sarah Delaney, Ava Fannin; Nikki Gibson, Regan Casey; Sarah Moody, Carrie O’Keeffe, Maeve Og O’Leary (capt).

 

Replacements: Megan Brodie (50' for Ava Fannin).

 

 

Galwegians 10 UL Bohemian 19, Crowley Park

 

Scorers:

Galwegians: Tries: Emily Foley (18'), Saoirse Lawley (44').

 

UL Bohemian: Tries: Teni Onigbode (23'), Abbie Salter-Townshend (36'), Eabha Nic Dhonnacha (75'); Conversions: Kate Flannery (24', 37').

 

HT: Galwegians 5 UL Bohemian 19

 

Galwegians: Sophie Cullen; Aoife Heaney, Saoirse Lawley, Jemma Lees, Emily Foley; Siofra Hession, Grainne Moran (capt); Ella Burns, Uilinn Eilian, Roisin Power; Orla Fenton, Grace Browne Moran (capt); Stacy Hanley (capt), Mollie Starr, Catherine Fleming.

 

Replacements: Blessing Aladeyelu (1' for Jemma Lees), Ellen Connolly (38' for Roisin Power), Naoise O’Reilly (40' for Aoife Heaney), Bènèdicte Ollier (41' for Catherine Fleming), Laura Hastings (60' for Orla Fenton), Laura Scuffil (66' for Ellen Connolly), Roisin Power (67' for Grace Browne Moran).

 

UL Bohemian: Clara Barrett; Aisling Stock, Eabha Nic Dhonnacha, Ciara Fitzpatrick, Teni Onigbode; Kate Flannery (capt), Abbie Salter-Townshend; Siobhan McCarthy, Emma Dunican, Ciara O’Dwyer; Aoibhe O’Flynn, Claire Bennett; Lily Brady, Ava O’Malley, Elena Pinkerton.

 

Replacements: Ciara McLoughlin (53' for Ciara O’Dwyer), Abaigael Connon (60' for Ciara Fitzpatrick), Eliza Wiley Murphy (70' for Elena Pinkerton).

 

 

Railway Union 24 Wicklow 15, Park Avenue 

 

Scorers:

Railway Union: Tries: Christina Byrne (32'), Emma Fabby (50'), Grainne Gavin (58'), Claire Boles (74'); Conversions: Heidi Lyons (51', 59').

 

Wicklow: Tries: Usha Daly O'Toole (21'), Shannon Codd (46'), Sloane Rangitaawa (68').

 

HT: Railway Union 5 Wicklow 5

 

Railway Union: Aimee Clarke; Grainne Gavin, Caoimhe McCormack, Heidi Lyons, Christina Byrne; Hannah Scanlan, Sophie Malone; Evelyn Donnelly, Sydney Davis, Megan Collis; Poppy Garvey, Keelin Brady; Emma Fabby, Grace Jackson, Claire Boles (capt).

 

Replacements: Carla Cloney, Eabha O’Mahony, Caitlin Kelly, Roisin Ridge, Sarah O’Donnell, Alice Scherer, Florence Rowland.

 

Wicklow: Roisin Stone; Sloane Rangitaawa, Clara Dunne, Jamie Church, Faye O’Neill; Beth Roberts, Erin McConnell (capt); Faye Bolger, Laura Espada, Shannon Codd; Laura Newsome, Riahn Brickland; Rebecca Brennan, Renee Koper, Usha Daly O’Toole.

 

Replacements: Eadaoin Kinsella-O’Neill, Kathy Byrne, Kellie Magee, Emily O’Brien, Sophie Murphy, Moira Stone.

 

 

Energia AIL Women's Division 1B - Round 4

 

Cooke 19 Ballincollig 48, Shaw's Bridge

 

Scorers:

Cooke: Tries: Amy McConkey (36'), Megan Simpson (54'), Freya Boyce (72'); Conversions: Elise McDermott (55'), Becky Irvine (73').

 

Ballincollig: Tries: Eva O'Sullivan (3'), Heather Kennedy (6', 17', 28', 46', 49', 78'), Alison Kelly (12'); Conversions: Emma Connolly (7', 13', 29', 47').

 

HT: Cooke 5 Ballincollig 31

 

Cooke: Molly Boyd; Freya Boyce, Katie Gilmour, Laura Cairns, Luighseach Murnaghan; Elise McDermott, Amy McConkey; Shola Iluyemi, Maebh Clenaghan, Bronach Cassidy; Megan Simpson (capt), Enya Hughes; Hannah Lee, Ruby Starrett, Jemima Johnson.

