2010 National Camogie League

The 2010 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Wexford for the second year in succession. They defeated Kilkenny in the final, played at Semple Stadium.[1][2]

2010 National Camogie League

Championship Details
Dates	7 February-24 April
Counties	22 (7 in Div 1, 6 counties enter 2 teams)
Sponsor
National League Champions
Winners	Wexford (3rd title)
Captain	Una Leacy
Manager	JJ Doyle
All-Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Ann Dalton
Manager	Ann Downey
Matches played	15

Arrangements

The seven teams in the first division were drawn into two groups of four and three. 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 O'Connor Park, Tullamore on 10 April 2010,[3] in which Kilkenny staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Galway,.

The Final

final at Semple Stadium Thurles on Saturday, 24 April 2010, Wexford defeating Kilkenny by 1-7 to 1-6, the winning point coming from Ursula Jacob in the eighth minute of injury time,[4] after a late goal from substitute Linda Bolger. Wexford manager JJ Doyle told the Irish Times his job should come with a health warning after the victory.[5]

Lower Divisions

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. Wexford intermediates, managed by Karen Barnes and captained by Ciara O'Connor of Rathnure, surprisingly defeated Offaly in the final by 2-9 to 1-9, the second year in succession that Wexford has simultaneously held the first and second division titles. Six teams contested Division 3, including the second team of Dublin with Laois defeating Meath in the final, and three counties contested Division 4, including London, with Westmeath defeating Tyrone in the final.

Fixtures and results

Group A

February 28

Galway	3–16 – 1–5	Clare

Athenry

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February 28

Wexford	2-17 – 0-5	Dublin

Monamolin

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March 7

Dublin	2-6 – 1-8	Clare

Parnell Park, Dublin

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March 7

Wexford	1-17 – 2-6	Galway

Enniscorthy

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March 14

Wexford	2-15 – 0–7	Clare

Clarecastle

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March 14

Galway	3-12 – 0-11	Dublin

Parnell Park, Dublin

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Wexford	3	3	0	0	6–49	2-18	+34	6
Galway	3	2	0	1	8-34	2-33	+19	4
Dublin	3	1	0	2	2-22	6–37	-29	2
Clare	3	0	0	3	2–20	8–37	–35	0

Group B

February 28

Kilkenny	5-5 – 0-11	Tipperary

The Ragg

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March 7

Kilkenny	3-4 – 1-6	Cork

Mullinavat

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Mar 15

Cork	0-12 – 1–7	Tipperary

Cork Institute of Technology

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August 1

Galway	1–16 – 0–8	Limerick

Athenry

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August 1

Clare	0–3 – 2–15	Wexford

Bodyke

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Kilkenny	2	2	0	0	8-9	1-17	+13	4
Cork	2	1	0	1	1-18	4-11	-2	4
Tipperary	2	0	0	2	1-18	5-17	–11	0

Final stages

April 10
Semi-Final

Wexford	4-5 – 0-9	Cork

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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April 10
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	2-12 – 1–12	Galway

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

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2010-4-24
Final
14:00 BST

Wexford	1-7 – 1-6	Kilkenny
Kate Kelly 1-3 (0-3f), Caroline Murphy, Una Leacy 0-1 each, Ursula Jacob (0-2).		Marie Dargan 1-1, Aoife Neary 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Denise Gaule 0-1, Michelle Quilty (0-1)

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Alan Lagrue (Kildare)

Wexford

Kilkenny

WEXFORD: GK 1 Mags D'Arcy (St Martin's) RCB 2 Claire O'Connor (Rathnure) FB 3 Catherine O'Loughlin (Monageer-Boolavogue) LCB 4 Karen Atkinson (Oulart-The Ballagh) RWB 5 Noeleen Lambert (St Martin's) CB 6 Mary Leacy (Oulart-The Ballagh) LWB 7 Deirdre Codd (Duffry Rovers) MF 8 Josie Dwyer (Ferns) MF 9 Caroline Murphy (Ferns) (0-1) RWF 10 Katrina Parrock (St Ibar's-Shelmalier)  45' CF 11 Michelle O'Leary (Rathnure) LWF 12 Kate Kelly (St Ibar’s) (1-3) RCF 13 Fiona Kavanagh (Half Way House Bunclody) FF 14 Una Leacy (Oulart-The Ballagh) (0-1) LCF 15 Lenny Holohan (Rathnure) Substitutes: RWF Ursula Jacob (Oulart-The Ballagh) (0-2) for Parrock  45'

