2012 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship

The 2012 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship, the most important elite level inter-county competition for age graded development squad county teams in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Galway, who defeated Klkenny by five points in the final, played at Nenagh.[1][2]

2012 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship winners
Winners Galway (2nd title)
Captain
Manager
All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship Runners-up
Runners-up Klkenny
Captain
Manager
Matches played

Arrangements

Holders Tipperary were defeated by Galway in a replayed semi-final. Kilkenny defeated Cork 1-10 to 1-5 in a dour semi-final clash at a windy Ballyagran on the Cork/Limerick border.

The Final

Kilkenny led by 1-6 to 1-2 at half time in the final and should have been further ahead. Rachel Monaghan’s 43rd-minute goal decided the game. Player of the match was won by two-goal heroine Rachel Monaghan.[3][4] Michaela Kenneally was selected as Player Of The Championship.

B Division

The Minor B final was won by Derry who defeated EWexford 2-16 to 2-5 in the final. Derry led by ten points at half time. Bronagh McGillion was named player of the match. The Minor C final was won by Kerry or Down.Kerry defeated Westmeath 4-8 to 2-0 and Down defeated Laois 2-15 to 3-6 in the semi-finals.

Final stages
Galway2-12 – 1-10 [5]Klkenny
Nenagh
Galway:
GK1Sarah Skehill
RCB2Laura Porter
FB3Aisling Spellman
LCB4Sarah Keehan
RWB5Michelle Dunleavy
CB6Lorraine Farrell (captain)
LWB7Siobhan Gardener
MF8Clodagh McGrath 0-1
MF9Maria Cooney
RWF10Rachel Monaghan (Mullagh) 2-8 (0-6 frees, 0-2 45’s)
CF11Maria Breheny
LWF12Orlaith McGrath 0-2
RCF13Aoibhinn Kenny
FF14Lisa Hynes
LCF15Ailish O’Reilly 0-1
Klkenny:
GK1Noelle Murphy (Lisdowney)
RCB2Laura Dunne (Danesfort)
FB3Niamh Phelan (Windgap) (Captain)
LCB4Michaela Kenneally (Windgap)
RWB5Meighean Farrell (Thomastown)
CB6Miriam Walsh (Tullaroan)
LWB7Kate Holland (Lisdowney)
MF8Aine Kinsella (Mullinavat) 0-1
MF9Kelly Hamilton (Rower-Inistioge)
RWF10Orla Hanrick (Dicksboro) 0-6 (4 frees 1 45)
CF11Sarah Anne Quinlan (Gowran) 0-2
LWF12Julie-Anne Malone (Mullinavat)
RCF13Lydia Fitzpatrick (St Lachtain’s)
FF14Catherine Foley (Windgap) 1-0
LCF15Marie Doheny St Brigid’s Ballycallan)
Substitutes:
LWBAine Gannon (Rower-Inistioge) for Holland  47'
LCFFNiamh Bambrick (Windgap) for Doheny  55'

Lorraine Long (Piltown)

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. 2012 Galway 2-12 Kilkenny 1-10 Report on Camogie.ie and Kilkennycamogie.com
  3. Report of final on camogie.ie
  4. Kilkennycamogie.com
Preceded by
2011 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship		 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
2006 – present		 Succeeded by
2013 All-Ireland Minor Camogie Championship
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.