The Front Row Union Sport - AIL Women: Cooke 7 Galwegians 47

AIL Women: Cooke 7 Galwegians 47

Nov 1, 2021

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In the second part of our double header at Shaws Bridge on Saturday afternoon it was a bit of a Halloween Horror for Cooke in the Women’s AIL as Bob Given Photography reports.

Cooke Women suffered a heavy Women’s AIL defeat for the second week in succession, this time to Galwegians.

Cooke’s try scorer Helen McGhee is held up by the Galwegians defence in the second half.

Cooke took the lead through a Helen McGhee try, converted by Amanda Morton. Galwegians replied with tries by Mairead Coyne, Megan Walsh and Fiona Scally. Emma Keane added 2 conversions to leave Galwegians leading 19-7 at the break.

Moments after halftime Galwegians extended their lead with a Faith Oviawe try, converted by Keane. Cooke had little in response, save for very occasional forays into the Galwegians 22.

Galwegians dominated most aspects of the game on Saturday.

Galwegians pressed home their dominance with further tries by Elizabeth McNicholas, Ursula Sammon and Laoise McGonagle, all converted by Keane, to run out 47-7 victors.

Cooke: Teah Maguire, Tamzin Boyce, Coral Lapsley, Dolores Hughes, Georgia Boyce, Amanda Morton, Beth Cregan, Ilse van Staden, Megan Simpson, Aishling O Connell, Caolinn McCormack, Sorcha Mac Laimhin, Naomi Mccord, Katie Hetherington, Helen McGhee. Replacements: Fiona McCaughan, Cara McKevitt, India Daley, Eimear McQuillan.

Galwegians: Mairéad Coyne, Saskia Morrissey, Megan Walsh, Ursula Sammon, Laoise McGonagle, Emma Keane, Mary Healy, Ellen Connolly, Tracy Lawlor, Jessica Loftus, Celia Killilea, Niamh O’Grady, Fiona Scally, Lisa-Marie Murphy, Kate Feehan. Replacements: Ruby Lynch, Elizabeth Mc Nicholas, Kiara Irwin, Sabina Egan, Faith Oviawe, Darwyn O Halloran, Ines Delgado.