2007 National Camogie League

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National Camogie League 2007
Winners
Champions Cork (14th title)
Captain Gemma O'Connor
Runners-up
Runners-up Wexford

The 2007 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Cork, who defeated Wexford in the final, played at Nowlan Park. [1] [2]

Contents

The Final

A late Jennifer O'Leary pointed free brought the title to Cork. Wexford started strongly to hold a 0-8 to 0-3 half time lead thanks to good work in the midfield sector from Kate Kelly and Caroline Murphy, but Cork came back resolutely in the second half. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Maire Ni Scollai reported in the Irish Independent :

A spectacular goal-scoring spree from both sides between the 48th and 58th minutes ensured that the crowd were on the edge of their seats throughout.irish Independent May 7 2007

Goals from Jennifer O'Leary, Una O'Donoghue and Sile Burns within five minutes gave Cork a 3–6 to 0–9 lead with seven minutes to go, but two goals from Wexford full-forward Michelle Hearn meant the sides were level as the game headed for injury-time and O'Leary's late winner.

Wexford defeated Cork by 4-12 to 0-14 in the opening round of the championship six days later Rebels routed as Wexford hit back with a vengeance and went on to reverse the result in the All-Ireland final a few months later.

Division 2

The Division 2 final, known until 2005 as the National Junior League, was won by Limerick who defeated Cork intermediates in the final. The Division 3 final was won by Waterford who defeated Down by two points in the final.

Final stages

Cork 3-8 – 2-10 Wexford
Cork:
GK1 Aoife Murray (Cloughduv) Sub off.svg 42'Sub on.svg 46'
RCB2Joanne Callaghan (Cloughduv)
FB3Rosarie Holland (Barryroe)
LCB4Amanda Regan (Douglas)
RWB5 Rena Buckley (Inniscarra)
CB6 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB7Sara Hayes (Courcey Rovers_GAA)
MF8 Briege Corkery (Cloughduv) Sub off.svg 56'
MF9 Gemma O'Connor (St Finbarr's) (Captain) 0-2
RWF10 Orla Cotter (St Catherine’s)
CF11 Anna Geary (Milford) 0-1
LWF12 Jennifer O'Leary (Barryroe) 1-4
RCF13 Angela Walsh (Killeagh)
FF14 Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv) 1-1
LCF15Sile Burns (Rockbán) 1-0
Substitutes:
GKEileen Clifford (Na Piarsaigh for Murray Sub on.svg 42'Sub off.svg 48'
GK Aoife Murray (Cloughduv) for Clifford Sub on.svg 46'
MFJenny Duffy (St Finbarr’s) for Corkery Sub on.svg 56'
Wexford:
GK1 Mags D'Arcy (St Martin's)
RCB2 Deirdre Codd (Duffry Rovers) Sub off.svg 52'
FB3 Catherine O'Loughlin (Monageer-Boolavogue)
LCB4 Claire O'Connor (Rathnure)
RWB5 Noeleen Lambert (St Martin's)
CB6 Mary Leacy (Oulart–The Ballagh) (Captain)
LWB7 Áine Codd (Duffry Rovers) 0-1
MF8 Kate Kelly (St Ibar's) 0-5
MF9Caroline Murphy (Ferns) Sub off.svg 45' 0-2
RWF10Louise Codd (Duffry Rovers) Sub off.svg 35'
CF11Bróna Furlong (Duffry Rovers)
LWF12 Michelle O'Leary (Rathnure) Sub off.svg 42'
RCF13 Una Leacy (Oulart–The Ballagh) 0-2
FF14Michelle Hearne (Oulart–The Ballagh) 2-0
LCF15Bridget Curran (St Ibar's) Sub off.svg 42'
Substitutes:
RWF Katrina Parrock (St Ibar's) for L Codd Sub on.svg 35'
LCF Ursula Jacob (Oulart–The Ballagh) for Curran Sub on.svg 42'
MFRose-Marie Breen (Monageer-Boolavogue) for Murphy Sub on.svg 45'
rCBAvis Nolan (Monageer-Boolavogue) from Deirdre Codd Sub on.svg 66'

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 Evening Echo, May 7, 2007
  4. ↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, May 7, 2007
  5. ↑ Report of final in Irish Times, May 7, 2007
  6. ↑ Report of final in Irish Examiner, May 7, 2007
  7. ↑ Report of final in Irish News, May 7, 2007