(By Michelle Claffey)
Sunday 1st March saw three Navan RFC teams line out in Balreask Old in the Leinster League competition. On a day that Navan RFC fielded three teams, all games kicked off at 1pm. In advance of the game Navan RFC hosted a pre match brunch of 80 attendees of friends and family. This was an incredible achievement to host our 6th brunch in three years. Guest of honour was Fiona Coghlan, 2013 Grand Slam winning captain and RTÉ pundit. An honour for the club to host her on the day.
Leinster Women’s League Division 1
Navan 41 Balbriggan 22
Sunday 1st March | Balreask Old
Navan Women’s 1st’s had another dominant win against North-East rivals Balbriggan RFC. This was even with two key personnel missing with Alex Connor and Rosie Searle on Celtic Challenge duty. The team scored 8 tries on a comprehensive victory. On a blustery day Navan played with the wind and tried to keep the ball in hand to get through the phases.
Leinster Women’s League Division 6
Navan 19 Roscrea 17
Sunday 1st March | Balreask Old
Navan Women’s 2nd’s played against rivals Roscrea at home in Balreask Old in what promised to be a titanic battle between the two sides. From the outset Navan found field position and worked really hard to get go-forward ball from their forwards in particular
Martina O’Neill, Keelan O’Connor and Tara Quinn.
Navan 41 Dundalk 12
Sunday 1st March | Balreask Old
Navan Women’s 3rd squad played against close rivals Dundalk, with both sides needing a win to keep the league a chance. Niamh Callaghan with her first try for the club put Navan on the scoreboard. This was quickly followed up with a try by Alanna Kelly.
