All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1992

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All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1992
Winners
Champions Glen Rovers (3rd title)
Captain Mary Ring
Runners-up
Runners-up Rathnure (Wx)

The 1992 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Glen Rovers, who defeated Rathnure from Wexford in the final, played at Glen Rovers. [1] [2]

Contents

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Portglenone and Pearses winning the championships of the other two provinces. Deep into added time, Bernie Higgins scored an equalizer, Rathnure's first score of the second half. Geraldine Codd and Norma Carty added points. Pearses led by a point at the end of normal time. Portglenone scored two early goals against Glen Rover in their semi-final; before Glen began their comeback with a goal from 45 metres (148 ft) by Sandie Fitzgibbon.

The Final

Glen Rovers had an easy victory in atrocious conditions, fielding five of the players who had helped Cork to win the All-Ireland Senior Championship two months earlier. Galway player, Ann Coleman, sister of All-Ireland hurler, Michael Coleman was the Rovers star alongside Sandie Fitzgibbon, Therese O'Callaghan, Mary Ring and Linda Mellerick Goalkeeper Mary Fleming was the Rathnure star. [3] [4] [5]

Final stages

Glen Rovers 8-17 –4-2 Portglenone

Rathnure (Wx)2-5 – 1-6 Pearses

Glen Rovers 1-9 – 0-2 Rathnure (Wx)
Glen Rovers:
GK1 Mairéad O'Leary
FB2 Mary Ring (captain)
RWB3 Deirdre McCarthy
CB4 Sandie Fitzgibbon
LWB5 Diane Deane
MF6 Mandy Kennefick
MF7 Therese O'Callaghan
MF8 Ann Coleman
RWF9 Linda Mellerick
CF10 Denise Cronin
LWF11 Patricia Murphy
FF12 Claire McCarthy
Rathnure (Wx):
GK1 Mary Fleming
FB2 Catherine Murphy
RWB3 Anna-Mai White
CB4 Mary Hayden (captain)
LWB5 Patricia Dreelan
MF6 Norma Carty
MF7 Eileen Dillon
MF8 Ann Reddy
RWF9 Geraldine Codd
CF10 Lilian Doyle
LWF11 Bernie Higgins
FF12 Bridget Howlin

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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. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
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  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, November 30, 1992
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, November 30, 1992
  6. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1992
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1992
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1992
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1992
  10. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1992
  11. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1992
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by