RUGBY ROUND UP: Three of a kind for Navan Women's Rugby

All the action from various Navan RFC sides who were playing over the weekend.

Navan 10

Old Belvedere 5

Stuart Byrne’s try proved decisive as Navan secured a hard-earned victory over Old Belvedere on Friday evening at Balreask Old in the Leinster Metro League Div 7. Conor Cribbin Hayes’ well-struck penalty was also crucial.

Navan - Richard Kennedy, Sam Fairbrother, Adam St Ledger, Eoin Wilson, Ronan McIlwaine, James Ennis, Stuart Byrne, Anton Hoey, Darragh Mink, Conor Cribbin Hayes, Jack Donnelly, Andrew Kiernan, Kallum Boles, Alex Meehan, Brian Cooney. Replacements - Darragh Creamer, Arron Puddick, Paul Maginn, Jamie Cullen, Patrick Finegan, Paul Caffrey, Eoghan Curtis.

Navan 41

Balbriggan 22

Navan were dominant in their Leinster Women’s League Div 1 win over Balbriggan at Balreask Old. Shona White got Navan off the mark before tries from Aine Castle, Sharon Lynch and Emily Jo White earned the home side a comfortable 24-12 half-time advantage. Lauren Kelly’s try just after the restart kept Navan firmly in the driving seat. White set up Michelle Claffey for a try under the posts before a fine team move that was finished off with Sophia Murdock crossing the line capped a fantastic performance

Navan - Emily Jo White, Sharon Lynch, Ava Kiechler, Emma Looby, Shona White, Katie Kearney, Ava Galvin, Aoife Ryan, Anita Lennon, Anna Bolger, Sophia Murdock, Michelle Claffey, Molly Fitzgerald, Áine Castles, Lauren Kelly. Replacements - Lauren Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Lowry, Louise Crinion, Lillian Brady, Jackie Shiels, Allie Flynn.

Navan 19

Roscrea 17

Navan narrowly came out on top of a Titanic battle with Roscrea in the Leinster Women's League Div 6 at Balreask Old on Sunday. Louise Coyle had a moment of individual brilliance as she kicked through and jumped on the ball to score Navan’s first try. Sinead Ryan also crossed to put Navan ahead by 19-5 at half-time. Roscrea almost completed a stunning comeback in the second-half but Navan closed out well.

Navan - Mary-Louise Bridgeman, Sinead Ryan, Anna Mennis, Mairead Carty, Victoria Quinn, Keelan O’Connor, Tara Quinn, Martina O’Neill, Paula Keating, Ciara Quinn, Sophia FitzHerbert, Anna McGarry, Louise Coyle, Molly Egan, Leanne O’Neill. Replacements - Róisín Watters, Thanuja Dharmasena, Shaunagh Keogan, Kym McGrath, Alanna Kelly.

Navan 41

Dundalk 12

Navan made light work of Dundalk on Sunday in the Leinster Womens league Div 6 at Balreask Old. Tries from Niamh Callaghan, Shannon Mead, Mia Kavanagh and a brace from Alanna Kelly earned Navan a 27-0 half-time lead. Navan continued their dominance in the second-half with tries from Anna Marchant and Aoife White.

Navan - Hannah Ettie, Chelsea McGroarty, Niamh Callaghan, Anna Marchant, Shannon Mead, Niamh Yourell, Mia Kavanagh, Sarah White, Kelly Harris, Geraldine Lynch, Rhiannon Hoey, Aoife White, Alanna Kelly, Sue Nesbitt, Tanya Gilbane, Kellie Behan, Katie Bellew, Sasha Guirey.

Navan 29

Wanderers 33

Lachlan Maguire scored a brace of tries as Navan were just edged out by Wanderers in this Leinster JP Fanagan u-20 clash at Balreask Old. Noah Kavanagh, Declan O’Connor and Caolan Duffy also crossed for tries but it wasn't enough for the home side.

Navan - Jack Smith, Caolan Duffy, Thomas Kearns, Ben O’Hare, Alexander Iljin, Keelan McKenna, Luke Kennedy, Robin Hamill, Noah Kavanagh, Evan Whyte, Ciall Flynn, Declan O’Connor, Michael Callaghan, Lachlan Maguire, Sean Newlands. Replacements - Alessandro Maltese, Cian McMahon, Cian Egan, Simon Dizon, Conor Browne, Luke Griffin, Eoin McSherry.

Navan 30

Naas 25

The boot of Lorcan Craik was vital to Navan as they got their Tom Darcy u-18 Cup campaign off to a winning start against Naas in Balreask Old on Saturday. Craik slotted two conversions, a penalty and a drop goal. Craik scored one of four Navan tries while Rihan Faherty, Oshan Varney and Conor Goodwin also registered tries.

Navan - James Martin, Daniel Robinson, Antonio Rattigan, Killian McAniff, David Hanratty, Myles Doyle, Conor Goodwin, Rhian Faherty, Cillian Murphy, Eoin Burke, Aidan Lynch, Lorcan Craik, Daniel Heverin, Dylan McGuinness, Luke Brady. Replacements - Josh Collins, Oshan Varney, Darren Murphy, Eamon Berwick, Daniel Kenny, Sam Wall, Sean Curtis, Aaron Looby.

Navan 0

Portdara 24

Despite the final scoreline, Navan produced a determined and spirited performance on Saturday in the Leinster u-14 Girls Cup against Portdara at Bakreask Old. At half-time the scoreboard reflected the intensity of the battle as no score was registered in the first-half. Portdara seized momentum and took control in the second-half .

Navan - Michaela Spillane, Libbie Horan, Sophie Lee, Zoe Geraghty, Finley Clarke, Holly Owens, Chloe Goodwin, Alice Larkin, Cara Reynolds, Leah McLoughlin, Cadhla Wall, Fiadh Stafford, Rory Mai Daly, Fiadh Stafford, Róisín Regan. Replacements - Abby Colwell Brady, Isabel Nixon, Croi Rubi Dunne, Alayna Gilleece, Kate Finnegan, Ella Vasselin.