1994 National Camogie League

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National Camogie League 1994
Winners
Champions Galway (1st title)
Captain Deirdre Costello
Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
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]

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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

Galway 1-13 – 1-8 Tipperary
Galway:
GK1 Tracey Laheen
RCB2 Olive Costello (Sarsfields)
FB3 Sheila Coen
LCB4 Bridget Kilgannon
RWB5 Carmel Allen (Craughwell)
CB6 Brid Stratford (Sarsfields)
LWB7 Pamela Nevin (Mullagh)
MF8 Imelda Maher (Athenry) Sub off.svg 28'
MF9 Bridget Fahy
RWF10 Alice Murphy Sub off.svg 32'
CF11 Sharon Glynn (Pearses) 0-10 (0-9 frees)
LWF12 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh) 1-0
RCF13 Olivia Broderick (Davitts)
FF14 Deirdre Costello (Davitts) 0-1
LCF15 Ann Ryan
Substitutes:
MF Dympna Maher (Athenry) for Imelda Maher Sub on.svg 28'
RWF Martina Harkins (Pearses) for Alice Murphy Sub on.svg 32'
Tipperary:
GK1 Ailish Delaney (Toomevara)
RCB2 Ann Gleeson (Holycross/Ballycahill)
FB3 Theresa Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LCB4 Siobhan Cusack (Toomevara)
RWB5 Regina O'Meara (Toomevara)
CB6 Cora Kennedy (Toomevara)
LWB7 Claire Madden (Portroe)
MF8 Meadhbh Stokes (Clonmel)
MF9 Kaiffe Maloney (Cashel)
RWF10 Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara) 1-7 (0-6 frees, 1 65)
CF11 Catherine Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LWF12 Helen Kiely (Drom-Inch)
RCF13 Gillian O'Neill (Thurles)
FF14 Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) 0-1 free
LCF15 Ann Gleeson (Toomevara)

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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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