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Picture gallery as Rainey book place in final of rugby’s Suzanne Fleming Shield where they will face Lisburn… Ballymena reach Fleming Cup final while Cooke score notable All Ireland league win

Portadown-Rainey scrum

RAINEY and Lisburn will meet in the final of the women’s rugby Suzanne Fleming Shield. Rainey booked their place with a 10-0 win over Portadown while Lisburn were emphatic 60-0 winners over Ophir Women.

Ballymena are still waiting to discover who they will face in the Suzanne Fleming Cup final. 

Ballymena had a comfortable 60-0 home win over Championship B side Queens University 2XV in their semi-final. The hotly anticipated Virginia v Clogher Valley semi unfortunately  succumbed to the weather and will have to be re-arranged.

In the Energia All Ireland women’s league, Cooke have swapped places with Ballincollig after beating the Cork side 29-17, moving up to 8th in the 10-team division.

Cooke try scorers were Niamh Marley, Enya Hughes 2, Molly Boyd, Katie Gilmour with two conversions by Amanda Morton.

 Women’s Results

CompetitionHomePointsAwayPoints
Womens Premiership- Phase 2Queens University Women39Ballynahinch Women0
Womens Premiership- Phase 2Banbridge Women41Omagh Women15
Suzanne Fleming CupBallymena Women60Queens University Women 20
Suzanne Fleming ShieldPortadown Women0Rainey  Women10
Suzanne Fleming ShieldLisburn Women60Ophir Women0
Women’s AIL Cooke 29Ballincollig 19
Portadown v Rainey action (below) Rainey in red

Cooke winners against Ballincollig