2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final is the eighty-fifth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland. It took place on Sunday 11 September in Croke Park.[1]
| Event | 2016 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 11 September 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Julie Ann Malone (Kilkenny) | ||||||
| Referee | Éamon Cassidy (Limavady, Derry) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,037 | ||||||
| Weather | 17°C, cloudy | ||||||
Paths to the final
Cork defeated Wexford, Limerick, Waterford and Clare and lost to Offaly in the group stage. They defeated Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final by 4 points. A win for Cork would complete a three-in-a-row.
Kilkenny defeated Tipperary, Dublin and Derry and lost to Galway in the group stage. They beat Offaly by 11 points in the All-Ireland quarter-final, and beat Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final by 2 points. Kilkenny have not won the All-Ireland since 1994, and have lost 6 All-Ireland finals since then.
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