There are a few criteria you could use to determine the team of the season; most games won, most points scored, fewest points conceded, largest spread of try scorers, highest conversion rate, and in all of those, bar one, UL Bohemian RFC come out on top by some margin, taking the Women’s All Ireland Team of the Season award for 2019 – 20.

The players in Limerick will be desperately disappointed that they didn’t get to finish what could have been the season of the decade as they looked set to complete a league and cup double without a single defeat.

Of course, cup finalists Old Belvedere together with league challengers Railway Union and Blackrock will claim, with some justification, that “on their day” they could have got a result against the Munster Mean Machine.

They have in the past, anything could happen in a one off game, but, as an interested observer, this Boh’s side just seemed too focused to contemplate any slip ups this season.

Looking at the Form Indicator below shows just what an extraordinary season UL Bohemian were having.

The Limerick side only dropped one match point the whole season winning all 12 games and 11 of those with a try bonus point.

In any other league, Railway Union’s average of 4 match points a game would have been a table topping performance but they found themselves 11 points adrift with 2 matches to play when the season was brought to it’s abrupt end.

Of course, defending champions, Railway found themselves 8 points adrift and in third place in the league when they went into the playoffs last season (which was a 12 game regular season due to the withdrawal of Highfield) but UL Bohemian have picked up 13 additional match points this season compared to last and they looked unstoppable.

In fact, Blackrock appeared to be the team most likely to challenge in the playoffs if they continued to build on their four match unbeaten run at the end of the season.

However, looking at the stats below it’s hard to spot any weakness for their opponents to exploit in this season’s Boh’s side.

Leading points scorers, most tries, and largest spread of scorers, coupled with the tightest defence, Bohs were truly impressive.

The only weakness was their try conversion rate, which was the second worst in the league at 39%. Malone’s kicker Alexa Grudgings took the honours of the best conversion rate over the season at 65% but, in Bohs case, conversions were just icing on a cake already flowing over the edges of the plate.

An absolutely fantastic season for the UL Bohemian RFC and one worthy of recognition under any circumstances. Congratulations to their management team of Fiona Hayes, Niamh Briggs, Ciara Griffin and Sara Hartigan on a fantastic job.

You can view all their scorers below.

UL BOHEMIAN	T	C	P	BG	PTS
Chloe Pearse	15	0	0	0	75
Nicole Fitzgerald	0	28	0	0	56
Stephanie Nunan	8	0	0	0	40
Sarah Quin	7	0	0	0	35
Edel Murphy	5	3	0	0	31
Fiona Reidy	6	0	0	0	30
Alana McInerney	4	0	0	0	20
Clodagh O’Halloran	4	0	0	0	20
Eimear Considine	4	0	0	0	20
Laura Sheehan	4	0	0	0	20
Niamh Kavanagh	4	0	0	0	20
Rachel Allen	3	2	0	0	19
Claire Bennett	3	0	0	0	15
Aoife Corey	2	0	0	0	10
Ciara Griffin	2	0	0	0	10
Kate Sheehan	2	0	0	0	10
Laura O’Mahoney	2	0	0	0	10
Lily Brady	2	0	0	0	10
Nicole Cronin	2	0	0	0	10
Caoimhe Tiernan	1	0	0	0	5
Ciara O’Halloran	1	0	0	0	5
Emma Doolan	1	0	0	0	5
Niamh O’Neill	1	0	0	0	5
Orla Curtin	1	0	0	0	5
Sarah Garrett	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	85	33	0	0	491

You can view the rest of the teams scorers in the dropdowns below.

Blackrock

BLACKROCK	T	C	P	DG	PTS
Hannah O’Connor	7	15	5	0	80
Caoimhe Molloy	6	0	0	0	30
Michelle Claffey	5	0	0	0	25
Alison Coleman	4	0	0	0	20
Netasja Behan	4	0	0	0	20
Lisa Mullen	1	7	0	0	19
Aisling Brosnan	2	0	0	0	10
Jenni Burke	2	0	0	0	10
Mairaid Holohan	2	0	0	0	10
Orla Molloy	2	0	0	0	10
Ray Lawless	2	0	0	0	10
AnnMarie Rooney	1	0	0	0	5
Aoibhean Reilly	1	0	0	0	5
Christina Haney	1	0	0	0	5
Ellen Taite	1	0	0	0	5
Maeve Liston	1	0	0	0	5
Maeve OG O’Leary	1	0	0	0	5
Meabh Scally	1	0	0	0	5
Mona Fehily	1	0	0	0	5
Rosie Newton	1	0	0	0	5
Valerie Power	0	1	0	0	2
TOTAL	46	23	5	0	291

