Dublin, Sunday October 27: In the penultimate round of the 2024 Girls’ Interprovincial Series, Leinster faced Leinster South, and Ulster took on Connacht. For Leinster, this would be their final round of fixtures, with wins guaranteeing both the U16 and U18 squads a place in the final. Ulster U16 needed a win as they try to catch Munster, and it was all still very much to play for in the U18 girls, with all five sides still in with a chance of qualifying for the finals, should results go their way.
U16 Girls
ULSTER 6 CONNACHT 0
Ulster took a big step towards securing a place in the final at St. Columba’s College when they took on Connacht in the first game of the day in the games. Ellie Costelloe took the lead scoring from open play in the 4th minute. Hollie Givan grabbed a brace in the second quarter to extend the lead to 3-0. Ellie Costelloe got her second field goal of the game in the 35th minute followed by Alana Thornton in the 42nd minute to make it 5-0. Leah Callaghan completed the scoring in the 52nd minute with yet another field goal.
ULSTER U16: Mykyla Stevenson [GK]; Alex Hedley; Bonnie Connor-Boyd; Vanessa Monaghan; Maggie Scott [C]; Leah Callaghan; Ellie Costelloe; Brianna Gregg; Katie Leslie; Hollie Givan; Sophie Tate.
SUBS USED: Camryn Wilson [8 mins]; Cassie McMaw [9 mins]; Ruby Caddoo [ 9 mins]; Nyla Mallon [10 mins]; Grace Adamson [11 mins]; Alana Thornton [12 mins]; Leah Carter (GK) [54 mins]
CONNACHT U16: Eadaoin Burna (GK); Grace Brosnan; Amy Butler; Orla Costello; Aoife Harrison; Eleanor Troy [C]; Grace Kelly; Chloe Moffett; Juliette Eeidy; Mia Walsh; Zoe Wright.
SUBS USED: Chloe Fenton (GK) [54 mins]; Olivia Hogan [10 mins]; Eve Farragher [13 mins]; Lauren Foley [30 mins]; Maebh Cooke [32 mins]; Hannah Gordon Rea [48 Mins]; Rebecca Whelan [ 54 mins].
LEINSTER 8 LEINSTER SOUTH 0
Leinster had a comfortable win over Leinster South, beating their fellow side by 8 goals. Isabelle Carroll-Breen opened the scoring for Leinster to make it 1-0. Two goals from Nicole Berry and another from Robyn O’Gara saw Leinster leading 4-0 in the 21st minute. Two goals within five minutes from Evelyn Kwik further extended Leinster’s lead to six. Robyn O’Gara got her second of the match from open play and a final goal from Grace Galligan handed Leinster the win.
LEINSTER U16: Laylah Fitzpatrick [GK]; Isabelle Carroll-Breen; Isabelle Mulcahy [C]; Robyn O’Gara; Ella Tosh; Lienkies De Klerk; Rosie Stafford; Laura Keogh; Alannah Sheridan; Georgia May-Agnew; Nicole Berry.
SUBS USED: Grace Galligan [6 mins]; Emilia Walsh [8 mins]; Daisy Ovington [9 mins]; Ella Gavigan [9 mins]; Evelyn Kwik [9 mins]; Emily Sexton [10 mins]
LEINSTER SOUTH U16: Laila Marshall Baugh [GK]; Rachel Igoe; Mairead Duggan; Izzy Hughes [C]; Isabel Walsh; Sofia Ball; Aoife Chaney; Lara Gray; Zoe Hogan; Katie Ashmore; Holly James.
SUBS USED: Lucy McCleane [11 mins]; Roisin Coughlan [12 mins]; Grace Lambert [17 mins]; Robyn Weldon-O’Malley [17mins]; Zoe Collier [ 23 mins]
U18 Girls
ULSTER 11 CONNACHT 0
Ulster took control of this game after the first quarter, Erin Pim opened the scoring for 1-0. Ruby Johnston made it 2-0 from a penalty corner. Chrissy Hopkins opened her account from another penalty corner, followed by Lara Wilson to make it 4-0 with a field goal. Another two goals from Chrissy Hopkins completed her hattrick, and another from Erin Pim extended the lead to 7-0. Lara Wilson got her second of the game for Ulster to make the score 8-0 and she completed her hat-trick to make it 9-0 for Ulster shortly afterwards. Ruby Johnston got her second of the game and Emily Adamson added a final goal to seal an 11-0 win for Ulster.
ULSTER U18: Anna Wilson (GK); Ruby Johnston; Joni Cunningham; Erin Pim; Rebekah Lennon [C]; Emily Adamson; Emma McEntee; Evie Duncan; Isla Allen; Anna McRoberts.
SUBS USED: Lola Henderson (GK) [17 mins]; Lara Wilson [11 mins]; Nieve Caldwell [12 mins]; Alyssa Somerville [12 mins]; Rihanna Gillespie [13 mins]; Chrissy Hopkins [13 mins]
CONNACHT U18: Emma Considine (GK); Caoimhe Kelly; Róisín Shaughnessy; Alannah Moran; Aoife Purtill; Katie Stuart-Trainor; Mai Given; Eabha Duffy; Róise Flynn; Sophie Beatty; Aifric Mannion.
SUBS USED: Caoimhe Walsh (GK) [52 min]; Thea Power [4 mins]; Eve Kavanagh [11 mins]; Robyn Flannery [14 mins].
LEINSTER 3 LEINSTER SOUTH 0
Leinster beat Leinster South to top the group with four wins from four. Leinster took the lead in the 15th minute with Holly Farrell with a goal from open play. They increased their lead in the 27th minute when Hollai Quinn converted a penalty corner. It remained 2-0 till late in the game when Hollai Quinn got her second goal of the day converting a penalty corner in the 66th minute to secure a 3-0 win over a Leinster South side that were competitive for most of the match.
LEINSTER U18: Lucy McGoldrick [GK]; Eva Doyle; Hollai Quinn; Grace McKenna; Holly McKenna; Lucy Fox; Julie Potter-Cogan; Mollie Lennon; Sarah Byrne [C]; Kate Byrnes; Lauryn Barry
SUBS USED: GK Flourish Olufemi-Ojo [35 mins]; Amber Melia [4 mins]; Abbie O’Connor [5 mins]; Isobel Field [5 mins]; Sophie Maxwell [5 mins]; Sumeia Lloyd [5 mins]; Amelia Ryan [5 mins]
LEINSTER SOUTH U18: Aoibhe Nolan (GK) Ellen Birnie; Laura Leahy; Poppy Williams; Sarah Richardson; Sally Hannon; Emma Poole; Orlaith Tucker; Róisín Burns; Sophie Naughton [C]; Lily Moore.
SUBS USED: Zoe Poole [13 mins]; Tara Clarke [15 mins]; Lucy Simms [13 mins]; Joanna Chapman [13 mins].