Gael Linn Cup 2009

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Gael Linn Cup 2009
Winners
Champions Munster (20th title)
Runners-up
Runners-up Connacht
Other
Matches played3

The 2009 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 Ashbourne. [1] [2]

Contents

Arrangements

Ulster withdrew, so with just three entrants, the trophy was staged as a group series among Connacht, Leinster and Munster with games 15 minutes a half. Connacht represented by an all-Galway side and managed by former county hurler Liam Donoghue, managed to win both their matches in the group stages, beating Leinster, 2–3 to 0–8 and Munster 5–3 to 0–4. This tournament saw Galway's Veronica Curtin return to competitive action and her goals against Leinster. She scored another goal against Munster with further goals from Brenda Hanney, Brenda Kerins, Therese Maher and Ann Marie Hayes. Munster defeated Leinster 2–2 to 0–2, then unexpectedly defeated Connacht in the final 0–7 to 0–2 with the adverse weather playing havoc with proceedings. Munster did the hard work against the wind in the first half to lead 0–4 to 0–1 at half-time, with Orla Cotter scoring three important points. [3]

Gael Linn trophy

As with the senior competition, the trophy was staged as a group series among Connacht, Leinster and Munster with Connacht defeating Munster in the final 4–4 to 0–2. Niamh McGrath, Molly Dunne, Roscommon's Annette McGeeney and Stacey Coen scored Connacht's goals.

Final stages

Munster 0–7 – 0–2 Connacht

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Munster:
GK1Denise Lynch (Clare)
RCB2 Suzanne Kelly (Tipperary)
FB3Amanda O'Regan (Cork) (captain)
LCB4Joanne O'Callaghan (Cork)
RWB5 Trish O'Halloran (Tipperary)
CB6Foina Lafferty (Clare)
LWB7Jenny Duffy (Cork)
MF8 Emily Hayden (Tipperary)
MF9 Orla Cotter (Cork)
RWF10Laura Linnane (Clare)
CF11Deidre Murphy (Clare)
LWF12Geraldine Kinnane (Tipperary)
RCF13 Emer Dillon (Cork)
FF14 Una O'Donoghue (Cork)
LCF15 Carina Roseingrave (Clare)
Connacht:
GK1 Susan Earner (Galway)
RCB2 Sandra Tannian (Galway)
FB3Ailbhe Kelly (Galway)
LCB4 Therese Manton (Galway)
RWB5 Regina Glynn (Galway)
CB6 Sinéad Cahalan (Galway)
LWB7Áine Hillary (Galway)
MF8 Ann Marie Hayes (Galway)
MF9 Lorraine Ryan (Galway)
RWF10 Jessica Gill (Galway)
CF11 Brenda Hanney (Galway)
LWF12 Laura Kavanagh (Galway)
RCF13 Niamh Kilkenny (Galway)
FF14 Therese Maher (Galway)
LCF15Brenda Kerins(Galway)

Junior Final

Connacht 4–4 – 2–2 Munster

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Connacht:
GK1 Sharon Finneran (Rocommon)
RCB2Róisín Callanan (Galway)
FB3Darelle Coen (Galway)
LCB4Niamh Connolly (Rocommon)
RWB5Molly Dunne (Galway)
CB6Mairéad Linnane (Galway)
LWB7Catherine Glynn (Galway)
MF8 Caroline Murray (Galway)
MF9Paula Kenny (Galway)
RWF10Caroline Kelly (Galway)
CF11Annette McGeeney (Rocommon)
LWF12 Sarah Dervan (Galway)
RCF13Susan Keane (Galway)
FF14 Aoife Lynskey (Galway)
LCF15Claire Curley (Rocommon)
Munster:
GK1Jessica Kavanagh (Cork)
RCB2Sarah Sherlock (Clare)
FB3Sally O'Grady (Waterford)
LCB4Pamela Mackey (Cork)
RWB5Kate Marie Hearne (Waterford)
CB6Chloe Morey (Clare)
LWB7Helen O'Mahony (Cork)
MF8Louise Hayes (Clare)
MF9 Katrina Mackey (Cork)
RWF10 Patricia Jackman (Waterford)
CF11 Áine Lyng (Waterford)
LWF12Áine Breathnach (Waterford)
RCF13Mary Coleman (Cork)
FF14Denise Luby (Cork)
LCF15Carol Kaiser (Clare)

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. 2009 Munster 0–7 Connacht 0–2 report on Munster GAA.ie panels and preview on rte.ie Archived 18 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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1954 – present
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