Club Women: Women’s AIL Round 6 Review

It was Saturday for the Women’s All Ireland League games this week as Ireland Women were playing on the Sunday. The St. Mary’s and Blackrock game was postponed, and Old Belvedere had a bye, leaving only Railway v UL Bohemian and Galwegians v Cooke. Check out our match report and gallery for Railway v UL Bohemian here.

The full results are as follows:

Galwegians 14TRY: Ina Butler, Edel Murray. CON: Nicole Fowley, Ina Butler

Cooke 24TRY: Ilse Van Staden (2), Hannah Kilgore, Eliza Downey CON: Vicky Irwin (2)

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Railway Union 27TRY: Susan Vaughan (2), Kateyln Faust, Juliet Short CON:Claire Keohane (2)PEN: Claire Keohane

UL Bohemian 19TRY: Sarah Quinn (2), Niamh Briggs CON: Niamh Briggs (2)

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Women’s AIL Current Standings

The results leave the AIL League table as follows:

TeamPlWDLFADiffTBLBPtsRailway Union RFC5500163621014024Old Belvedere530213745922216U.L. Bohemian5302143118253116Cooke530290106-163015Galwegians620413613602111Blackrock410390103-13217St Mary’s College40040189-189000

Women’s AIL Top Scorers.

The four teams playing this round scored a total of 84 points between them, bringing the total points scored in the AIL to 759. Railway Union hold onto top point scored, with 163 in total, with UL Bohemian having 143 and Old Belvedere remain on 137.

UL Bohemian’s Niamh Briggs joins Galwegians’ Denise Redmond on the most points scored with 45 points each. Redmond didn’t record a score this round and with Galwegians having a bye next week she could lose her grip on the top spot. Blackrock’s Hannah O’Connor is still within the top three on 28 points.

PlayerClubTryConPenDGPTSDenise RedmondGalwegians483-45Niamh BriggsUL Bohemian2133-45Hannah O’ConnorBlackrock173-28Niamh ByrneRailway Union5—25Michelle ClaffeyBlackrock4 —20Elise O’Byrne WhiteOld Belvedere4—20Gemma MatthewsOld Belvedere4—20Nikki CaugheyRailway Union-72 -20Susan VaughanRailway Union4—20

After scoring two tries this weekend Railway Union’s Susan Vaughan now trails the top try scorer Niamh Byrne, who remains on 5 tries. Blackrock’s Michelle Claffey, Old Belvedere’s Elise O’Byrne-White and Gemma Matthews together with Galwegians’ Redmond are all on four tries.

NameClubTotal TriesNiamh ByrneRailway Union5Michelle ClaffeyBlackrock4Elise O’Byrne WhiteOld Belvedere4Denise RedmondGalwegians4Gemma MatthewsOld Belvedere4Susan VaughanRailway Union4

 

Women’s AIL Player’s Player Nominations.