Sean Carley looks back on the weekend in sport which includes: defeat for the Galway Footballers and Hurlers in the opening round of the National Football and Hurling Leagues, victory for the Galway Ladies Footballers away to Meath, a historic evening at Dexcom Stadium sees Connacht lose out to Leinster, the Galway League qualifying for the Oscar Traynor Cup Final and a successful weekend for Maigh Cuilinn, Titans and Maree in Basketball.

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Weekend results below:

Gaelic Games  

National Football League Division 1 

Mayo 3-18 Galway 2-18 

Donegal 1-20 Dublin 0-20  

Kerry 2-18 Roscommon 1-20 

Armagh 1-27 Monaghan 0-18 

National Football League Division 2 

Meath 0-19 Derry 1-13 

Tyrone 2-16 Kildare 1-19 

Cork 0-24 Cavan 2-17 

Louth 1-21 Offaly 0-19 

National Football League Division 3 

Down 2-19 Clare 2-14 

Laois 1-10 Limerick 0-13 

Wexford 1-13 Fermanagh 0-12  

Westmeath 2-14 Sligo 1-16 

National Football League Division 4 

The game between Waterford and Longford was postponed due to an unplayable pitch 

Carlow 2-16 Antrim 1-15 

London 0-21 Tipperary 0-21 

Wicklow 1-17 Leitrim 2-13 

National Hurling League Division 1A 

Tipperary 1-21 Galway 1-16  

Kilkenny 0-20 Offaly 0-16 

Cork 3-25 Waterford 1-17 

National Hurling League Division 1B 

Carlow 2-18 Down 1-11 

Wexford 1-13 Antrim 1-12 

Clare 3-18 Dublin 1-22 

National Hurling League Division 2 

Meath 1-20 London 1-10 

Kerry 5-23 Derry 0-12 

Laois 6-23 Mayo 0-12  

National Hurling League Division 3 

Louth 1-20 Armagh 1-15 

Roscommon 2-15 Wicklow 1-16 

Donegal 3-23 Tyrone 1-18 

National Hurling League Division 4 

Cavan 3-13 Warwickshire 1-13 

Longford 2-17 Leitrim 0-20 

Sligo 2-20 Monaghan 0-8 

Ladies National Football League Division 1 

Galway 0-16 Meath 0-8 

Kerry 2-9 Dublin 0-9  

Cork 1-10 Kildare 2-7 

Waterford 2-14 Armagh 0-8 

Ladies National Football League Division 2 

Tipperary 2-12 Wexford 2-9 

Donegal 2-11 Westmeath 1-6 

Tyrone 7-11 Monaghan 0-11 

Cavan 1-13 Mayo 1-13 

Ladies National Football League Division 3 

Antrim 3-15 Clare 1-9 

Roscommon 3-6 Limerick 0-8 

Down 3-6 Louth 1-12 

Laois 3-13 Fermanagh 3-13 

Ladies National Football League Division 4 

Longford 3-8 Wicklow 0-7 

Carlow 1-15 Antrim 1-15 

Sligo 1-20 Derry 2-8 

Leitrim 1-11 Offaly 1-8 

Leinster Junior B Club Hurling Championship Semi-Final 

Tommy Larkins 0-16 Naas 0-6 

All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Senior B Semi-Final 

Presentation College Waterford 1-12 Portumna Community School 1-10 

Rugby 

United Rugby Championship 

Leinster 34 Connacht 23  

Munster 22 Dragons 20 

Scarlets 27 Ulster 22  

Bulls 19 Edinburgh 17  

Ospreys 24 Lions 24 

Sharks 30 Stormers 19  

Glasgow Warriors 26 Zebre 21  

Cardiff 17 Benetton 8 

Energia All-Ireland League Division 2A 

Cashel 12 Corinthians 5  

Ballymena 26 Banbridge 22  

Dungannon 17 Old Crescent 13 

Barnhall 11 Greystones 3 

Shannon 34 Wanderers 17 

Corinthians have played 11 games and sit in 6th place on 26 points. 2 points behind Greystones. 

Corinthians host 3rd placed Shannon next weekend. 

Energia All-Ireland League Division 2B 

Galwegians 50 Navan 15 

Clogher Valley 26 Skerries 0 

Rainey 23 Buccaneers 22 

Sligo 39 Enniscorthy 15 

UL Bohs 40 Malone 17 

Galwegians are 11 wins from 11 and 15 points clear of second placed Clogher Valley. 

Galwegians will make the trip to Enniscorthy next weekend. 

Energia All-Ireland League Women’s Division 1 

Galwegians 15 Old Belvedere 10  

Ballincollig 19 Tullow 5 

Railway Union 73 Cooke 0 

UL Bohs 41 Wicklow 7 

Blackrock College 38 Ennis 12 

After playing 12 games Galwegians are in 5th place on 31 points, 13 points behind 4th placed Old Belvedere in the semi-final places. 

Galwegians don’t play next weekend but return to action with a home game against UL Bohs on February 7th.  

Soccer 

Oscar Traynor Cup Semi-Final 

Galway League 4 Wexford League 0 

Limerick League 2 Donegal League 1 AET 

Galway FA Men’s Championship 

Galway Hibs 3 Colga B 2 

Maree/Oranmore B 1 Knocknacarra 3 

Corrib Rangers 3 Dynamo Blues 2 

Salthill Devon B 3 Corofin United 0 

St. Bernard’s 3 Loughrea 0 

FAI Youth Cup 

Maree/Oranmore 5 Broadford 2 

Mervue United 0 St. Francis 3 

Parkville United 0 Kinvara United 7 

English Premier League 

West Ham United 3 Sunderland 1 

Burnley 2 Tottenham Hotspur 2 

Fulham 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 

Manchester City 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

AFC Bournemouth 3 Liverpool 2 

Brentford 0 Nottingham Forest 2 

Crystal Palace 1 Chelsea 3 

Newcastle United 0 Aston Villa 2 

Arsenal 2 Manchester United 3 

National Basketball League Men’s Division One 

Maigh Cuilinn 76 Ulster University 59 

Maree 106 Team North West 50  

Titans 88 Moy Tolka Rovers 63 

ND Audit Portlaoise Panthers 84 Templeogue 79 

Carrick Cruisers 81 Limerick Sport Eagles 72  

Malahide 104 Killarney Cougars 81 

SPK Utility Trust Lakers 87 Dublin Lions 83 

Drogheda Wolves 98 Tipp Talons 60 

The win sends Maree up to 5th on 27 points, Titans are in 7th on 24 points and Maigh Cuilinn are 11th on 21 points in a very condensed League Table. 

National Basketball League Women’s Division One 

Limerick Celtics 87 University of Galway Mystics 70 

Templeogue 76 Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 48 

Cleveland Rockets 66 Limerick Spork Huskies 58  

Swords Thunder 72 Clunetech Kilkenny Stars 62 

Moy Tolka Rovers 80 Dublin Raiders 57 

After 12 games played, Mystics sit in 8th place on 12 points.