1994 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 1994
Winners
ChampionsGalway (1st title)
CaptainDeirdre Costello
Runners-up
Runners-upTipperary
ManagerJohn Kennedy

The 1994 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway for the first time, defeating Tipperary in the final, played at Ballinasloe.[1][2]

Arrangements

For the second season the National League was played on an experimental basis with 15-a-side in advance of camogie moving to the 15-a-side game in 1999. Tipperary, who had won the Intermediate Championship in 1996, entered the senior league to gain some experience of playing at this level and defeated Wexford, Kildare, Clare and surprised Kilkenny 4-8 to 2-7 in the semi-final to reach their first final since the 1976-77 season. Deirdre Hughes scored 3-3 and Noelle Kennedy 1-8 in the semi-final. Galway pulled off a surprise in the other semi-final as two first half goals by Olivia Broderick gave them the platform to defeat Cork by 5-10 to 2-6.

The Final

Galway opened up an early 0-4 to 0-1 lead in the sunshine in the final before Noelle Kennedy put the sides level with a well taken goal for Tipeperary.[3][4][5][6][7] The sides were level four times between then and half time when the score was Galway -0-7 Tipperary 1-4. Galway broke clear at the beginning of the second half and opened up a five-point lead through two points by Sharon Glynn and a goal by Imelda Hobbins.

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Armagh who defeated Cork intermediates in the final.

Final stages

Galway1-13 – 1-8Tipperary
Galway:
GK 1 Tracey Laheen
RCB 2 Olive Costello (Sarsfields)
FB 3 Sheila Coen
LCB 4 Bridget Kilgannon
RWB 5 Carmel Allen (Craughwell)
CB 6 Brid Stratford (Sarsfields)
LWB 7 Pamela Nevin (Mullagh)
MF 8 Imelda Maher (Athenry) downward-facing red arrow 28'
MF 9 Bridget Fahy
RWF 10 Alice Murphy downward-facing red arrow 32'
CF 11 Sharon Glynn (Pearses) 0-10 (0-9 frees)
LWF 12 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh) 1-0
RCF 13 Olivia Broderick (Davitts)
FF 14 Deirdre Costello (Davitts) 0-1
LCF 15 Ann Ryan
Substitutes:
MF Dympna Maher (Athenry) for Imelda Maher upward-facing green arrow 28'
RWF Martina Harkins (Pearses) for Alice Murphy upward-facing green arrow 32'
Tipperary:
GK 1 Ailish Delaney (Toomevara)
RCB 2 Ann Gleeson (Holycross/Ballycahill)
FB 3 Theresa Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LCB 4 Siobhan Cusack (Toomevara)
RWB 5 Regina O'Meara (Toomevara)
CB 6 Cora Kennedy (Toomevara)
LWB 7 Claire Madden (Portroe)
MF 8 Meadhbh Stokes (Clonmel)
MF 9 Kaiffe Maloney (Cashel)
RWF 10 Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara) 1-7 (0-6 frees, 1 65)
CF 11 Catherine Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LWF 12 Helen Kiely (Drom-Inch)
RCF 13 Gillian O'Neill (Thurles)
FF 14 Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) 0-1 free
LCF 15 Ann Gleeson (Toomevara)

References

  1. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. ^ National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. ^ Report of final in Irish Press, June 13, 1994
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, June 13, 1994
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, June 13, 1994
  6. ^ Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 13, 1994
  7. ^ Report of final in Irish News, June 13, 1994
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