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BY NIALL SHERRY SPORTS EDITOR SPORTSEDITORKILKENNYOBSERVER.IE

Leinster Senior Camogie Final

UPMC Nowlan Park

Kilkenny 1-14

Dublin 0-13 e rst half was rather scrappy, with both sides coughing up possession and being let down by lapses in concentration and some poor handling. Referee Justin He ernan got the nal under way and the home side registered the rst score of the game after just 33 seconds. e ball was worked to Kellyann Doyle who had made a clever run forward from her mid eld berth and the Piltown woman made no mistake in splitting the posts.

Kilkenny retained their provincial crown with victory over Dublin at UPMC Nowlan Park last weekend. Many had expected Brian Dowling’s side to have too much quality for their opponents, but this is a game that could have gone either way. e sides were level at the interval, and no doubt the stripeywomen would have been told a few home truths in the changing rooms at half time.

Denise Gaule then pointed from the placed ball after Katie Power was fouled in the fourth minute. Another foul, this time on Julieann Malone provided an opportunity for Aoife Prendergast to get on the score sheet, but the Dicksboro player just pulled her e ort wide of the posts. A couple of minutes