2008 National Camogie League

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National Camogie League 2008
Tournament details
Date8 February-25 April
Teams22 (7 in Div 1, 6 counties enter 2 teams)
Winners
Champions Kilkenny (10th title)
Captain Aoife Neary
Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Manager Tony Ward
Captain Therese Maher
Other
Matches played15

The 2008 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny. [1] [2]

Contents

Arrangements

Kilkenny were attempting to win to the League title for the first time since 1993, and on home soil, there was pressure on them to achieve that feat. Kilkenny had defeated then All-Ireland champions Wexford, 2-11 to 1-11, before travelling to Cork to overcome the rebels 0-8 to 1-4 on a wind- swept blustery day to qualify for a league final. [3]

Final

In the league final, Galway led 0-11 to 1-5 at the interval, with an Aoife Neary goal late in the first-half giving Kilkenny hope. Further second-half from Michelle Quilty and substitute Edwina Keane gave Kilkenny victory with Sinead Millea member of the 1993 National league winning campaign top scorer with 0-5 all from frees.

Aoife Neary was named player of the match.

Division 2

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

Final stages

Kilkenny 3-11 0-17 Galway
Sinead Millea 0-6 (0-5 frees 0-1’45), Aoife Neary 1-2 (0-1 free), Edwina Keane 1-0 Michelle Quilty 1-0, Ann Dalton, Marie Dargan, Katie Power 0-1 each Jessica Gill 0-8 (0-5 frees), Veronica Curtin 0-5 (0-3 frees), Brenda Kerins 0-2, Lorraine Ryan 0-1 Orla Kilkenny 0-1
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Attendance: 1,500
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Kilkenny
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Galway
KILKENNY:
GK1 Catríona Ryan (Tullogher Archived 22 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine )
RCB2 Amy Butler (Mulinavat)
FB3 Aine Fahey (Emeralds)
LCB4 Eimear Lyng (Rower-Innistioge)
RWB5 Elaine Aylward (Mulinavat)
CB6 Kelly Anne Cotterell (Mulinavat)
LWB7 Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
MF8 Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's)
MF9 Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Innistioge)
RWF10 Aoife Neary (James Stephens)
CF11 Keeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
LWF12 Kate McDonald (Thomastown)
RCF13 Katie Power (Piltown)
FF14 Sinéad Millea (St Brigid’s Balycallan)
LCF15 Michelle Quilty (Mulinavat)
Substitutes:
RCF Julie-Anne Woodcock (Danesfort) for Eimear Lyng, Sub on.svg 20'
RCF Collette Dormer (Paulstown) for Cotterell, Sub on.svg 30'
RCF Edwina Keane (St Martin’s) for Quilty, Sub on.svg 40'
RCF Marie O'Connor (St Lachtain's) for Fennelly, Sub on.svg 48'
GALWAY:
GK1 Susan Earner (Meelick Eyrecourt)
RCB2 Sandra Tannion (St Thomas)
FB3 Aibhle Kelly (Davitts)
LCB4 Therese Manton (Mullagh)
RWB5 Anne-Marie Hayes (Killimor)
CB6 Therese Maher (Athenry)
LWB7 Niamh Kilkenny (Pearses)
MF8 Lorraine Ryan (Killimordaly)
MF9 Aine Hillary (Pearses)
RWF10 Lourda Kavanagh (Davitts)
CF11 Therese Maher Athenry)
LWF12 Jessica Gill (Athenry)
RCF13 Orla Kilkenny (Pearses)
FF14 Veronica Curtin (Kinvara)
LCF15 Brenda Kerins (Athenry)
MATCH RULES
  • 60 minutes
  • Replay if scores level
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions

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. "Roll of Honour - National Leagues".
  3. "kilkennycamogie.com". ww12.kilkennycamogie.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021.
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1977 – present
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