2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

The 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—[1][2] is the high point of the 2009 season in the sport of camogie. It commenced on 20 June 2009 and ended with the final on 13 September 2009. Eight teams competed in the Senior Championship out of twenty-seven who competed overall in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships.[1] The final of the 2009 Senior Championship was contested by Cork—the reigning champions—and Kilkenny at Croke Park on 13 September 2009. The final was available to view worldwide. Cork were the champions.[3]

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2009
Championship details
Dates20 June - 13 September 2009
Teams8
All-Ireland champions
WinnersCork (24th win)
CaptainAmanda O'Regan
ManagerDenise Cronin
All-Ireland runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainAnn Dalton
ManagerAnn Downey
Championship statistics
Matches played15
← 2008
2010 →

Launch

The Championship was launched in Croke Park, Dublin on 10 June 2009.[1] Camogie Association of Ireland President Joan O'Flynn said at the launch that the 2009 Championship would be "the highest profile yet".[4] The Camogie Association also announced the use of county grounds for the first time, with the aim of improving attendances and facilities.[4] This led to some debate on the role of women in sport, with Marie O'Halloran of The Irish Times claiming that female athletes were "still playing second fiddle".[5] Camogie county boards were also undecided whether their players would dress in a skirt or shorts—they presently wear "skorts".[5]

Summary

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. Each team played one another once only.[4] The top two in each group contested the semi-finals. Cork went into the 2009 Senior Championship as reigning champions.[6] They began their title challenge by dismissing Dublin.[1] League champions Wexford began their challenge with a game against Limerick in Hospital.[1]

The semi-finals were contested at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny on 15 August 2009.[6] Galway versus Kilkenny and Cork versus Wexford were the semi-finals.[6] Cork and Kilkenny progressed to the final.[7] Kilkenny's victory over Galway was unexpected as 33% of their team was under the age of twenty.[8]

Prior to the final, representatives from both the Minor (Offaly versus Waterford) and Senior Championship finals met President Joan O'Flynn at Croke Park.[2] The teams were named on 10 September 2009.[9] The semi-final between Kilkenny and Galway in which Kilkenny produced a late surge to snatch victory deep in injury-time to qualify for their first final since 2001 was described as “one of the most memorable games ever played in Nowlan Park.” [10] The final between Cork and Kilkenny was played at Croke Park on 13 September 2009 and was broadcast live in Ireland on RTÉ Two and internationally on RTÉ.ie.[9][11][12] Highlights were shown on The Sunday Game in Ireland and worldwide on the same channels.[2] Cork were featuring in their eighth consecutive final, whilst Kilkenny last appeared in the final in 2001 when they lost to Tipperary.[2] Kilkenny last won the final in 1995.[2] The teams had met earlier in the Championship in Group 1 when Cork beat Kilkenny by a scoreline of 2-05 to 0-07.[13]

The Gala Performance Award was awarded the player who topped a public poll as having given the season's best performance.[1][4]

Fixtures and results

Group A
Cork3–21 – 1–6Dublin
Tipperary1–11 – 1–14Kilkenny
Kilkenny0–7 – 2–5Cork
Tipperary2–12 – 1–10Dublin
Cork1–13 – 0–14Tipperary
Dublin0–4 – 2–14Kilkenny
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Cork 33006–391–27+276
Kilkenny 32013–353–20+154
Tipperary 31023–373–3702
Dublin 30032–207–47–420

Group B
Limerick0–6 – 5–20Wexford
Galway3–17 – 1–4Clare
Wexford2–6 – 3–7Galway
Clare2–8 – 1–10Limerick
Galway1–16 – 0–8Limerick
Clare0–3 – 2–15Wexford
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Galway 33007–403–18+346
Wexford 32019–413–16+434
Clare 31023–156–42–362
Limerick 30031–248–44–410

