Munster U18 Girls Lose To Connacht

Munster U18 Girls lost out 26-10 to Connacht in their second Interprovincial Series encounter at The Sportsground on Sunday.

It was a close contest at half-time with only two points separating the sides, as Connacht went in at the break with a 7-5 winning score-line.

It was Munster who secured the first points on the board through scrum-half Gemma Lane before Connacht responded with a converted try of their own, courtesy of Beibhinn Parsons, to sneak the lead.

After the interval, Parsons recorded a hat-trick with two tries coming in quick succession to extend the home side’s lead.

Munster replacement Maeve O’Leary went over for her side’s second try of the match before the conversion went wide of the sticks.

The visitors continued to pressurise in the closing stages but it was to be Connacht’s day.

Munster U18 Girls opened their Interprovincial campaign with a loss to Leinster at Irish Independent Park on Saturday 1 September.

The squad will now face Ulster in their final Interprovincial outing of the season, travelling to MU Barnhall RFC, Parsonstown, on Saturday for a 1pm kick-off.

Munster U18 Girls v Connacht U18 Girls

15. Marliese Flynn (Listowel RFC)

14. Jennifer Fogarty (Fethard RFC)

13. Meabh McElligot (Fethard RFC)

12. Maggie Boylan (Carrick On Suir RFC) VC

11. Alana McInerney (Ennis RFC)

10. Ciara Clancy (Shannon RFC)

9. Gemma Lane (Mallow RFC)

1 Niamh Thornton (Skibbereen RFC)

2. Sarah Murphy (Kanturk RFC)

3. Sarah O’Gorman (Newport RFC)

4. Eilish Cahil (Ennis RFC)

5. Claire Bennett (Fethard RFC) VC

6. Rebecca Reilly (Listowel RFC)

7. Faye Dowling (Fethard RFC)

8. Rebecca Hayes (Bantry Bay RFC) C

Replacements

16. Clodagh Mc Donnell (Ennis RFC)

17. Latisha Wycherley (Bantry RFC)

18. Orla O’Donnell (Fethard RFC)

19. Anna Kavanagh (Skibbereen RFC)

20. Aine Enright (Listowel RFC)

21. Kate Grayson Molloy (Fethard RFC)

22. Maeve O’Leary (Ballina Killaloe RFC)

23. Kara O’Sullivan (Kanturk RFC)