2006 National Camogie League

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National Camogie League 2006
Winners
Champions Cork (13th title)
Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary

The 2006 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Tipperary in the final, played at Thurles. [1]

Contents

The Final

The final was played immediately after the 2006 Munster Senior Hurling Championship match between Tipperary and Limerick. [2] Cork settled well despite having to wait 12 minutes for their opening score. Tipperary got the better start with a Claire Grogan free after just a minute and a half. It took Cork another 10 minutes to open the scoring, when Jennifer O'Leary sent over the first of her four frees. An Emily Hayden goal gave Tipperary a 2-2 to 0-5 half time lead. Eimear Dillon scored a Cork goal on the restart to level the scores and from then on Cork were in full control.

Division 2

The Division 2 final, known until 2005 as the National Junior League, was won by Kilkenny intermediates who defeated Dublin in the final. The Division 3 final was won by Clare who defeated Derry in the final.

Final stages

Cork 2-7 – 2-5 Tipperary
Cork:
GK1 Aoife Murray (Cloughduv)
RCB2Joanne Callaghan (Cloughduv) (capt)
FB3 Cathriona Foley (Rockbán)
LCB4Amanda Regan (Douglas)
RWB5 Briege Corkery (Cloughduv)
CB6 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB7 Anna Geary (Milford)
MF8 Gemma O'Connor (St Finbarr's)
MF9Rachel Maloney (Courcey Rovers)
RWF10 Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv)
CF11 Jennifer O'Leary (Barryroe) (1-4, 0-4 frees)
LWF12 Angela Walsh (Killeagh) (0-2)
RCF13Eimear Dillon (Ballygarvan) (1-1)
FF14Sarah O'Donovan (Cloughduv)
LCF15 Elaine Burke (Valley Rovers) Sub off.svg 51'
Substitutes:
LCFEmer Watson (Milford) for Burke Sub on.svg 51'
Tipperary:
GK1 Jovita Delaney (Cashel)
RCB2 Suzanne Kelly (Toomevara)
FB3 Una O'Dwyer (Cashel)
LCB4Marie Tynan (Drom-Inch)
RWB5Sinéad Nealon (Burgess)
CB6Julia Kirwan (Moneygall)
LWB7Marie Shortt (Drom-Inch)
MF8 Philly Fogarty (Cashel) (capt)
MF9Trish O'Halloran (Nenagh Éire Óg)
RWF10Cora Hennessy (Cashel) Sub off.svg Half time'
CF11 Emily Hayden (Cashel) (1-0)
LWF12 Claire Grogan (Cashel) (0-5 frees)
RCF13 Eimear McDonnell (Burgess)
FF14Geraldine Kinnane (Drom-Inch) (1-0)
LCF15 Joanne Ryan (Drom-Inch) Sub off.svg 49'
Substitutes:
RWF Jill Horan (Cashel) for Hennessey Sub on.svg Half time'
LCFLorraine Bourke (Drom & Inch) for Ryan Sub on.svg 49'

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. "Cork beat great rivals in a classic", The Irish Times , 15 May 2006, retrieved 5 October 2022
Preceded by National Camogie League
1977 – present
Succeeded by