21 Aug Navan RFC Stars Named in Leinster Squads This Weekend!
It is shaping up to be another massive weekend of Interprovincial rugby for Navan RFC, with four of our club’s talented players selected across Leinster Senior and Youth matchday squads for their Saturday fixtures!
Senior Women vs Ulster
Following her impressive first senior start against Connacht last weekend, Alex Connor retains her place in Head Coach Sana Govender’s matchday 23 as the Leinster Senior Women take on Ulster in Round 3 of the Vodafone Interprovincial Championship.
- Fixture: Leinster Rugby Women vs Ulster Rugby
- Date & Time: Saturday, 22nd August | KO: 2:30 PM
- Venue: Affidea Stadium
- Coverage: Live on the Spórt TG4 YouTube channel
Alex will provide vital scrum-half impact off the bench as Leinster look to maintain their winning momentum following last weekend’s 36-21 victory at Energia Park.
Leinster Senior Women’s Matchday Squad
(Origin Club / Current Club)
- Stacey Flood (Railway Union RFC)
- Robyn O’Connor (Wexford Wanderers / Old Belvedere RFC)
- Aoife Dalton (Tullamore RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)
- Eve Higgins (MU Barnhall RFC / Railway Union RFC)
- Vicky Elmes Kinlan (Wicklow RFC)
- Ellie O’Sullivan Sexton (Mullingar RFC / Old Belvedere)
- Katie Whelan (Enniscorthy RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)
- Caoimhe Molloy (Gorey RFC / Wicklow RFC)
- Sarah Delaney (PortDara Falcons / Blackrock College RFC) CAPTAIN
- Linda Djougang (Wanderers FC / Old Belvedere RFC)
- Ruth Campbell (Naas RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)
- Alma Atagamen (Balbriggan RFC)
- Regan Casey (University of Victoria / Blackrock College RFC)
- Kathy Baker (St Mary’s College RFC / Blackrock College RFC)
- Erin King (Naas RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)
Replacements: 16. Emma Jane Wilson (Cill Dara RFC / PortDara Falcons) 17. Hannah Wilson (Cill Dara RFC / Old Belvedere RFC) 18. Hope Lowney (MU Barnhall)* 19. Kate Jordan (Naas RFC / Blackrock College) 20. Nikki Gibson (Ratoath RFC / Blackrock College) 21. Alex Connor (Navan RFC) 22. Niamh Murphy (PortDara Falcons / Galwegians RFC) 23. Amy Larn (Athy RFC / Old Belvedere RFC)*
*Denotes uncapped player
Official Link: 🔗 Leinster Make Eight Changes for Ulster Clash
U18 Boys Club/Youths vs Connacht
Fresh off an impressive 33-5 victory over Ulster, Head Coach Ken Moore has named his Leinster U18 Boys Clubs team to face Connacht in Creggs RFC. Navan RFC’s Conor Martin and Jimmy Shorten both retain their places in the starting XV!
- Fixture: Leinster U18 Boys Clubs vs Connacht
- Date & Time: Saturday, 22nd August | KO: 1:00 PM
- Venue: Creggs RFC
Conor Martin starts once again at scrum-half, pulling the strings after a sharp performance last Sunday, while Jimmy Shorten moves from the back row into the second row to bring power and athleticism to the tight five.
Leinster U18 Boys Clubs Matchday Squad
- Joe Costello (Naas RFC)
- Dennis Phelan (Portlaoise RFC)
- Excell Ekemhenrekhian (Portlaoise RFC)
- Ciaran Dunne (Portlaoise RFC)
- Jimmy Shorten (Navan RFC)
- Aidan Tamming (Naas RFC) CAPTAIN
- Jed Conroy (Suttonians RFC)
- Killian James (Portarlington RFC)
- Conor Martin (Navan RFC)
- Channing Dafel (Mullingar RFC)
- Rocco Quigley (Enniscorthy RFC)
- Byron O’Hara (Terenure College RFC)
- Harry Ward (Naas RFC)
- Michael Redmond (Tullow RFC)
- Leon Regan (Boyne RFC)
Replacements:
- CJ Jones (Malahide RFC) 17. Eoghan Saunders (Terenure College RFC) 18. Olly Quinn (Wicklow RFC) 19. Joe Codd (Wexford Wanderers RFC) 20. Cian MacDonald (Suttonians RFC) 21. Iarla Sheahan (Birr RFC) 22. Scott O’Shea (Kilkenny RFC) 23. Sirio Scalabrino Noone (Suttonians RFC)
Official Link: 🔗 Moore Names U-18 Boys Clubs Team to Face Connacht
Leinster U18 Girls Squad vs Ulster
There is fantastic news from our Youth Girls setup as Maggie Kerins fresh from claiming a Bronze Medal at the previous week earns a spot in Head Coach Charlie Doel’s Leinster U18 Girls matchday 23!
- Fixture: Leinster U18 Girls vs Ulster
- Date & Time: Saturday, 22nd August | KO: 11:30 AM
- Venue: Affidea Stadium
Maggie is named among the replacements as Leinster look to build on their dominant 62-19 victory over Connacht last weekend. A win on Saturday will secure Leinster’s place in the final next Sunday at Mullingar RFC!
Leinster U18 Girls Matchday Squad
- Robyn O’Reilly (Tullamore RFC)
- Lily Harney (Naas RFC)
- Saffron Adams (Portlaoise RFC)
- Catherine Murphy (Athy RFC)
- Anna Cosgrove (Dundalk RFC)
- Sophia White (Arklow RFC)
- Maebh Ni Cholla (Tullamore RFC)
- Lauren Shevlin (Dundalk RFC)
- Aimee Deering (Cill Dara RFC)
- Simi Shanu (De La Salle Palmerston FC)
- Mila Mihajlovic (Portarlington RFC)
- Eimear Duffy (Ardee RFC)
- Lily Brophy (Portlaoise RFC)
- Milita Valteryte (Dundalk RFC)
- Emily Miller (Cill Dara RFC) CAPTAIN
Replacements:
- Zoe Byrne (Arklow RFC) 17. Emily Quinn (Longford RFC) 18. Lucy Noons (Cill Dara RFC) 19. Ruby Osumah (Tullamore RFC) 20. Niamh Pollard (MU Barnhall RFC) 21. Maggie Kerins (Navan RFC) 22. Amy O’Brien (Gorey RFC) 23. Caoimhe O’Mahony (Mullingar RFC).
Official Link: 🔗 U-18 Girls Make Six Changes for Trip Up North
Best of luck to Alex, Conor, Jimmy, Maggie, and all the Leinster teams in action this weekend