This Saturday at the HPC in Dublin, Connacht U16s and U18s squads are in action in the 7s Inter Pro tournament. The tournaments gets underway at 10:30am
CONNACHT U18s TEAM 1
NAME/CLUB
Karly Tierney (C) – Tuam/Oughterard
Sarah McCormick – Ballina
Beibhinn Gleeson – Tuam/Oughterard
Hannah Clarke (VC) – Tuam/Oughterard
Eabha Nic Dhonncha – Corinthians
Clara Barrett – Ballina
Giselle Gallagher – Sligo
Evanna Finn – Corinthians
Eabha Dowd – Creggs
Mila Sotoparra – Ballina
Cria Flannagan – Sligo
Emma Mitchell – Ballinasloe
CONNACHT U18s TEAM 2
NAME/CLUB
Eloise Clarke – Buccaneers
Ella Greene – Ballinasloe
Kayla Conway – Westport
Niamh Corless – Claremorris Colts
Jade Herry – Corinthians
Abbie Murray – Buccaneers
Laura Hastings – Tuam/Oughterard
Rachel Forkan – Tuam/Oughterard
Ellen O’Toole – Westport
Saoirse Quinn – Claremorris Colts
Natasha Deacy – Tuam/Oughterard
Katie Dwyer – Buccaneers
Aoife Gormley and Clionadh O’Sullivan (both Sligo), out of the tournament due to injury.
CONNACHT U16s TEAM 1
NAME/CLUB
Ailbhe Gannon – Oughterard
Ailish Quinn – Ballina
Aoibhinn Tynan – Buccaneers
Aoife Heaney – Claremorris
Catherine Fleming – Ballinasloe
Ceoladh Lydon – Tuam
Emer Collins – Ballina
Emily Foley – Ballina
Eva White – Sligo
Lea Walsh – Westport
Mollie Ronan – Sligo
Siofra Hession – Creggs
CONNACHT U16s TEAM 2
Ciara Power – Ballinasloe
Eabha Ni Choisdealbha – Corinthians
Emma Poland – Ballinasloe
Grainne Moran – Ballina
Isobel Phillips – Claremorris
Jemma Lees – Galwegians
Magdalen Ebalu – Corinthians
Meabh Golding – Claremorris
Merisa Kiripati – Buccaneers
Rebecca Hastings – Galwegians
Sara Kenneally – Galwegians
Siomha McNulty – Claremorris
Fixture List:
U18s Fixtures – All games on pitch 2
QF1 – Leinster 1 v Ulster 2 – 11am
QF2 – Connacht 1 v Connacht 2 – 11:22am
QF3 – Ulster 1 v Leinster 2 – 11:44am
QF4 – Munster 1 v Munster 2 – 12:06pm
Lunch and Break – 12:28pm
5th place SF – L QF1 v L QF3 – 1:43pm
5th place SF – L QF2 v L QF4 – 2:05pm
Cup SF – W QF1v W QF3 – 2:27pm
Cup SF – W QF2 v W QF4 – 2:49pm
Break – 3:11pm
7th place play-off – 4:11pm
5th place play-off – 4:33pm
3rd place play-off – 4:55pm
Cup Final – 5:17pm
U16s Fixtures – All games on pitch 1
QF1 – Leinster 1 v Ulster 2 – 10:30am
QF2 – Munster 1 v Munster 2 – 10:52am
QF3 – Connacht 2 v Leinster 2 – 11:14am
QF4 – Connacht 1 v Ulster 1 – 11:36am
Lunch and Break – 11:58am
5th place SF – L QF1 v L QF3 – 1:13am
5th place SF – L QF2 v L QF4 – 1:35am
Cup SF – W QF1 v W QF3 – 1:57pm
Cup SF – W QF2 v W QF4 – 2:19pm
Break – 2:41pm
7th place play-off – 3:41pm
5th place play-off – 4:03pm
3rd place play-off – 4:25pm
Cup Final – 4:47pm
Corinthians hosted the third Girls Mini Blitz last weekend, with eight clubs represented on the day.
Players from Galwegians, Loughrea, Tuam, Oughterard, Portumna, Sligo, Claremorris, Corinthians and Gort came together and played some great rugby.
Wendy Hickey, Connacht Women’s Development Officer, was delighted with day. “Girls Only sections are the only way to increase participation at mini level as players really enjoy playing against other girls! A huge thank you to Jonathan Kay and Corinthians RFC for coordinating the day, to all the coaches, players, referees and parents for all their support, and to John Howard from Gort RFC for all the great pics!”
The next blitz is on Dec. 8th in Galwegians RFC, kick off 10:30. Any queries, please contact [email protected]
See below for some of the best pics from Corinthians at the weekend.
The Connacht Women’s management team have named their team for Saturday’s opening inter-provincial series tie against Munster.
The side will be captained by Grainne Egan who’s joined in the back row by Edel McMahon and Nichola Fryday. Vice-captain Laura Feely starts in the front row alongside Ciara O’Connor and Annmarie O’Hora, and the pack is completed by Nicola Caldbeck and Amelie Roux in the second row.
The half-back partnership sees scrum-half Mary Healy play alongside fly-half Nicole Fowley, with Shannon Touhy and Catherine Martin named as centres. The back three sees wingers Orla Dixon and Rachel Healy alongside full-back Jill Draper
Kick-off at Irish Independent Park, Cork is at 2.30pm on Saturday, the squad’s only one home game of the series with ties against Leinster (Sunday 9th September) and Ulster (Saturday 15th September) to follow at The Sportsground.
CONNACHT WOMEN STARTING XV VS MUNSTER
1. Laura Feely (vice captain) – Galwegians
2. Ciara O’Connor – Galwegians
3. Annmarie O’Hora – Castlebar / Galwegians
4. Nicola Caldbeck – Tullow
5. Amelie Roux – Galwegians
6. Edel McMahon – Galwegians
7. Grainne Egan (captain) – Railway Union
8. Nichola Fryday – Galwegians
9. Mary Healy – Galwegians
10. Nicole Fowley – Galwegians
11. Orla Dixon – NUIG
12. Shannon Touhy – Galwegians
13. Catherine Martin – Suttonians
14. Rachel Healy – Railway Union
15. Jill Draper – Tullamore
16. Moya Griffin – Tullamore
17. Elizabeth McNicholas – Tuam
18. Julia Bauer – Suttonians
19. Denise Redmond – Galwegians
20. Tara Buggie – NUIG
21. Shannen Lane – Galwegians
22. Hilary Griffin – Tullow
23. Mairead Coyne – Galwegians
Extended Squad
Aifric O’Brien – Suttonians
Clodagh Dunne – Old Belvedere
Ellen Taite – Mullingar
Jane O’Neill – Old Belvedere
Lauren Retig – Suttonians
Racheal O’Brien – UL Bohemians
Sarah Jane Fox – Galwegians
Tracey Foley
Ursuala Sammon – Castlebar / Galwegians
Management Team
Jarleth Naughton (Head Coach
Jason East (Forwards Coach)
Brian Murphy (Backs Coach)
Dan McCabe (Physio)
Mark Moran (Manager)