KILKENNY: GK 1 Caitriona Ryan (Tullogher) RCB 2 Amy Butler (Mullinavat) FB 3 Catherine Doherty (St Anne's) LCB 4 Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks) RWB 5 Kate McDonald (Thomastown) CB 6 Leann Fennelly (Mullinavat) LWB 7 Elaine Aylward (Mullinavat) MF 8 Keeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks)  21' MF 9 Denise Gaule (Windgap)  47' (0-1) RWF 10 Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's) CF 11 Katie Power (Piltown) LWF 12 Marie Dargan (St Martin's) (1-1) RCF 13 Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) (0-1),  58' FF 14 Deirdre Delaney (St Lachtain's)  30' LCF 15 Aoife Neary (James Stephens) (0-3) Substitutes: MF Anna Farrell (Thomastown) for Keeva Fennelly  21' FF Shelly Farrell (Thomastown) for Deirdre Delaney  30' MF Edwina Keane (St Martin's) for Gaule  47' RCF Collette Dormer (Paulstown) (0-1) for Quilty  58'

MATCH RULES

• 60 minutes
• Replay if scores level
• Maximum of 5 substitutions

Series statistics

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 18 points
  • Wexford 2-17 : 0-5 Dublin
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Kilkenny 5-5 : 0-6 Tipperary
• Widest winning margin (other divisions): 26 points
  • Roscommon 6-13 : 0-5 Dublin

Top Scorers Division 1

• Aislinn Connolly (Galway) 1-20 23
• Kate Kelly (Wexford) 2-17 23
• Una Leacy (Wexford) 4-11 23
• Aoife Neary (Kilkenny) 3-12 21
• Veronica Curtin (Galway) 4-3 15
• Ann Dalton (Kilkenny) 2-6 12
• Claire Grogan (Tipperary) 0-12 12
• Lenny Holohan (Wexford) 2-5 11
• Fiona Kavanagh (Wexford) 2-5 11
• Ciara Lucey (Dublin) 0-11 11

Division 2

GROUP 1

• Feb 14 Wexford 5-8 Waterford 2-7 Fenor
• Feb 14 Limerick 0-13 Down 2- 6 Ashbourne
• Feb 27 Wexford 2-10 Down 1-13 Clonshaugh
• Feb 28 Galway 2-10 Waterford 2-7 Athenry
• Mar 6 Wexford 3-9 Galway 1-3 Enniscorthy
• Mar 6 Limerick 1-10 Waterford 1-10 Kilmallock
• Mar 21 Down 2-11 Galway 0-9 Clonduff
• Mar 21 Wexford 3-11 Limerick 2-8 Cushinstown
• Apr 4 Limerick 5-13 Galway 2-6 Limerick Gaelic Grounds
• Apr 4 Waterford 3-9 Down 1-9 Blanchardstown

GROUP 2

• Feb 14 Tipperary 2-10 Antrim 0-4 Swords
• Feb 14 Offaly 2-13 Kilkenny 0-3 Lisdowney
• Feb 14 Derry wo Cork Swords
• Feb 28 Tipperary 2-12 Kilkenny 0-5 The Ragg
• Feb 28 Offaly 0-15 Derry 1-6 Cooley
• Feb 28 Cork 2-7 Antrim 2-7 Trim
• Mar 6 Kilkenny 3-6 Cork 3-6 Mullinavat
• Mar 6 Antrim 0-13 Derry 2-7 Creggan
• Mar 6 Offaly 0-14 Tipperary 0-13 Banagher
• Mar 14 Cork 2-12 Tipperary 1-8 CIT
• Mar 14 Offaly 4-11 Antrim 5-7 St Gall's
• Mar 14 Derry 3-15 Kilkenny 0-4 Blanchardstown
• Apr 4 Offaly 3-14 Cork 0-10 Banagher
• Apr 4 Derry 3-20 Tipperary 2-6 Blanchardstown
• Antrim wo Kilkenny

Group one table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Wexford	4	3	1	0	13-38	6-31	+28	7
Limerick	4	2	1	1	8-44	8-33	+11	5'
Down	4	1	1	2	6-39	5-31	+11	3
Waterford	4	1	1	2	8-33	9-37	-7	3
Galway	4	1	0	3	5-28	12-40	-33	2

