1994 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 1994
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
National Camogie League winners
Winners Galway (1st title)
Captain Deirdre Costello
Manager
National Camogie League Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
Captain
Manager John Kennedy
Matches played

The 1994 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway for the first time, defeating Tipperary in the final, played at Ballinasloe.[1][2]

Arrangements

For the second season the National League was played on an experimental basis with 15-a-side in advance of camogie moving to the 15-a-side game in 1999. Tipperary, who had won the Intermediate Championship in 1996, entered the senior league to gain some experience of playing at this level and defeated Wexford, Kildare, Clare and surprised Kilkenny 4-8 to 2-7 in the semi-final to reach their first final since the 1976-77 season. Deirdre Hughes scored 3-3 and Noelle Kennedy 1-8 in the semi-final. Galway pulled off a surprise in the other semi-final as two first half goals by Olivia Broderick gave them the platform to defeat Cork by 5-10 to 2-6.

The Final

Galway opened up an early 0-4 to 0-1 lead in the sunshine in the final before Noelle Kennedy put the sides level with a well taken goal for Tipeperary.[3][4][5][6][7] The sides were level four times between then and half time when the score was Galway -0-7 Tipperary 1-4. Galway broke clear at the beginning of the second half and opened up a five-point lead through two points by Sharon Glynn and a goal by Imelda Hobbins.

Division 2

The Junior National League, known since 2006 as Division Two, was won by Armagh who defeated Cork intermediates in the final.

Final stages

June 12
Final
Galway 1-13 – 1-8 Tipperary
Galway:
GK 1 Tracey Laheen
RCB 2 Olive Costello (Sarsfields)
FB 3 Sheila Coen
LCB 4 Bridget Kilgannon
RWB 5 Carmel Allen (Craughwell)
CB 6 Brid Stratford (Sarsfields)
LWB 7 Pamela Nevin (Mullagh)
MF 8 Imelda Maher (Athenry)  28'
MF 9 Bridget Fahy
RWF 10 Alice Murphy  32'
CF 11 Sharon Glynn (Pearses) 0-10 (0-9 frees)
LWF 12 Imelda Hobbins (Mullagh) 1-0
RCF 13 Olivia Broderick (Davitts)
FF 14 Deirdre Costello (Davitts) 0-1
LCF 15 Ann Ryan
Substitutes:
MF Dympna Maher (Athenry) for Imelda Maher  28'
RWF Martina Harkins (Pearses) for Alice Murphy  32'
Tipperary:
GK 1 Ailish Delaney (Toomevara)
RCB 2 Ann Gleeson (Holycross/Ballycahill)
FB 3 Theresa Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LCB 4 Siobhan Cusack (Toomevara)
RWB 5 Regina O'Meara (Toomevara)
CB 6 Cora Kennedy (Toomevara)
LWB 7 Claire Madden (Portroe)
MF 8 Meadhbh Stokes (Clonmel)
MF 9 Kaiffe Maloney (Cashel)
RWF 10 Noelle Kennedy (Toomevara) 1-7 (0-6 frees, 1 65)
CF 11 Catherine Bourke (Shannon Rovers)
LWF 12 Helen Kiely (Drom-Inch)
RCF 13 Gillian O'Neill (Thurles)
FF 14 Deirdre Hughes (Toomevara) 0-1 free
LCF 15 Ann Gleeson (Toomevara)

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. National Camogie League on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, June 13, 1994
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, June 13, 1994
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, June 13, 1994
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, June 13, 1994
  7. Report of final in Irish News, June 13, 1994

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Preceded by
National Camogie League 1993
National Camogie League
1977 – present
Succeeded by
National Camogie League 1995
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