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 Síle 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'
RCB2 Joanne O'Callaghan (Cloughduv)
FB3 Rosarie Holland (Barryroe)
LCB4 Amanda O'Regan (Douglas)
RWB5 Rena Buckley (Inniscarra)
CB6 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB7 Sara 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
LCF15 Síle Burns (Rockbán) 1-0
Substitutes:
GK Eileen Clifford (Na Piarsaigh for Murray Sub on.svg 42'Sub off.svg 48'
GK Aoife Murray (Cloughduv) for Clifford Sub on.svg 46'
MF Jenny 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
MF9 Caroline Murphy Ferns) Sub off.svg 45' 0-2
RWF10 Louise Codd (Duffry Rovers) Sub off.svg 35'
CF11 Bróna Furlong (Duffry Rovers)
LWF12 Michelle O'Leary (Rathnure) Sub off.svg 42'
RCF13 Una Leacy (Oulart-The Ballagh) 0-2
FF14 Michelle Hearne (Oulart-The Ballagh) 2-0
LCF15 Bridget 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'
MF Rose-Marie Breen (Monageer-Boolavogue) for Murphy Sub on.svg 45'
rCB Avis Nolan (Monageer-Boolavogue) from Deirdre Codd Sub on.svg 66'

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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 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
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1977 – present
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