 

Replacements: Anna Graham (22' for Bronach Cassidy), Shola Iluyemi (36' for Bronach Cassidy), Ilse Van Staden (41' for Anna Graham), Anna Graham (54' for Shola Iluyemi), Becky Irvine (55' for Elise McDermott), Jemima Johnson (68' for Anna Graham).

 

Ballincollig: Kate O’Sullivan; Grace Kingston, Brighid Twohig, Alison Kelly, Heather Kennedy; Emma Connolly, Niamh Crotty; Ciara Fleming, Erin Ridgway, Sinead O’Donnell; Anna Kavanagh, Aoife Madigan (capt); Amelia Green, Niamh O’Mahony, Eva O’Sullivan.

 

Replacements: Aoife Fleming, Orla Morrissey, Aine O’ Rourke, Olivia Hay Mulvihill, Megan O’Callaghan, Lily Byrne, Kelly Griffin.

 

 

Enniskillen RFC 19 MU Barnhall 29, Enniskillen

 

Scorers:

Enniskillen RFC: Tries: Stacey Sloan (40+4'), Catlin Crowe (46'), Zara Flack (80+4'); Conversions: Eve Balfour (40+4', 47').

 

MU Barnhall: Tries: Holly Leach (10'), Prudence Isaac (52'), Lia Branigan (67'), Aoibhín Smith (80'); Conversions: Abby Healy (10', 52', 80'); Penalties: Abby Healy (2').

 

HT: Enniskillen RFC 7 MU Barnhall 10

 

Enniskillen RFC: Dearbhla Dillon; Amy Meeke, Catlin Crowe, Annika Nortje, Zara Flack; Eve Balfour, Sophie Meeke; Sarah Adams, India Daley, Ciara Woods; Sara Hamilton, Kelly Beacom; Orlaith Maguire, Moya Hill (capt), Stacey Sloan.

 

Replacements: Katie-Anne McCallion (27' for Stacey Sloan), Stacey Sloan (39' for Sara Hamilton), Katie Elliott (58' for Katie-Anne McCallion).

 

MU Barnhall: Lia Branigan; Emma Brogan, Ciara Faulkner, Abby Healy, Emer Sweetnam; Órfhlaith Murray (capt), Alex Casey; Louise Byrne, Emily Byrne, Hope Lowney; Anna Mai O’Brien, Holly Leach; Claire Burke, Prudence Isaac, Katelynn Doran.

 

Replacements: Aoibhín Smith (64' for Ciara Faulkner).

 

 

Tullow RFC 14 Ennis RFC 31, Rathoe Road

 

Scorers:

Tullow RFC: Tries: Lilly Murphy (25'), Roisin Kinch (37'); Conversions: Hilary Fitzgerald (26', 38').

 

Ennis RFC: Tries: Aoibheann Hahessy (7', 50'), Abi Kelly (18'), Aoibhin Donnelly (34'), Takiah Buchanan (47'); Conversions: Fia Whelan (7', 48', 50').

 

HT: Tullow RFC 14 Ennis RFC 17

 

Tullow RFC: Lisa O’Toole; Leanne Savage, Sara Rennick (capt), Sandy Quadri, Emma Byrne; Hilary Fitzgerald, Aoife McGrath; Nicola Kilcoyne, Karla Nash, Lilly Murphy; Orla Hanlon, Grainne Kavanagh; Lana Brennan, Leah Browne, Roisin Kinch.

 

Replacements: Anna O’Neill, Joanna Mahon, Jess Nolan, Ella Meyler, Michelle Faulkner, Courtney Kelly, Grace Kelly.

 

Ennis RFC: Abi Kelly; Caitlyn Ah Fook, Takiah Buchanan, Lyndsay Clarke, Aoibhin Donnelly; Fia Whelan, Meabh Flannery; Ciara Coughlan, Aisling Heapes, Ella Buckley; Máire Beth Kirby, Aoibheann Hahessy; Robyn McKenna, Emily Murphy (capt), Caoilfhionn Morrissey.

 

Replacements: Annie Lynch, Laura Cooney, Alana Foudy, Aoife Martin, Anna Roche, Sarah Keavy, Patricia Coote.