2011 National Camogie League

Summary

The first National Camogie League Match ever to be televised live opened the season, an unfortunately one-sided encounter under lights in Croke Park in which Kilkenny (7-16) beat Dublin (0-5), televised by Setanta Sports. The eight teams in the first division (Offaly having been promoted since 2010) were drawn into two groups of four. Each team played one another once only. The top two in each group contested the semi-finals. Since 2006 the league is organized into four divisions, with 22 competing county teams graded into four divisions, with the strongest teams in Division 1. The semi-finals were contested at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on 3 April 201q, in which Galway won revenge for the previous year, beating Kilkenny with a last minute point from Veronica Curtin, and Wexford defeated Tipperary with first-half goals from Una Leacy, Kate Kelly and Katrina Parrock. In the final at Semple Stadium Thurles on Sunday, 17 April 2011, Wexford’s player-of-the-match Una Leacy scored three goals, one from a penalty, against |Galway. Wexford led by 1-5 to 0-6 at half-time. Eleven counties in Division 2 were drawn in two groups of five and six, including the second teams of Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Wexford, champions for the past two seasons. The divisional competition was marred by the withdrawal of the previous year’s third division champions, Laois. Waterford defeated Antrim by a point in the Division 2 final. Five teams contested Division 3, including the second team of Dublin with Meath topping the table and defeating Kildare by a point in a very competitive final. Four counties contested Division 4. London dropped out and Cavan re-entered the competition, but the divisional fixtures were incomplete as Carlow contesting just one of their three fixtures. Westmeath defeated Cavan in the final.

Fixtures and results

Group 1

date = February 13 | team1 = Wexford| score = 3–9 – 2-6 | team2 = Galway| stadium = Ballinasloe }}

date = February 13 | team1 = Clare | score = 1-10 – 0-13 | team2 = Offaly | stadium = Meelick }}

date = February 27 | team1 = Galway| score = 0-17 – 0-8 | team2 = Clare | stadium = Ballinakill }}

date = February 27 | team1 = Wexford| score = 2-10 – 0-10 | team2 = Offaly | stadium = Birr}}

date = March 12 | team1 = Wexford| score = 2-16 – 0–4 | team2 = Clare | stadium = Piercestown}}

date = March 13 | team1 = Galway| score = 1-10 – 0-11 | team2 = Offaly | stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe }}

Group 2

date = February 27 | team1 = Kilkenny| score = 7-16 – 0-5| team2 = Dublin| stadium = Croke Park }}

date = February 27 | team1 = Tipperary | score = 0-14 – 1-10| team2 = Cork| stadium = The Ragg}}

date = Mar 13 | team1 = Cork| score = 4-20 – 0-4 | team2 = Dublin | stadium =Cork Institute of Technology }}

date = Mar 13 | team1 = Kilkenny| score = 2-11 – 2–8 | team2 = Tipperary | stadium = Kilmanagh}}

date = March 20| team1 = Tipperary| score = 4-10 – 0-8 | team2 = Dublin | stadium = Rathcoole}}

date = March 20| team1 = Cork| score = 0-10 – 0-10| team2 = Kilkenny | stadium = RCIT}}

Final stages

date = April 3 Semi-Final | team1 = Galway| score = 0-14 – 2-7 ,| team2 = Kilkenny| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny }}

date = April 3 Semi-Final | team1 = Wexford| score = 4-12 – 0-13 | team2 = Tipperary | stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny}}

Final 14:00 BST

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Series statistics

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 32 points
  • Wexford 7-16 : 0-5 Dublin
• Most goals in a match: 7
  • Wexford 7-16 : 0-5 Dublin
• Widest winning margin (other divisions): 26 points
  • Derry 7-14: 0-9 Down

Division 2

GROUP 1

• Feb 13 Galway 2-9 Wexford 1-8 Ballinasloe
• Feb 27 Galway 0-16 Down 0-6 Ballinderry
• Feb 27 Antrim 3-6 Tipperary 3-4 Craobh Chiarain
• Mar 13 Galway 1-12 Derry Duggan Pk
• Mar 13 Antrim 1-11 Down 0-4 Clonduff
• Mar 20 Antrim 4-11 Galway 0-12 Sarsfields, Belfast
• Mar 20 Wexford 4-6 Derry 3-7 Craobh Chiarain
• Mar 27 Down 3-10 Wexford 2-12 Blakestown, Co Dublin
• Mar 27 Antrim 3-14 Derry 0-13 St Mary’s, Banagher, Co Derry
• Apr 2 Derry 7-14 Down 0-9 Bellaghy

Group one table

GROUP 2

• Feb 13 Limerick 1-11 Tipperary 2- 8 Ahane
• Feb 27 Cork 0-11 Tipperary 0-6 The Ragg
• Feb 27 Waterford 0-11 Limerick 0-8 Fraher Field, Dungarvan
• Mar 13 Kilkenny 0-10 Tipperary 0-8 Kilmanagh
• Mar 13 Waterford 2-13 Cork 2-11, Cork Institute of Technology
• Mar 20 Kilkenny 1-12 11 Limerick 1-7 Tullogher
• Mar 20 Tipperary 0-13 Waterford 1-10 The Ragg
• Mar 27 Cork 3-15 Limerick 3-8 Ahane
• Mar 27 Waterford 1-9 Kilkenny 1-9 Walsh Park
• Apr 2 Cork 1-19 Kilkenny 1-4 Cork Institute of Technology

Group 2 Table

Division 2 Group 2 play-off

• Apr 10 Waterford 1-12 Cork 1-9 St Catherine’s, Ballynoe, Co Cork

Division 2 Final

• Apr 17 Waterford 0-16 Antrim 2-9 Donaghmore, Ashbourne

Division 3

• Feb 13 Kildare 2-4 Armagh 2-3 Straffan
• Feb 13 Meath 1-7 Dublin 0-5 Trim
• Feb 27 Kildare 0-12 Roscommon 0-3 Athleague
• Feb 27 Meath 3-12 Dublin 0-6 Athletic Grounds
• Mar 13 Kildare 1-13 Dublin 0-4 Craobh Chiarain
• Mar 13 Meath 3-12 Roscommon 0-3 Trim
• Mar 20 Meath 2-11 Armagh 1-11 Armagh Athletic Grounds
• Mar 20 Roscommon 3-12 Dublin 2-10 Craobh Chiarain
• Apr 3 Meath 2-9 Kildare 1-9 Cappagh
• Apr 3 Armagh 0-11 Roscommon 1-4 Knockcroghery

Division 3 table

Division 3 Final

• Apr 24 Meath 3-9 Kildare 2-11 Donaghmore, Ashbourne

Division 4

• Feb 13 Cavan 4-10 Tyrone 2-6 Breffni Park
• Feb 27 Cavan 4-3 Carlow 2-3 Bagenalstown
• Mar 20 Westmeath 2-6 Cavan Breffni Park
• Apr 3 Westmeath 5-5 Tyrone 3-8 Collinstown

Division 4 table

Division 4 Final

• Apr 24 Westmeath 4-6 Cavan 2-7 Donaghmore, Ashbourne

References

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