Tallaght 05
Tries: Eileen Shanahan
Edenderry 33
Women’s League Division 3
Ollie Campbell Park
12/01/2025
Tallaght women took on unbeaten Division 3 League Leaders Edenderry in a game moved to Old Belvedere’s pitch.
There was a fast start for Edenderry who scored two converted tries in the first ten minutes to lead 14-0. But then Tallaght had a decent spell of possession and almost scored a try from a fine backline move, but the referee adjudged the ball not to be grounded properly. It was only a temporary relief for Edenderry though as Tallaght attacked again and, after multiple phases, they showed great patience to put Eileen Shanahan over for a try. That made it 14-5 but a poor exit from the kickoff put Tallaght under pressure again. Edenderry took advantage and scored a try to make it 21-5 and that was the score at halftime.
In the second half Tallaght were under pressure in their half a lot but they defended bravely. At one stage Edenderry looked certain to score but Sam Ledden made a great turnover to deny them. Chloe Conroy Kearns and Arianda Selvila made several powerful tackles too. Eventually the pressure told though and Edenderry scored two late tries and converted one of them to make the final score 33-5.
Tallaght head coach Andy Grace was pleased with the effort, despite the score. “The score didn’t really reflect the game. We competed really well for a lot of the game. The difference was that they were really good at taking their chances, which is why they’re top of the league, while we left a few tries behind us. But I’m very proud of the physical effort we put in and the attitude.”
Player of the game: Arianda Selvila
Tallaght RFC
- Lorraine McManus (Captain)
- Orlaith Plunkett
- Samantha Ledden
- Abbie Keeley
- Arianda Selvila
- Kim Littlefield
- Lisa O’Connell
- Lucía Benito Marín
- Eileen Shanahan
- Nicole Fanning
- Sorcha Burns
- Niamh Moore
- Louise Leonard Flood
- Chloe Conroy Kearns
- Roisin Ni Uileagoid
- Sandra Fashho Musallam
- Martina Fitzpatrick
- Jensen Byrne
- Grainne Leonard Flood