Cooke

COOKE	T	C	P	DG	PTS
Vicky Irwin	1	7	2	0	25
Beth Cregan	4	0	0	0	20
Aishling O’Connell	3	0	0	0	15
Eliza Downey	3	0	0	0	15
Amanda Morton	0	4	1	0	11
Emma Kearney	2	0	0	0	10
Hanna Harris	2	0	0	0	10
Helen McGhee	2	0	0	0	10
Ilse van Staden	2	0	0	0	10
Hannah Kilgore	1	0	0	0	5
Lesley Megarity	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	21	11	3	0	136

Galwegians

GALWEGIANS	T	C	P	DG	PTS
Nicole Fowley	2	11	3	0	41
Dearbhla Canty	6	0	0	0	30
Orla Dixon	3	0	0	0	15
Ursula Salmon	3	0	0	0	15
Kate Feehan	2	0	0	0	10
Mairead Coyne	2	0	0	0	10
Marina Gray	2	0	0	0	10
Julie Lyons	1	0	0	0	5
Lisa Angrim	1	0	0	0	5
Tara Buggie	1	0	0	0	5
Tracy Lawlor	1	0	0	0	5
Nikki Kennedy	0	2	0	0	4
TOTAL	24	13	3	0	155

Malone

MALONE	T	C	P	DG	PTS
Alexa Grudgings	0	12	0	0	24
Ella Durkan	4	0	0	0	20
Neve Jones	4	0	0	0	20
Lauren Maginnes	3	0	0	0	15
Sarah Murphy	3	0	0	0	15
Holly Brannigan	2	0	0	0	10
Grace Davitt	1	1	0	0	7
Olivia Andrews	1	0	0	0	5
Peita McAllister	1	0	0	0	5
Sara Houston	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	20	13	0	0	126

Old Belvedere

OLD BELVEDERE	T	C	P	DG	PTS
Jemma Jackson	1	17	3	0	48
Allison Miller	9	0	0	0	45
Elise O’Byrne White	6	0	0	0	30
Linda Djougang	5	0	0	0	25
Victoria Dubanovich O’Mahony	4	0	0	0	20
Fiona Tuite	3	0	0	0	15
Grace Miller	3	0	0	0	15
Vanessa Hullon	3	0	0	0	15
Aine Donnelly	0	6	0	0	12
Alba Marlasca Abasolo	2	0	0	0	10
Clodagh Dunne	2	0	0	0	10
Aoife Byrne	1	0	0	0	5
Claire McLaughlin	1	0	0	0	5
Franziska Klappoth	1	0	0	0	5
Jess Spain	1	0	0	0	5
Kathryn Dane	1	0	0	0	5
Nichola Fryday	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	44	23	3	0	275

Railway Union

RAILWAY UNION	T	C	P	DG	PTS
Stephanie Carroll	14	0	0	0	70
Larissa Muldoon	4	15	0	0	50
Nikki Caughey	0	16	0	0	32
Ailsa Hughes	6	0	0	0	30
Aoife Doyle	5	0	0	0	25
Aoife O’Shaughnessy	5	0	0	0	25
Cliodnha O’Connor	4	0	0	0	20
Emer O’Mahoney	4	0	0	0	20
Lisa Callan	4	0	0	0	20
Niamh Byrne	4	0	0	0	20
Amanda McQuade	3	0	0	0	15
Grainne O’Loughlin	3	0	0	0	15
Ciara Cooney	2	0	0	0	10
Claire Coombes	2	0	0	0	10
Daisy Earle	2	0	0	0	10
Deirdre Roberts	2	0	0	0	10
Lindsay Peat	2	0	0	0	10
Penalty Try	1	1	0	0	7
Christine Coffey	0	3	0	0	6
Aimee Clarke	1	0	0	0	5
Aoife Moore	1	0	0	0	5
Claire Boles	1	0	0	0	5
Meaghan Kenny	1	0	0	0	5
Meg Kendal	1	0	0	0	5
Katelyn Faust	0	2	0	0	4
Molly Scuffil McCabe	0	2	0	0	4
TOTAL	72	39	0	0	438

Suttonians

SUTTONIANS	T	C	P	DG	PTS
Molly Fitzgerald	8	0	0	0	40
Meabh O’Brien	6	0	0	0	30
Greer Muir	5	0	0	0	25
Nicolle Carroll	0	10	1	0	23
Ciara Farrell	3	0	0	0	15
Sophie Gibney	1	1	0	0	7
Carrie O’Keeffe	1	0	0	0	5
Grainne Tummon	1	0	0	0	5
Julia Bauer	1	0	0	0	5
Lauren Farrell McCabe	1	0	0	0	5
Rebecca Sullivan	1	0	0	0	5
Roisin O’Driscoll	1	0	0	0	5
TOTAL	29	11	1	0	170