Enniskillen U-18s travelled to Virginia to play the last of their cup matches on Sunday without Irish U-18 Sophie Barrett, as well as Ulster players Cora Balfour and Aoife Keaney.

It was a beautiful day for running rugby, and that is exactly what the crowd got, from the first whistle to the last.

Virginia started off with strong direct running and great ball retention, but the Skins’ defence held firm with Moya Hill and Keeva Corry putting in the trademark big hits.

The first score came when Hill’s pressure paid off as she intercepted a pass and ran 50 metres downfield to release the backs, with Sophie Meeke scoring her first of the day; 5-0.

The next score came from a turnover in the middle of the park by Farrah Cartin McCloskey who then released Paula Cirule, who made great ground down the wing before passing back inside to Niamh Johnston to touch down; Cartin McCloskey adding the extras, 12-0.

Then, two minutes later, Clara Woods, Zoe Elliott and Lauren Kelly combined well to send Sophie Meeke in for her second of the day from 40 yards out, converted again by Cartin McCloskey, who really had her kicking boots on; 19-0.

Another textbook turnover by Hill led to the next try, with Cartin McCloskey releasing Scarlett Keys, who timed her pass to perfection to release Cirule, who showed her pace and a clean pair of heels to run in from the halfway line.

Cartin McCloskey was again on target, to leave it 26-0 at half time.

The game restarted in the same vein. From the restart, Aine Reilly carried hard and the ball was passed out to Chloe Moore, who showed great pace to round the defence and score under the posts from her own half. Hill converted to make it 33-0.

Sophie Meeke ran in two more long-distance tries, both converted by Hill to stretch the advantage to 47-0.

From a line-out deep in Skins’ own 22, Ciara found a jumper at the tail and released the backline for Cartin McCloskey to show the opposition her pace and run under the posts from 90 metres; 52-0.

From the restart Keys decided she was not to be left out, and sprinted 60 metres under the post, with Hill converting to extend the lead to 59-0.

Virginia never gave up all day, and to their credit they ran in four unanswered tries before Scarlett rounded the day off with another long-range effort to leave it 66-20 at the finish.

Thanks must go to Virgina for all their effort.

All eyes now turn to the Cup Final next week in Rainey, where U-14s, U-16s and U-18s will all be competing for silverware on finals day.

A massive achievement for the club and the girls.