WU16 | Review of 2021

It was a year of change for the Republic of Ireland Women's Under-16s with Tom Elmes taking over as Head Coach and setting a new direction.

Across four games, the team scored seven goals and recorded one clean sheet with 33 players seeing game-time overall.

There were two games in Waterford against England before they travelled to Newport for back-to-back games against Wales later in the year.

Before the Christmas break, Elmes also got to see the team in a behind-closed-doors outing against Northern Ireland.

Results
06.07.21 |
Ireland 2-2 England
09.07.21 | Ireland 0-3 England
20.11.21 | Wales 0-1 Ireland
22.11.21 | Wales 1-4 Ireland

Appearances
4 – Skye Corcoran, Grace Flanagan, Aoife Kelly, Joy Ralph, Lia O'Leary
2 – Anna Cantwell, Ellen Dolan, Eve Dossen, Jess Fitzgerald, Grace Fitzpatrick, Isabelle Fitzpatrick, Aoibhe Fleming, Ruby Gallagher, Jill Giles, Katie Keane, Abbie Larkin, Katie Law, Katie Lawlee, Ellie Long, Jodie Loughrey, Keri Loughrey, Heidi Macken, Mia McGonnell, Ellie O'Brien, Tara O'Hanlon, Orlaith O'Mahony, Heidi O'Sullivan, Rola Olusola, Kate Thompson, Niamh Tyrell
1 – Summer Lawless, Alice Lillie, Nicole Nix

Goals
1 – Grace Flanagan, Aoibhe Fleming, Jodie Loughrey, Heidi Macken, Tara O'Hanlon, Lia O'Leary, Joy Ralph

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