All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2000 Explained

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 2000
Winners:Pearses (Galway) (3rd title)
Captain:Áine Hillary
Runnersup:Swatragh (Derry)
Runnerupmanager:Christopher "Bisto" McGuckin, Kevin McNaughton

The 2000 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Pearses from Galway, who defeated Swatragh from Derry by eleven points in the final, played at Mullingar.[1] [2]

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Rathnure and Ballingarry winning the championships of the other two provinces. Two goals in the first six minutes by Aileen Tohill and Paula McAtamney helped Swatragh eliminate the three-in-a-row seeking Granagh-Ballincarry. A late goal by Sharon Glynn secured Pearse's victory over Rathnure, for whom Geraldine Codd had scored a goal in the first minute.

The Final

The original match at Ballymacward on Nov 5 2000 was abandoned after 28 minutes due to worsening weather and ground conditions with Swatragh leading by 0–1 to no score,[3] Pearses’ Sharon Glynn and Áine Hillary dominated the play in the replayed final.[4] [5] [6] Gráinne Maguire had Swatragh's only goal from a free. Swatragh suffered a cruel blow prior to the final when the brilliant Paula McAtamney fractured her foot days before the replay.

Final stages

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Pearses (Gal):
GK 1 Louise Curry
RCB 2 Anne Divilly
FB 3 Aisling Ward
LCB 4 Patricia Burke
RWB 5 Martina Haverty
CB 6 Tracey Laheen
LWB 7 Martina Harkin
MF 8 Carmel Hannon
MF 9 Veronica Sweeney
RWF 10Michelle Glynn
CF 11Áine Hillary (captain)
LWF 12Orla Kilkenny
RCF 13Shauna Ward
FF 14Sharon Glynn
LCF 15Anne Forde
Swatragh (Der):
GK 1 Margaret McAtamney
RCB 2 Brenda McGuckin
FB 3 Claire Scullion
LCB 4 Joanne McKeagney
RWB 5 Nuala O'Hagan
CB 6 Gráinne Maguire
LWB 7 Paula McKenna
MF 8 Anna O'Loughlin
MF 9 Bernie O'Loughlin
RWF 10Aileen Tohill
CF 11Aideen Mullan
LWF 12Monica O'Kane
RCF 13Claire McNicholl
FF 14Oonagh Mullan
LCF 15Deirdre O'Doherty

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Moran, Mary . Mary Moran (camogie)

    . Mary Moran (camogie) . A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie . Cumann Camógaíochta . 2011 . Dublin, Ireland . 460. 978-1-908591-00-5

  2. http://www.camogie.ie/club.asp All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. report in Irish Times and Irish Independent Nov 29 2000
  4. Report of final in Irish Examiner, December 4, 2000
  5. Report of final in Irish Independent, December 4, 2000
  6. Report of final in Irish Times, December 4, 2000