{"id":880,"date":"2021-08-26T18:18:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aflireland.ie\/?p=880"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:18:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T18:18:44","slug":"womens-premiership-carnival-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aflireland.ie\/index.php\/2021\/08\/26\/womens-premiership-carnival-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Premiership – Carnival Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Womens\nCarnival Round was held on the 7th<\/sup> of August. A stand alone day of\nfixtures for the women\u2019s Premiership brought all the teams together in one\nlocation to compete for Premiership points. Each team played 2 fifteen minute a\nhalf games on the day. A wet and soggy Terenure College RFC was the venue this\nyear, as the on looking Irish Banshees head coach, Se\u00e1n McGrath was present to\nassess the talent at his disposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South\nDublin Swans v Cork Vikings <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings\ntravelled to Dublin in buoyant mood hoping to come away with points that would\nkeep them in the hunt for top spot on the Premiership ladder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Leesiders started with a point to prove having last played a competitive game back in Round 1 in Belfast. They locked 4 goals 4 in the first term to put a distance between themselves and the Swans, who registered just a solitary point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first half allowed the Vikings to set their range as they were far more clinical in the second. They shot 7 goals 1, with Shannon Stevenson bagging 5 to add to her 2 from the first half. Angie Crispe had a proud moment of her own as she scored her first Swans goal in a Premiership game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Angie Crispe kicks her 1st<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Vikings\nwere dominant in the opening game with Annie Walsh once more getting a brace of\ngoals and Amanda Brosnan playing a starring role for the Cork Women. Ciara\nSexton, in her first game for the Swans, was their standout player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final\nScore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South\nDublin Swans 1 \u2013 1 \u2013 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cork Vikings 11 \u2013 6 \u2013 72<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Swans Leadership group congratulate the Vikings <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ulster\nKookaburras v Cork Vikings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Ulster\nWomen travelled south with an air of confidence having picked up wind in each\nof their opening 2 rounds of action. They were determined to repeat the trick\nonce more on the capital where they came away with the spoils last time out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh from\ntheir opening game victory, the Vikings had the minutes in their legs and\nlooked to kick on once more. Once more it was Shannon Stevenson and Amanda\nBrosnan who dictated the play for the Cork women. Each kicking a major in the\nfirst half to the Kooks 1 goal 5 behinds. Siobhan Sherrin scoring the Kooks\nonly goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second\nhalf took much the same shape as the first. The Ulster side, seemingly leaving\ntheir shooting boots at home, racked up the behinds, 4 more in total . Shannon\nStevenson on the other hand was more accurate for the Vikings, kicking two more\n6 pointers to propel the Cork side to victory once more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A closer\ngame than the 11 point margin may suggest, with the Kookaburras lack of accuracy\nallowing the Vikings to capitalise. Siobh\u00e1n Sherrin and Aoife Halligan starred\nfor the Kookaburras while Amanda Brosnan once more controlled matters in the\nmiddle for the Vikings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final\nScore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ulster\nKookaburras 1 \u2013 9 \u2013 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cork\nVikings 4 \u2013 2 \u2013 26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South\nDublin  Swans v Ulster Kookaburras <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The final game of the day was arguably the best. The Swans, still searching for their first competitive victory of the season started fast. Sorcha Nolan scored 2 quick for goals in the first half, the second after some good ground work by debutant Aisling Henry. The hoke side raced into a 3 goal lead thanks to some tireless work from Ciara Sexton and the tough tackling Maria Jos\u00e8 in the middle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Kookaburras soon steadied the ship through goals from Lea Casey and Siobhan Sherrin once more and soon found themselves in front. This time their kicking didn\u2019t fail them and the impressive Elaine Maguire also got on the scoresheet as the Kooks made sure of victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An admirable effort from the Dublin outfit, with Vanessa Sterry putting in a very good shift in the backline and Grace Quinlivan also impressive for the home side while Siobhan Sherrin and Elaine Maguire excelled for the Kooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Final\nScore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South\nDublin Swans 3 \u2013 3 \u2013 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ulster\nKookaburras 6 \u2013 7 \u2013 43<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great day\nif Women\u2019s Footy in Dublin which would have given the Banshees Management food\nfor thought as they were treated to some great displays throughout the\nCarnival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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