From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2009 National Camogie League

Camogie tournament

Field	Value
name	National Camogie League 2009
date	8 February-25 April
num_teams	22 (7 in Div 1, 6 counties enter 2 teams)
winners	Wexford (2nd title)
captain	Una Leacy
manager	Stellah Sinnott
runnersup	Tipperary
runnerupcaptain	Claire Grogan
runnerupmanager	Claire Grogan
matches	15

The 2009 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Wexford, who defeated Tipperary in the final, played at Parnell Park, Dublin.

Arrangements

The seven teams in the first division were placed in two groups and the top two in each group qualified for the semi-finals.

The Final

Wexford full forward Una Leacy scored two goals before half time to give her team a 2-6 to 0-5 lead at the interval, sending Wexford to their first league since 1977, defeating Tipperary 2-12 to 0-11. Captain Aoife O'Connor delayed her honeymoon to lead out her side. After the match Aoife O'Connor said: "We've probably been knocking on the door for around 10 or 12 years with various teams coming through, but it's the first time we've actually managed to get across the line, so that's fantastic,"

Division 2

The Division 2 final, known until 2005 as the National Junior League, was won by Wexford who defeated Antrim in the final. Antrim had won the Division Three title 12 months ago, 2-10 to 0-11. Scores were level six times before Wexford pulled away in the closing quarter thanks to a 1-4 total contribution from Ciara O’Connor – one of three sisters on the team and a sibling to Division One skipper Aoife. Antrim captain Jane Adams scored eight points. The Division 3 final was won by Down who defeated Laois in the final.

Final stages

Final 14:00 BST

{{Football kit	pattern_la=_goldshoulders	pattern_b=_goldhorizontal	pattern_ra=_goldshoulders	leftarm=660099	body=660099	rightarm=660099	shorts=660099		title = Wexford	{{Football kit	pattern_la=_goldshoulders	pattern_b=_goldhorizontal	pattern_ra=_goldshoulders	leftarm=0000ff	body=0000ff	rightarm=0000ff	shorts=FFFFFF		title = Tipperary

RCF		Lenny Holohan (Rathnure) for Jacob

MF		Cait Devane for Kinnane

|} MATCH RULES

60 minutes
Replay if scores level
Maximum of 5 substitutions

References

Moran, Mary. (2011). "A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie". Cumann Camógaíochta.
[http://www.camogie.ie/league.asp National Camogie League on Camogie.ie]
[http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/sister-act-1-aoife-lifts-silver-in-a-week-to-remember-1720624.html Irish Independent: Wexford 2-12 Tipperary 0-11, Sister Act 1: Aoife lifts silver in a week to remember]

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

national-camogie-league-seasons 2009-in-camogie

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2009 National Camogie League — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report