Gael Linn Cup 1999

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Gael Linn Cup 1999
Tournament details
SponsorSchwarzkopf
Winners
Champions Munster (14th title)
Runners-up
Runners-up Connacht
Other
Matches played3

The 1999 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Munster, who defeated Connacht in the final, played at Bohernabreena. [1] [2] It was the first Gael Linn cu since the introduction of the 15-a-side game, although the competition was played with 15-a-side on an experimental basis in 1995.

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New Sponsor

Schwarzkopf sponsored a Player of the Match Award at senior and junior level. Player of the tournament Fiona O'Driscoll and junior winner Lizzie Lyng received replicas of the Gael-Linn Cup and £1,000 for their clubs Fr O'Neill's and Rower–Inistioge). of The Rower-Inistioge.

Arrangements

Connacht defeated Ulster by 1–13 to 1–8, at Bohernabreena, Leinster defeated Ulster 7–38 to 0–4. Munster defeated Connacht by 1–18 to 1–9. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Gael Linn Trophy

Leinster conceded two early goals before beating Munster 2–10 to 2–8, Connacht defeated Ulster 1–4 to 1–1. Then Leinster defeated Connacht −17 to 4–6 to win the trophy for the first time in 13 years.

Final stages

Munster 1–18 – 1–8 Connacht

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Munster:
GK1Cora Keohane (Cork)
RCB2Claire Madden (Tipperary)
FB3 Eithne Duggan (Cork)
LCB4Mag Finn (Cork)
RWB5 Mary O'Connor (Cork)
CB6Moira McMahon (Clare)
LWB7 Vivienne Harris (Cork)
MF8Ursula Tory (Cork)
MF9 Linda Mellerick (Cork)
RWF10 Noelle Kennedy (Tipperary)
CF11 Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
LWF12Sinéad O'Callaghan (Cork)
RCF13 Lynn Dunlea (Cork)
FF14 Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
LCF15 Vera Sheehan (Limerick)
Connacht:
GK1Louise Curry (Galway)
RCB2 Fiona Ryan (Galway)
FB3 Helen Ryan (Galway)
LCB4Pamela Nevin (captain) (Galway)
RWB5Anna Broderick (Galway)
CB6Olive Broderick (Galway)
LWB7Rita Broderick (Galway)
MF8 Anne Hardiman (Galway)
MF9 Aoife Lynskey (Galway)
RWF10Tracy Laheen (Galway)
CF11 Áine Hillary (Galway)
LWF12 Veronica Curtin (Galway)
RCF13 Fiona Healy (Galway)
FF14 Colette Nevin (Galway)
LCF15Caroline Murray (Galway)

Junior Final

Leinster 3–17 –4-6 Connacht

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Leinster:
GK1 Linda Byrne (Dublin)
RCB2Dolores Lanigan (Killkenny)
FB3Brigid Barnaville (Killkenny) captain
LCB4 Liz O'Donoghue (Kildare)
RWB5 Claire O'Connor (Wexford)
CB6Eimear Lyng (Killkenny)
LWB7Mary Ellen Butler (Killkenny)
MF8Kathleen Atkins (Killkenny)
MF9Louise O'Hara (Dublin)
RWF10 Aoife O'Connor (Wexford)
CF11 Michelle O'Leary (Wexford)
LWF12 Noeleen Lambert (Wexford)
RCF13 Olivia Maye (Carlow)
FF14Martina Maher (Killkenny)
LCF15 Lizzie Lyng (Killkenny)
Connacht:
GK1 Fiona Gohery (Galway)
RCB2 Sinéad Kennedy (Galway)
FB3 Tara Keeley (Galway)
LCB4 Paula Carrick (Galway)
RWB5 Claire Conroy (Galway)
CB6 Doreen Kelly (Galway)
LWB7 Donna Burke (Galway)
MF8 Colleen Crowe (Galway)
MF9 Orla Watson (Galway)
RWF10 Marguerite Corless (Galway)
CF11 Karen Ryan (Galway)
LWF12 Karen Huban (Galway)
RCF13 Mairéad Mahony (Galway)
FF14 Elaine Kerins (Galway)
LCF15 Aoife Lynskey (Galway)

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. Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Evening Echo, 1 October 1999
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 1 October 1999
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 1 October 1999
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 1 October 1999
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 1 October 1999
Preceded by Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
Succeeded by