2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship

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2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
Winners
Champions Kilkenny (1st title)
Runners-up
Runners-up Galway

The 2006 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship is a competition for age graded development squad county teams in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Galway by 11 points in the final, played at Nenagh. [1] [2]

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Arrangements

Until 2005 the term minor was applied to the Al-Ireland under-16 camogie championship. W report in 2004 on the state of the game recommended bthat a minor under-18 championship, similar to other Gaelic game be introduced. A cup for the new competition was named for Síghle Nic an Ultaigh. Galway raced into a four-point lead against Cork in the semi-final at Glen Rovers’ grounds as Jessica Gill and Noreen Coen caused problems for the Cork defence and ran out winnersby 2–12 to 1–5. Michelle Quilty scored 3–2 as Kilkenny defeated Tipperary in the semi-final at Holycross. Laura Kavanagh scored two goals for Kilkenny.

The Final

Kilkenny made several positional switches for the final against Galway at Nenagh. Sinéad Walsh, Leanne Fennelly and Kate McDonald excelled in defence; Colette Dormer, Anne Dalton and Lucinda Gahan impressed in the middle of the field; and all the forwards scored. [3] [4] [5] [6]

B Division

The Minor B final was won by Down who defeated Antrim by a single point in a dramatic final, 5-8 to 6-4. Down led 2–2 to 1–4 at half time. Derry had three goals in the first four minutes of the second-half, then Antrim rallied and closed the gap to one point with ten minutes remaining. Raquel McCarry and Sara Louise Carr swapped spectacular goals toward the end. [7]

Final stages

Kilkenny 4-10 – 2-5 Galway
Nenagh
Kilkenny:
GK1 Sinéad Walsh (James Stephens)
RCB2 Leanne Fennelly (Mullinavat)
FB3 Kate McDonald (Thomastown)
LCB4 Sarah Shore (St Martin’s)
RWB5 Noreen O'Keeffe (St Martin’s)
CB6 Collette Dormer (Paulstown)
LWB7 Eilish Cantwell (St Martin’s)
MF8 Lucinda Gahan (Mullinavat) (captain) 1-0
MF9 Anne Dalton (St Lachtain’s)
RWF10 Mary Dalton (St Lachtain’s) 0-2 (0-1 free)
CF11 Edwina Keane (St Martin’s) Sub off.svg 30'
LWF12 Katie Power (Piltown) 0-1
RCF13 Laura Kavanagh (Emeralds) 1-2 Sub off.svg 49'
FF14 Marie Dargan (St Martin’s) 2-1
LCF15 Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) 0-1
Substitutes:
MF Anne Marie Phelan (Windgap) for Edwina Keane Sub on.svg 30'
FF Sarah O'Mahony (Rower-Inistioge) for Laura Kavanagh Sub on.svg 49'
RB Paula Butler (Mullinavat)
Galway:
GK1 Stephanie Gannon
RCB2 Emer Haverty
FB3 Mary Ward
LCB4 Aisling Hobbins
RWB5 Sara Noone
CB6 Niamh Kilkenny
LWB7 Julie Brien
MF8 Lorraine Ryan
MF9 Paula Kenny
RWF10 Jessica Gill 0–1
CF11 Catríona Cormican
LWF12 Marian Farragher
RCF13 Noreen Coen 0–2
FF14 Martina Conroy 0-1
LCF15 Richelle O'Brien 2–1
Substitutes:
MF Gemma Lohan Sub on.svg 30'
FF Michelle Glynn Sub on.svg 49'

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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. All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Independent, October 1, 2006
  4. Report of final in Irish Times, October 1, 2006
  5. Report of final in Irish Examiner, October 1, 2006
  6. Report of final in Irish News, October 1, 2006
  7. 2006 minor b Down 5-8 Antrim 6-4 report on Hogan Stand Archived 2010-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
2006 – present
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