2018 National Camogie League

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2018 National Camogie League
League details
Dates14 January – 29 April 2018
Teams29
League champions
Winners Kilkenny (14th win)
Captain Shelly Farrell
Manager Ann Downey
League runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Captain Aoife Murray
Manager Paudie Murray
Other division winners
Division 2 Cork
Division 3 Kerry
2017
2019

The 2018 National Camogie League , known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, commenced in January 2018 and was won by Kilkenny. [1] [2]

Contents

Format

League structure

The 2018 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: eleven teams in Division 1, thirteen teams in Division 2 and four in Division 3; Divisions 1 and 2 are divided into two groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:

If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.

Finals, promotion and relegation

The top two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals. The last-placed team in each group contest the relegation playoff.

The top two teams in each group in Division 2 contest the Division 2 semi-finals. The last-placed team in each group contest the relegation playoff.

All four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.

Fixtures and results

Division 1

Group 1

TeamPldWDLPtsDiffNotes
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 440012+22Advance to NCL semi-finals
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 43019+11
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 42026+6
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 41033–10
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 40040–29Relegation playoff

Group 2

TeamPldWDLPtsDiffNotes
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 540112+45Advance to NCL semi-finals
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 52218+17
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 52218+6
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 52127–8
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 52127–2
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 50050–58Relegation playoff

Finals

11 March 2018
2 p.m.
Semi-Final
Cork Colours of Cork.svg 2-17 – 2-13 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick Cork IT

11 March 2018
Semi-Final
Kilkenny Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-10 – 1-9 Colours of Galway.svg Galway St. Rynagh's GAA, Banagher

8 April 2018
Final
Cork Colours of Cork.svg 1-11 – 0-15 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: R Kelly (Kildare)
Orla Cronin 1-01, Orla Cotter 0-03 (0-03 frees), Linda Collins 0-03, Katrina Mackey 0-02, Gemma O’Connor 0-01, Ashling Thompson 0-01 Report Denise Gaule 0-06 (0-04 frees, 0-01 ’45), Miriam Walshe 0-03, Katie Power 0-02, Jenny Clifford 0-02, Shelly Farrell 0-01, Aoife Doyle 0-01

Division 2

Finals

22 April 2018
2 p.m. IST
Semi-Final
Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 3-10 – 1-6 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin "B" Conneff Park, Clane
Report

22 April 2018
2 p.m. IST
Semi-Final
Kilkenny "B" Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-9 – 1-13 Colours of Cork.svg Cork "B" Walsh Park, Waterford
Edel Coonan (0-4); Stefi Fitzgerald (0-3); Lydia Fitzpatrick, Maguerite Hoynes (0-1 each) Report Rachel O'Callaghan (1-2); Keeva McCarthy (0-5); Katelyn Hickey (0-3); Caroline Sugrue (0-2); Kate Wall (0-1)

29 April 2018
Final
Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 1-4 – 0-8 Colours of Cork.svg Cork "B" Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford
Referee: J McDonagh (Galway)
P Greville 1-4(fs) Report C Sugrue, K Hickey, K McCarthy (1 '45') 0-2 each; R O’Shea (f), K Wall 0-1 each

Division 3

Finals

15 April 2018
2 p.m. IST
Final
Kerry Colours of Kerry.svg 2-8 – 0-4 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon The Ragg, Bouladuff
Referee: Paul Ryan (Kildare)
P Diggin 1-4 (1-3fs); A Whelan 1-0; A Behan 0-2; L Collins, C Shanahan 0-1 each Report S Spillane 0-3(fs); R Fitzmaurice 0-1

References

  1. "Live 2018 Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Fixtures, Results & Standings". RTÉ.ie .
  2. "Kilkenny Cork Littlewoods Camogie League Final". PunditArena.com . 8 April 2018.