Claire Grogan

This article is about the camogie player. For the actress and singer, see Clare Grogan.
Claire Grogan
Personal information
Irish name Clár Ní Ghrógáin
Sport Camogie
Position Centre half forward
Born Tipperary, Ireland
Inter-county(ies)**
Years County Apps (scores)
Tipperary ?
Inter-county titles
All Stars 3
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Claire Grogan is a camogie player, winner of three All-Star awards in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003.[1] She was short-listed for further All-Star awards in 2004,[2] 2006,[3] 2008[4] and 2009.[5]

Career

In 2000 she became the youngest player to figure in an All-Ireland senior final since the mid-1950s at the age of 14,[6] something that is no longer possible under camogie rules. She was the outstanding player in that year’s minor championship.[7]

It was the first of seven successive All Ireland finals in which she played for Tipperary, and she set up Emily Hayden for the opening goal after four minutes. She won five All Ireland medals, hitting the point of the match in 2000,[8] scoring a goal in 2001,[9] 2002,[10] 2003[11] and scoring nine points in 2004.[12] In the 2001 All Ireland club final she scored a late equaliser for Cashel against their Galway opponents only for Pearses to win the title by a point.[13] She won her first All Ireland senior club medal with Cashel in 2007 [14] and captained the team to victory against Athenry in 2009.[15]

She also won a National League medal in 2004.

References

  1. ↑ "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie (Cumann Camógaíochta). 13 November 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  2. ↑ 2004 All Star nominations
  3. ↑ 2006 All Star nominations
  4. ↑ 2008 All Star nominations
  5. ↑ 2009 All Star nominations
  6. ↑ Irish Independent August 30 2000
  7. ↑ Irish Independent July 17 2000
  8. ↑ 2000 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-9 All Ireland final report in Irish Times
  9. ↑ 2001 Tipperary 4-13 Kilkenny 1-6 All Ireland final reports in Irish Independent and Irish Times
  10. ↑ 2002 Cork 4-9 Tipperary 1-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  11. ↑ 2003 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-11 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
  12. ↑ 2004 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 0-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, and 481 Rebelgaa.com
  13. ↑ Pearses 2-8 Cashel 0-13 report in Irish Independent
  14. ↑ 2007 Cashel 1-18 Athenry 0-9 report in Connacht Tribune
  15. ↑ 2009 Cashel 0-11 Athenry 0-9 report in Irish Times Irish Independent, RTÉ online and Tipperary Star
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