2010 All-Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship Explained

All Ireland Colleges Championship 2010
Winners:Loreto, Kilkenny (2nd title)
Captain:Aisling Dunphy
Runnersup:Blackwater CS, Lismore
Runnerupcaptain:Shauna Kieran Marie Russell

The 2010 All-Ireland Colleges Camogie Championship was won by Loreto, Kilkenny, who defeated Blackwater CS, Lismore by 2–5 to 1–7 in the final on March 6, 2010, at Ardfinnan.[1] Lismore's one point defeat in the final narrowly prevented a unique treble for the sport of Senior C, Senior B and Senior A titles in successive years.

Graded Competitions

There were graded competitions for colleges at three different levels. In the 2010 All Ireland Senior B final Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig from Cork defeated Borris Vocational School from Carlow by 3–9 to 2–5, in Cahir. In the 2010 All Ireland Senior C final Presentation, Thurles defeated Banagher Community School by 3–18 to 1–1 in Toomevara.

Trophy

The trophy is the Corn Sceilge in honour of Seán Ó Ceallaigh (1872–1959) (known as Sceilg, an acronym of his name in Irish: Seán S. Ó Ceallaigh), one of the members of the Keating Branch of the Gaelic League that participated in the first Camogie matches in 1904. The shape of the cup is on the lines of the Ardagh Chalice.

Semi-finals

At the inter-provincial stages of the 2010 competition Blackwater CS, Lismore beat Portumna Community School 3–5 to 0–3 and Loreto, Kilkenny beat St. Patrick's College, Maghera 2–11 to 3-07 in the semi-finals. In the Senior B semi-finals Colaiste Choilm, Ballincollig defeated Holy Rosary, Mountbellew by 2–14 to 0–3. Borris VS, Carlow beat St Colm's, Draperstown 2–5 to 3-0 after Colm's led by three goals to two points at half time. In the Senior C semi-finals Presentation, Thurles beat Seamount, Kinvara 3–11 to 1–1 and Banagher CS defeated St Louis, Kilkeel 5–6 to 4–6 in a replay after drawing 3–4 to 2–7.

2010 Final

WIT:
GK 1 Sinéad Maher (Dicksboro)
RCB 2 Stacey Quirke (St Martin's)
FB 3 Niamh Kelly (Dicksboro)
LCB 4 Sarah Dunne (Graigue-Balycallan)
RWB 5 Caoimhe Shiel (Bennetsbridge)
CB 6 Grace Walsh (Tullaroan)
LWB 7 Nicola Butler (Graigue-Balycallan)
MF 8 Aisling Dunphy (Graigue-Balycallan) (captain)
MF 9 Niamh Byrne (Clara)
RWF 10Aine Curran (St. Lachtain's) 0–1
CF 11Claire Phelan (Lisdowney) 0–2 (2 frees)
LWF 12Aoife Nolan (O'Loughlin Gaels) 1-0
RCF 13Aisling O'Grady(Dicksboro)
FF 14Orla Hanrick (Dicksboro) 0–1
LCF 15Lydia Fitzpatrick (St. Lachtain's) 1–1
Substitutes:
LWF Aoife Murphy (Lisdowney) for Nolan
RCF Kate Holland (Lisdowney) for O'Grady
LCB Noelle Maher (Tullaroan) for Dunne
UCC:
GK 1 Tracey Kiely
RCB 2 Shauna Prendergast
FB 3 Jenny McCarthy
LCB 4 Emma Foley
RWB 5 Jessica Gavin Johnson
CB 6 Shauna Kieran (co-captain)
LWB 7 Sarah Fenton
MF 8 Marie Russell (co-captain) 0–5 (frees)
MF 9 Michelle Tobin
RWF 10Aoife Hannon
CF 11Jemma Burke
LWF 12Clara Aarons
RCF 13Ruth Geoghegan
FF 14Caitriona McGlone 1–1
LCF 15Niamh Prendergast 0–1
Substitutes:
LWF E Heneghan for Burke

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/lydia-strikes-to-put-loreto-on-course-2091697.html "2010 final Loreto Kilkenny 2–5 Blackwater CS Lismore 1–7"