Jane Adams (camogie)

Jane Adams

Personal information
Irish name	Síne Níc Ádhaimh
Sport	Camogie
Position	Centre field
Born	Antrim, Northern Ireland
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
	O'Donovan Rossa	?
Club titles
Ulster titles	4
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
	Antrim	?
Inter-county titles
All Stars	1
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Jane Adams is an Irish camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2008, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003.[1] and an Intermediate Soaring Star award in 2011. She was Ulster camogie player of the year three times. She captained Antrim to the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship in 2010.[2][3]

Career

From Upper Dunmurry Lane in Belfast, she played for St Malachy’s at primary school level and attended St Louise's before joining the O'Donovan Rossa club.[4] She won her first Junior All-Ireland medal in 1997 when Antrim defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final. She was Player of the match in the 2001 All-Ireland Intermediate final and won a second intermediate medal in 2003.[5]

All Ireland Club Championship

She won four Ulster Championships and one All-Ireland Title with Rossa, winning prominence as captain, play-maker and scorer of two goals and nine points as O'Donovan Rossa became the first Ulster club to win the All Ireland Club Championship in 2008.[6] She had previously scored 2-11 in the semi-final against Ballyboden St Enda's.[7]

References

1. "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
2. 2010 drawn Junior final Antrim 1-9 Waterford 1-9 report in Irish Times Archived 22 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, RTÉ online Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine and RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
3. 2010 junior final replay Antrim 2-10 Waterford 0-12 report in Irish Independent, RTÉ Online Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine and on camogie.ie^[permanent dead link‍]
4. History of camogie in Antrim in Andersonstown News Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
5. Jane Adams interviewed by Tom Humphries, Irish Times Nov 11 2008
6. O’Donovan Rossa 2-15 Drom & Inch 1-12 report on RTÉ online^[permanent dead link‍]
7. O’Donovan Rossa 3-18 Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-6 report in Irish Independent

External links

• Profile in Cúl4kidz magazine