Camogie - Review

mid elder Carly Hennessy then joined her mid eld partner Teresa Ryan in referee Justin He ernan’s book for an over aggressive tackle.

Brian Dowling’s ladies needed to hit back, and they dug deep to get back on terms. e ever-reliable

Denise Gaule red over a free and the lively Julieann Malone tagged on another score from open play to leave the teams all-square with about 44 minutes played in Piltown.

Cait Devine and Sophie O’Dwyer then shared the next 3 points with the Premier woman edging that battle 2-1 to nudge the visitors ahead. With about 8 minutes of normal time remaining, Knockavilla Donaskeigh Kickhams Eimear He ernan struck over a lovely point as the away support started to plan for a league nal at Croker!

Tipperary ill-discipline. knew that they needed to leave Piltown with at least a share of the spoils to make the league nal and they responded in exactly that fashion, hitting three unanswered points in a devastating 8-minute spell.

Clonoulty Rossmore’s Cait Devine popped over a free to make it seven a-piece and this was built on with another placed ball e ort, this time from Drom-Inch’s Eimear McGrath and a ne point from play by Burgess Duharra’s Caoimhe Maher to leave the visitors 2 points ahead coming down the straight. Tipp

Denise Gaule then split the posts with a placed ball before Eimear McGrath sent over what the Tipperary players and supporters thought would be the winning score. is Kilkenny side may have been struggling to spark, but when you have winners and warriors like Denise Gaule on the pitch, you always have a chance. e Windgap woman didn’t disappoint and showed her mettle, when she stood over two more placed ball opportunities, nailing both to secure just a second Very Camogie League win of the season for Brian Dowling’s side, on a scoreline of Kilkenny 0-14, Tipperary 0-13.

SAYS..

I’d imagine that both players and management are glad to get that difficult ery league campaign put to bed. It was vital that we finished the group on a winning note, and that we did at iltown last weekend. Getting players back while suffering other in uries has been the order of the day so far this season, but now Brian Dowling and his management team can start to prepare for the business end of the season, and more importantly, the defence of the ’Duffy Cup.

Nenagh Eire Og’s Grace O’Brien drew the sides level in the opening stages of the second half with a nice point from play before Sophie O’Dwyer ri ed over two more placed balls to punish some Bill Mullaney’s team Championship.

Last weekend’s win over an in-form Tipperary side came about with a dogged display where the stripey women had to show character and resilience to emerge with ma imum points. Denise Gaule, ulieann alone and Sophie ’Dwyer were key figures in securing this win. The real hard work can start now as our senior camogs look towards a Leinster Championship semi-final date with the winners of ffaly and Westmeath uarter-final on ay th. The rovincial final is penciled in for the following weekend and once this campaign is completed, attention turns to the Glen Dimple ll-Ireland Camogie ilkenny have been placed in Group as they seek to defend their title.

Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Championship

Group 2: Kilkenny, Dublin, Tipperary, Wexford

Group 3: Waterford, Limerick, Antrim, Offaly manag wi an towa ffa Camo the

Brian Dowling’s team will begin their defence of the ’Duffy Cup on the weekend of une against our Slaneyside neighbours, We ford. e t up will be an encounter with the Ladies from the Capital on the weekend of th th une. The final group game for our senior ladies will be another meeting with Tipperary on the weekend of st nd uly.

Congratulations to our Intermediate camogs who ualified for the ery League Division B final, despite losing to The ebelette’s in the opening game at iltown last week. Seamus elly’s charges were well beaten by their opponents and finished points in arrears, but like their senior counterparts, it’s all about building for the championship. ur ittens take to Leinster with a uarter-final match-up against Dublin, and if they successfully navigate that challenge, they will face We ford in the semi-final. The intermediate provincial final is scheduled for ay th. ur ittens have been drawn in group of the ll-Ireland Intermediate Championship, and no doubt have a tough test to progress.

Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 1: Cork, Dublin, Kilkenny, Kildare, Galway Group 2: Derry, Wexford, Carlow, Antrim

Group 3: Meath, Laois, Kerry, Westmeath irst up for the ittens, it will be a tie against Dublin on the weekend of th th ay. The ne t two weekends will see Seamus elly’s charges take on Cork Galway and we’ll see how the group shapes up at this point, ahead of a final group match against ildare on the weekend of th th