Group 2 Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Offaly	5	5	0	0	9-67	6-39	+37	10
Derry	5	3	1	1	9-48	2-38	+31	7'
Antrim	5	1	2	2	7-31	10-35	-13	5
Cork	5	1	2	2	7-35	9-35	-6	4
Tipperary	5	2	0	3	6-49	5-45	-8	4
Kilkenny	5	0	1	4	3-18	10-46	-49	1

Division 2 Final

• Apr 24 Wexford 2-9 Offaly 1-9 Thurles[6]

Top scorers

• Elaine Dermody (Offaly) 2-34 40
• Áine Lyng (Waterford) 4-19 31
• Eileen O'Brien (Limerick) 3-14 23
• Sarah Louise Carr (Down) 4-10 22
• Ciara O'Connor (Wexford) 2-16 22
• Siobhán Flannery (Offaly) 3-11 20
• Fiona Kavanagh (Wexford) 5-5 20
• Gráinne McGoldrick (Derry) 0-20 20
• Shannon Graham (Antrim) 3-10 19
• Charlotte Kearney (Cork) 4-5 17

Division 3

• Feb 7 Kildare 1-7 Dublin 0-4 Ballyboden
• Feb 7 Laois 5-14 Meath 3-3 Ashbourne
• Feb 14 Meath 1-9 Armagh 0-5 Ashbourne
• Feb 14 Roscommon 2-5 Kildare 0-7 Celbridge
• Feb 14 Laois 3-16 Dublin 0-1 Portlaoise
• Feb 28 Meath 1-15 Roscommon 2-10 Ballyforan
• Feb 28 Laois 4-11 Kildare 2-4 Rathdowney
• Feb 28 Armagh 4-13 Dublin 0-3 Cullyhanna
• Mar 6 Kildare 2-8 Meath 1-11 St Laurence's
• Mar 6 Laois 5-17 Armagh 2-7 Rathdowney
• Mar 7 Roscommon 6-13 Dublin 0-5 Athleague
• Mar 14 Kildare 4-8 Armagh 2-12 Mullaghbawn
• Mar 14 Meath 4-7 Dublin 1-4 Donaghmede
• Mar 14 Laois 0-13 Roscommon 0-10 Athleague
• Mar 21 Armagh 3-7 Roscommon 1-7 Tullysaran

Division 3 table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Laois	5	5	0	0	17-71	7-27	+74	10
Meath	5	3	1	1	10-45	10-39	+6	7'
Kildare	5	2	1	2	9-34	9-43	-9	'5
Armagh	5	2	0	3	11-44	8-34	+19	4
Roscommon	5	2	0	3	11-45	4-47	+19	'4
Dublin	5	0	0	5	1-17	18-57	-91	0

Division 3 Final

• Apr 10 Laois 2-10 Meath 2-5 Tullamore'[7]

Top scorers

• Colette McSorley (Armagh) 10-28 58
• Jane Dolan (Meath) 4-31 43
• Kelly Hopkins (Roscommon) 5-20 35
• Susie O'Carroll Kildare 2-23 29
• Áine Mahony (Laois) 3-19 28
• Louise Mahony (Laois) 0-27 27
• Annette McGeeney (Roscommon) 4-9 21

Division 4

• Feb 28 Westmeath 3-3 London 1-7 Watford
• Feb 28 Tyrone 4-12 Carlow 0-7 Dungannon.
• Mar 6 London 2-4 Tyrone 1-6 Watford;
• Mar 14 Tyrone 2-7 Westmeath 3-3 Oliver Plunkett's Mullingar
• Mar 21 Tyrone 1-12 London 1-3 Derrytresk;

Division 4 Final

• Apr 11 Tyrone 3-12 Westmeath 1-9 Omagh[8]

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. League semi-final Kilkenny 2-12 Galway 1-12 in Kilkenny people Archived 2013-02-17 at Archive.today and Irish Independent
4. Wexford 1-7 Kilkenny 1-6 report on Camogie.ie
5. Irish Times May 11 2010
6. Wexford 2-9 Offaly 1-9 report on camogie.ie
7. Laois 2-10 Meath 2-5 Division 3 final report on Hogan Stand, Laois Nationalist Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine and Camogie.ie Archived 2011-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
8. Report in Westmeath Examiner Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine and Profiles of Westmeath team in Westmeath Examiner Archived 2016-03-09 at the Wayback Machine