All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2008

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All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2008
Winners
Champions Rossa (Antrim) (1st title)
Manager Mickey McCullough
Captain Jane Adams
Runners-up
Runners-up Drom & Inch (Tip)

The 2008 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Rossa (Ant), who defeated Drom & Inch (Tip) by six points in the final, played at Mullingar. [1] [2]

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Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Ballyboden St Endas (Dub) and Athenry) winning the championships of the other two provinces. Jane Adams scored 2–11 in Rossa’s defeat of Ballyboden in the semi-final. Joanne Ryan sent a long ball in to Siobhán McGrath for Dorm and Inch’s winning goal against Athenry in their semi-final.

The Final

Jane Adams scored 2–9 for Rossa as they dominated the final. [3]

Final stages

Rossa (Ant)3-18 – 0-6 Ballyboden St Endas (Dub)

Drom & Inch (Tip)1-8 – 0-10 Athenry)

Rossa (Ant)2-15 – 1-12 Drom & Inch (Tip)
Rossa (Ant):
GK1 Teresa McGowan
RCB2 Teresa Adams
FB3 Pauline Green
LCB4 Maureen Quinn
RWB5 Aisling McCall
CB6 Natalie McGuinness
LWB7 Bronagh Orchin
MF8 Colleen Doherty
MF9 Seáinín Daykin
RWF10 Kerrie O'Neill (0–1)
CF11 Gráinne Connolly (0–2)
LWF12 Orla McCall
RCF13 Maorisa McGourty (0–2)
FF14 Jane Adams (capt) (2–9)
LCF15 Maureen Stewart (0–1)
Drom & Inch (Tip):
GK1 Rosie Kennedy
RCB2 Caitríona Kennedy
FB3 Niamh Harkin
LCB4 Patricia McGrath
RWB5 Sinéad O'Meara
CB6 Michelle Shortt
LWB7 Triona Butler
MF8 Therese Shortt (0–7)
MF9 Norma Harrington
RWF10 Joanne Ryan (0–3)
CF11 Mary Looby (1–2)
LWF12 Geraldine Kinnane
RCF13 Catríona Shortt
FF14 Emer Shanahan
LCF15 Siobhán McGrath

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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
  3. 2008 O'Donovan Rossa 2-15 Drom & Inch 1-10 Report in Irish Independent and on Camogie.ie, Preview on Camogie.ie
  4. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 2, 2008
  5. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 2008
  6. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 2008
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 9, 2008
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 2008
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 2008
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by