UL-Bohemian's seek to retain All-Ireland League Women’s Division title

THE Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division season, which began back in late September, comes to a climax tomorrow, Sunday, when holders UL-Bohemian take on Railway Union in the final at the Aviva Stadium at 1.30pm – live on TG4.

UL-Bohemian lifted the Women’s Division trophy last April for the first time since 2018. They overcame Railway Union 48-38 in a fantastic 14-try shootout which saw player-of-the-match Chisom Ugwueru shine with a hat-trick of tries.

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The Annacotty side won a record 14th All-Ireland League title in Fiona Hayes’ first season back as their head coach. The former Ireland prop previously captained the Limerick club to back-to-back AIL successes in 2017 and 2018.

That was the last time that the Women’s Division has had back-to-back champions, with Railway Union breaking through as winners in both 2019 and 2022, and Blackrock College also ending their 14-year wait for All-Ireland League glory.

In their two previous AIL final victories, Railway Union beat UL Bohs 13-8 at Energia Park six years ago, and saw off Blackrock 24-18 in Donnybrook in February 2022. They have also lost deciders to Blackrock (December 2022) and UL (2024).

UL-Bohemian topped the table and regained the league silverware last season after losing just one game out of 17. Railway are aiming to complete an unbeaten league run on Sunday, with their 37-24 semi-final win over Old Belvedere coming on the back of a perfect 18 straight victories during the regular season.