Leinster vs Edinburgh

South-East Area Update
BY DEBORAH CARTY
Paddy Mosse commented afterwards that
the team played as a unit and that the
overall performance was excellent.
ARKLOW
Arklow Amazons 13 Greystones 7
The Arklow Amazons took to the pitch at
home on 28 January against Greystones
in their first match in the Women’s League
Division 3 since mid-December. A try from
Greystones after just five minutes was to
be their only score of the night.
Solid defence by Arklow then denied
Greystones time and again, this was
typified by Rebecca New who seemed
to be everywhere the action was all
night. An excellent result and a great
springboard for the second half of the
season.
The Arklow U-14 girls are delighted to
announce that they will be sponsored by
The Broken Chair Cafe. The entire team
were on hand this morning to meet owner
Cliona Ennis-Byrne at the official hand
over of their new set of jerseys.
The Byrne family are great supporters
of Arklow Rugby as both players and
sponsors and look forward to great times
ahead.
CARLOW
Co Carlow’s little buzzy ‘Bees’ inclusive
team is always growing. They love seeing
new faces and new players are ALWAYS
welcome. Please contact the club if you
have any questions about joining!
ENNISCORTHY
Pictured - Ivan Poole in Enniscorthy in
2018 after winning the Provincial Towns
Cup with young supporters Mark Byrne
and Ben Kidd who now, just a few
short years later, got the chance to play
alongside Ivan in an AIL match v Clonmel
two weeks ago.
The newly formed South-East Lions, an
amalgamated team of Enniscorthy and
Wexford Wanderers U-18.5 girls, are up
and running and playing very well in the
leagues
GOREY
A great morning of minis rugby was
held recently in Gorey RFC with big
numbers travelling from Co Carlow FC,
Enniscorthy RFC and Rathdrum RFC. The
club extended a massive thanks to all for
their time in organising.
KILKENNY
Well done to Donal Kealy, Sean Dunne
and Ruaidhri Galwey, who were part of
the South-East U-17 squad who drew 27-
27 with the North Midlands recently. The
future is bright.
Kilkenny 32 DLSP 3
The Kilkenny women’s team secured
an impressive win recently. There were
scores from Tina Wright, Lieke Hoban,
Lucy Harte, Eimear Kelly and a brace for
Ciara Coone, while there was a standout
performance from Jenny Kirwan. Coach
TULLOW
Tullow U-18.5s played the first round
of the Tom D’Arcy Cup last weekend,
beating Portarlington 24-17 in a wellfought,
nail-biting match. Well done to all
involved and good luck in the next round.
RATHDRUM
Thanks to Noel McMullen for traveling to
the senior men's away game on Sunday,
16 January, to snap some super shots as
always. Rathdrum faced Stillorgan and
while the result didn't go Rathdrum’s way,
they put in a commendable showing with
tries from Ciaran Phelan (2), Danny Tuke
and Conor Parsons.
WICKLOW
There was a first ever away win for
Wicklow in the Energia Women’s AIL,
beating Malone RFC 13-12. Emma
Curran bagged a try, which she
converted herself, while Beth Roberts
slotted two penalties. After a tough start
to the first AIL campaign, the team are
growing into the competition.
WEXFORD
WANDERERS
Wexford Wanderers had a unique type
of training this week with a visit from the
Rescue Helicopter 117, the helicopter
landing on the floodlit front pitch as part
of their own training. The club is always
happy to accommodate Rescue 117.
Minis rugby at Wexford Wanderers is
free to join now for the rest of the season
and the club are busy recruiting boys and
girls of all ages, with particular focus on
adding to the U-7 age group. Contact
the club’s social media pages if you are
interested in joining.
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