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Energia AIL Round 1 Results: Wins for Blackrock, Ballincollig, and UL Bohemians

Blackrock College, Ballincollig, and UL Bohemians all registered wins in Round 1 of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division. Ulster captain Beth Cregan touched down twice as Blackrock College began their title defence with a 22-17 bonus point win over Old Belvedere at Stradbrook. Munster’s Heather Kennedy bagged a brace of tries as a strong four-try second half saw Ballincollig …

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“Over the Moon”: Brídíní Óga Win Historic Success for Antrim Camogie

  Report provided by Daragh Ó Conchúir. “We’re over the moon,” said coach Rodney Kerr. Brídíní Óga (Antrim) 2-7 Knockananna (Wicklow) 1-5 Rodney Kerr has lauded the first-half performance into the wind as providing the platform for his Brídíní Óga outfit to become AIB Camogie All-Ireland junior A club champions. The first Antrim team to secure honours at this level, …

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Wicklow Claim First National Trophy in Energia AIL Conference Final

Naoise O’Reilly’s nimbly-taken try on the hour mark guided Wicklow to a famous 22-17 Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Conference final win over Galwegians at a bitterly cold Ashtown Lane. WICKLOW 22 GALWEGIANS 17, Ashtown Lane Scorers: Wicklow: Tries: Meagan Parkinson 2, Sarah Gleeson, Naoise O’Reilly; Con: Beth Roberts Galwegians: Tries: Elizabeth McNicholas, Grace Browne Moran; Cons: Nicole Fowley 2; Pen: …

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Blackrock and Railway Union through to All-Ireland Final

Blackrock College and defending champions Railway Union, the top two finishers in the table, will contest next Friday’s Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division final. Fittingly, it was Blackrock’s inspirational captain Michelle Claffey who crashed over in the 64th minute to set up a repeat of last season’s decider in Donnybrook. UL Bohemians, whose only try saw Nicole Cronin jink over …

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Energia AIL Round 7 Review – Wicklow Narrowly Beats Galwegians

Meagan Parkinson’s intercept try from halfway was worth its weight in gold for Wicklow in the latest round of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division. The experienced winger ran in the only score of a defence-dominated second half, as Wicklow edged out Galwegians 16-14 to move into the dizzying heights of the top four. With two fixtures against top-three teams still to come, Jason Moreton’s side are …

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Rugby: IRFU All-Ireland League Media Service – Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division Round-Up

RUGBY: ENERGIA ALL-IRELAND LEAGUE WOMEN’S DIVISION ROUND-UP -A three-try second half salvo ensured Blackrock College won the battle of the unbeaten teams as they overhauled Old Belvedere to win 19-10 at Ollie Campbell Park.Ben Martin’s charges trailed 7-0 at half-time at Ollie Campbell Park, a dummying Dannah O’Brien, the Energia All-Ireland League’s top points scorer, sniping over for a try …

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Ireland Qualifies for the World Cup- Weekend Roundup

Ireland through to World Cup The Republic of Ireland’s WNT qualified for the FIFA World Cup after a historic 1-0 victory over Scotland in Hampden Park on Tuesday. After scoring the key goal Donegal’s Amber Barrett kissed the black armband she wore to commemorate the Creeslough victims and later dedicated her goal to them. Goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan was another star, …

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Weekend Roundup- Ireland to Face Scotland in Playoffs

World Cup Playoffs- Ireland to face Scotland Tuesday The Republic of Ireland’s Women’s National Team is set to face Scotland’s team 8:00 PM Tuesday in Hampden Park after Scotland’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Austria, with Abi Harrison scoring the sole goal. The Irish squad are without several players due to injury and coach Vera Pauw has said “We need to …

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Galwegians March On As Fowley Tops Energia AIL Scoring Charts: Round 3 Round-Up

Old Belvedere’s young guns were central to their 24-7 Dublin derby win over Suttonians as they moved to the top of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division. Four members of Leinster’s Under-18 Interprovincial title-winning side from last season, Katie Whelan, Eadaoin Murtagh, Aoife Dalton and Dannah O’Brien, all ran in first half tries at Ollie Campbell Park. Ever-alert scrum half Whelan …

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Energia AIL Up And Running: Round 1 Round-Up

Round up of Round 1 of the Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division as Old Belvedere, Galwegians, and Blackrock College all get off to a winning start.

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