All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1967

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1967

Winners
Champions	Eoghan Rua (Dublin) (1st title)
Captain	Ailish Toner
Runners-up
Runners-up	Oranmore (Galway)

The 1967 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Eoghan Rua (Dublin), who defeated Oranmore (Galway) in a replayed final. The drawn match was played at Parnell Park and the replay at Ballinasloe ^{[1] [2]}

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Glen Rovers and Deirdre winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final

There was controversy that members of the Camogie Association Central Council decided extra time should be played at the end of the drawn final. Oranmore refused to play extra time and were granted a replay after an investigation into whether the respective team captains had been notified of the extra time arrangement in advance. The perception was that Oranmore, who led by four points with five minutes to go, had most to lose from the replay, Eoghan Rua having come back with a goal from Dolores Barber and a point from a 30 from Margaret O'Leary seconds from time. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

There was an unsatisfactory ending to an All-Ireland Club camogie championship final at Parnell Park when, after the game ende din a draw, Galway champions Oranmore did not come out to play extra time. The referee Mrs Bernie Byrne (Monaghan) had informed the teams prior to the start of the game that extra time would be played if scores were level at the end of the 50 minutes but when the field was cleared, only Dublin champions Eoghan Ruadh lined out. The Oranmore team had by then left the pitch. The game itself had been fast and spectacular with the girls from the west slightly better strikers than the Leinster champions. Oranmore played with great confidence against the sharp wind in the opening half, and at the interval, seemed almost certain to win when Eoghan Ruadh could only lead 0-2 to 0-1. The Dubliners were heartened by a great goal by Kathleen Lyons immediately after the restart.

The Replay

Eoghan Rua had the replay won at half time, scoring 6-2 in the first half without reply at Duggan Park, Ballinasloe. Oranmore were without three of the team that had drawn the final four months earlier. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

Backed by a strong wind, Eoghan Ruadh, playing like champions, were the superior side from the start. Faster to the ball, they lasted the fast pace better, and their excellent co ordination was more than Oranmore could match. In addition their forwards controlled the ball magnificently, despite the strong breeze. Twenty points down at the half time, Oranmore never measured up to their stiff second half task, although they battled courageously to the final whistle.

Provincial stages

September 10
Leinster

Eoghan Ruadh (Dublin)	2-5 – 2-2	St Paul’s (Kilkenny)

Parnell Park ^[9]

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August 27
Munster

Glen Rovers (Cork)	7-4 – 1-1	Ahane (Limerick)

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Final stages

September 1
Semi-Final

Eoghan Rua (Dublin)	4-4 – 2-4	Glen Rovers (Cork)

Togher ^{[11] [12] [13]}

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September 8
Semi-Final

Oranmore (Galway)	4-1 – 2-4	Deirdre (Antrim)

Corrigan Park ^{[14] [15] [16]}

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November 6
Final

Eoghan Rua (Dublin)	3-4 – 4-1	Oranmore (Galway)

Parnell Park

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March 31, 1968
Final Replay

Eoghan Rua (Dublin)	7-3 – 4-1	Oranmore (Galway)

Ballinasloe

Eoghan Rua

Oranmore

Eoghan Rua (Dublin): GK 1 Anne Carey FB 2 Maureen Kearns RWB 3 Pat Rafferty CB 4 Margaret O'Leary LWB 5 Anne Ashton MF 6 Maureen Murphy MF 7 Ailish Toner (captain) MF 8 Kay Lyons RWF 9 Phyllis Breslin CF 10 Connie Lyons LWF 11 Jean Foley FF 12 Delores Barber

Oranmore (Galway): GK 1 Joan Cosgrove FB 2 Rita Linnane RWB 3 Rita O'Flaherty CB 4 Grace Divilly LWB 5 Kay Quinn MF 6 Rosemary Divilly MF 7 Ann Dillon MF 8 Kathleen O'Flaherty RWF 9 Sheila Quinn CF 10 Mary Mahon LWF 11 Kay McGrath FF 12 Mary Forde

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. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
3. Report of final in Irish Press, November 6, 1967
4. Report of final in Irish Independent, November 6, 1967
5. Report of final in Irish Times, November 6, 1967
6. Report of final replay in Irish Press, April 1, 1968
7. Report of final in Irish Independent, April 1, 1968
8. Report of final in Irish Times, April 1, 1968
9. Irish Press 1931-1995, Monday, September 11, 1967; Page: 16
10. Irish Examiner 1841-current, Tuesday, August 29, 1967; Page: 11
11. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1967
12. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1967
13. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1967
14. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1967
15. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1967
16. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1967

External links

• Camogie Association

Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1966

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1964 – present

Succeeded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1968