Club Women: AIL Week 5 Review

It was back to Sunday games this week for the Women’s All Ireland League. The FRU covered two of the three matches this week, check out Cooke v UL Bohemian and Old Belvedere v Galwegians.

The full results are as follows:

Cooke 27TRY: Kelly McCormill (2), Pieta McAlister, Beth Cregan, Claire Johnston. CON: Vicky Irwin.  

UL Bohemian 22TRY: Claire Bennett, Fiona Hayes, Niamh Briggs. CON: Niamh Briggs (2) PEN: Niamh Briggs

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Old Belvedere 12TRY: Amber Redmond, Ailbhe Dowling. CON: Jemma Jackson.  

Galwegians 17TRY: Orla Dixon (2), Denise Redmond. CON: Denise Redmond.

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Railway Union 24TRY: Niamh Byrne, Emma Taylor, Larissa Muldoon, Claire Keohane CON: Claire Keohane (2).  

Blackrock 15TRY: Hannah O’Connor, Ali Coleman CON: Hannah O’Connor. PEN: Hannah O’Connor.

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Women’s AIL Current Standings

The results leave the AIL League table as follows:

TeamPlWDLFADiffTBLBPtsRailway Union440013643933019Old Belvedere530213745922216U.L. Bohemian430112491333116Galwegians5203122112102111Cooke42026692-262010Blackrock410390103-13217St Mary’s College40040189-189000

Women’s AIL Top Scorers.

The total points scored for the Women’s All Ireland League now rises to 675 after 117 points score from round five. Old Belvedere hold onto the most points scored on 137. Railway Union, who sit top of the league, are just behind them on 136 points but have a game in hand.

Galwegians’ Denise Redmond continues to lead the way with most points scored. With a try and a conversion this week Redmond’s total points scored moves to 45. UL Bohemian’s Niamh Briggs trails behind with 36 points, and Blackrock’s Hannah O’Connor completes the top three on 28 points.

The total of tries scored after 5 rounds is now 106, with 51 conversions and 12 penalties. There were 7 new point scorers after this round, so no there have been a total of 66 different points scorers for the Women’s All Ireland League.

PlayerClubTCPDGPTSDenise RedmondGalwegians483-45Niamh BriggsUL Bohemian1113-36Hannah O’ConnorBlackrock173-28Niamh ByrneRailway Union5 —25Michelle ClaffeyBlackrock4—20Elise O’Byrne WhiteOld Belvedere4—20Gemma MatthewsOld Belvedere4—20Nikki CaugheyRailway Union-72-20

Railway Union’s Niamh Byrne becomes the top try scorer, after bagging another try this weekend, with a total to five. Byrne is now the only player to score a try in every match. Old Belvedere have both Elise O’Byrne White and Gemma Matthews on four tries as is Blackrock’s Michelle Claffey. Top points scorer Redmond is also on four tries,

NameClubTotal TriesNiamh ByrneRailway Union5Michelle ClaffeyBlackrock4Elise O’Byrne WhiteOld Belvedere4Denise RedmondGalwegians4Gemma MatthewsOld Belvedere4

Women’s AIL Player’s Player Nominations.