Galwegians thump Ballincolig; Blackrock survive Wicklow purple patch to romp home comfortably
Fresh off her Ireland debut, Dannah O'Brien lined out for Old Belvedere for the first time. Photograph: Akito Iwamoto/InphoOld Belvederein their Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division opener. The 18-year-old from Carlow was sprung from the bench for her Belvedere debut and landed three second half penalties to add to flanker Lesley Ring’s earlier try.
at Crowley Park. Fiona Hayes’ Ballincollig side had a number of new combinations in their back-line, and it was a real baptism of fire for them as ‘Wegians, who reached the Conference final last spring, accumulated 41 unanswered points before half-time. quite a battle before last season’s beaten finalists pulled away to triumph 45-17 at Ashtown Lane. Young fullback Ella Roberts broke past three defenders for a superb first half try, giving Wicklow a 10-5 lead before they trailed by just two points at the break.
However, Blackrock showed their class - boosted by a strong performance from their bench - as a penalty try and closing efforts from replacement Méabh Deely and Anna Doyle added a gloss to the final scoreline. Halfbacks Maeve Liston and Lisa Mullen both touched down for ‘Rock during the opening 40 minutes, the latter’s score coming from a rip in the tackle from Ulster captain Beth Cregan, on her debut for the Dubliners.
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