Final stages
Cork2–13 – 1–10Wexford
Galway1–11 – 1–13Kilkenny
Cork0-15 – 0-7Kilkenny
R Moloney 0-7, G O’Connor 0-3, E O’Farrell, K Mackey 0-1 each. A Neary 0-5; A Dalton, M Quilty 0-1 each.
Attendance: 25,924
Referee: Una Kearney (Armagh)
Cork
Kilkenny
CORK:
GK1Aoife Murray (Cloughduv)
RCB2Joanne O'Callaghan (Cloughduv)  59'
FB3Cathriona Foley (Rockbán)
LCB4Rena Buckley (Inniscarra)
RWB5Jenny Duffy (St Finbarr's)
CB6Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB7Sara Hayes (Courcey Rovers)
MF8Briege Corkery (Cloughduv)
MF9Orla Cotter (St Catherine’s)
RWF10Eimear O'Sullivan (Ballinhassig) (0-2),
CF11Gemma O'Connor (St Finbarr's) (0-3)
LWF12Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv) (0-1)  47'
RCF13Síle Burns (Rockbán)
FF14Emer O'Farrell (Sarsfields) (0-1),  37'
LCF15Rachel Moloney (Courcey Rovers) (0-7, 6f).  57'
Substitutes:
FFKatriona Mackey (Douglas) (0-1) for O'Farrell  37'
LWFEmer Dillon (Ballygarvan) for O'Donoghue  47'
LCFAmanda O'Regan (Douglas) for Moloney  57'
RCBLynda O'Connell (St Finbarr's) for O'Callaghan  59'
KILKENNY:
GK1Caitriona Ryan (Tullogher)
RCB2Leann Fennelly (Mullinavat)
FB3Catherine Doherty (St Anne's)
LCB4Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
RWB5Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Innistioge)  37'
CB6Amy Butler (Mullinavat)
LWB7Elaine Aylward (Mullinavat)
MF8Collette Dormer (Paulstown) (0-1)  57'
MF9Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's) (0-1)
RWF10Therese Muldowney (St Brigid's)  17'
CF11Katie Power (Piltown)
LWF12Edwina Keane (St Martin's)
RCF13Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) (0-1),  50'
FF14Denise Gaule (Windgap)
LCF15Aoife Neary (James Stephens) (0-5, 4f, 1 45)
Substitutes:
RWFAisling Dunphy (St Brigid's) for Muldowney  17'
RWBDeirdre Delaney (St Lachtain's) for Lyng  37'
RCFMarie O'Connor (St Lachtain's) for Quilty  50'
MFKeeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks) for Dormer  57'

MATCH RULES

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

Gala Performance awards 2009

Overall winner: Chloe Morey Clare

Championship statistics

Scoring

References
  1. "Gala Camogie Championship is launched". RTÉ. 2009-06-10. Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  2. "Camogie finalists gear up for big day". RTÉ. 2009-09-08. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  3. "Cork 0-15 Kilkenny 0-07". RTÉ. 2009-09-13. Archived from the original on 2009-09-15. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  4. "Camogie matches set for county grounds". The Irish Times. 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-09-13. Splitting up the senior championship into two groups of four, with each team only playing each other once, will help peak interest said O’Flynn.
  5. Marie O'Halloran (2009-08-14). "Women in sport still playing second fiddle". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  6. "Camogie semi-final previews". RTÉ. 2009-08-13. Archived from the original on 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  7. "Kilkenny and Cork to meet in Camogie final". RTÉ. 2009-08-15. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  8. "Kilkenny upset the odds". The Irish Times. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  9. "Cork and Kilkenny name teams". RTÉ. 2009-09-10. Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  11. "Cork v Kilkenny preview". RTÉ. 2009-09-11. Archived from the original on 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  12. "All-Ireland camogie finals take centre stage at Croker". Irish Independent. 2009-08-26. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  13. "Cork pushed all the way by the Cats". RTÉ. 2009-07-12. Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
Preceded by
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2008		 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
1932 – present		 Succeeded by
All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2010
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