2010 National Camogie League

{{Infobox GAA championship

|name = 2010 National Camogie League

|date = 7 February – 24 April

|num_teams = 22 (7 in Div 1, 6 counties enter 2 teams)

|sponsor =

|winners = Wexford (3rd title)

|captain = Una Leacy

|manager = JJ Doyle

|runnersup = Kilkenny

|runnerupcaptain = Ann Dalton

|runnerupmanager = Ann Downey

|matches = 15

}}

The 2010 National Camogie League is a competition in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Wexford for the second year in succession. They defeated Kilkenny in the final, played at Semple Stadium.{{cite book | last = Moran | first = Mary | authorlink = Mary Moran (camogie) | title = A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie | publisher = Cumann Camógaíochta | year = 2011 | location = Dublin, Ireland | pages = 460}} 978-1-908591-00-5[http://www.camogie.ie/league.asp National Camogie League on Camogie.ie]

Arrangements

The seven teams in the first division were drawn into two groups of four and three. Each team played one another once only. The top two in each group contested the semi-finals. Since 2006 the league is organized into four divisions, with 22 competing county teams graded into four divisions, with the strongest teams in Division 1.

The semi-finals were contested at O'Connor Park, Tullamore on 10 April 2010,League semi-final Kilkenny 2-12 Galway 1-12 [http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/gaa/Super-super-finish-earns-camogie.6222500.jp in Kilkenny people] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130217221837/http://www.kilkennypeople.ie/gaa/Super-super-finish-earns-camogie.6222500.jp |date=2013-02-17 }} and [http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/in-brief-dalton-stars-in-cats-comeback-2133676.html Irish Independent]

in which Kilkenny came from behind to defeat Galway,.

The Final

final at Semple Stadium Thurles on Saturday, 24 April 2010, Wexford defeating Kilkenny by 1–7 to 1–6, the winning point coming from Ursula Jacob in the eighth minute of injury time,Wexford 1–7 Kilkenny 1–6 report on [http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/1233/Default.aspx Camogie.ie] after a late goal from substitute Linda Bolger. Wexford manager JJ Doyle told the Irish Times his job should come with a health warning after the victory.[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0426/1224269093868.html Irish Times May 11 2010]

Lower Divisions

Eleven counties in Division 2 were drawn in two groups of five and six, including the second teams of Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Wexford. Wexford intermediates, managed by Karen Barnes and captained by Ciara O'Connor of Rathnure, unexpectedly defeated Offaly in the final by 2–9 to 1–9, the second year in succession that Wexford has simultaneously held the first and second division titles.

Six teams contested Division 3, including the second team of Dublin with Laois defeating Meath in the final, and three counties contested Division 4, including London, with Westmeath defeating Tyrone in the final.

Fixtures and results

=Group A=

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date = February 28 |

team1 = Galway|

score = 3–16 – 1–5 |

team2 = Clare |

stadium = Athenry }}

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date = February 28 |

team1 = Wexford|

score = 2–17 – 0–5 |

team2 = Dublin |

stadium = Monamolin }}

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date = March 7 |

team1 = Dublin|

score = 2–6 – 1–8 |

team2 = Clare |

stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin }}

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date = March 7 |

team1 = Wexford|

score = 1–17 – 2–6 |

team2 = Galway |

stadium = Enniscorthy}}

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date = March 14 |

team1 = Wexford|

score = 2–15 – 0–7 |

team2 = Clare |

stadium = Clarecastle}}

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date = March 14 |

team1 = Galway|

score = 3–12 – 0–11 |

team2 = Dublin |

stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin }}

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align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Wexford	3	3	0	0	6–49	2–18	+34	6
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Galway	3	2	0	1	8–34	2–33	+19	4
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Dublin	3	1	0	2	2–22	6–37	–29	2
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Clare	3	0	0	3	2–20	8–37	–35	0

=Group B=

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date = February 28 |

team1 = Kilkenny|

score = 5–5 – 0–11 |

team2 = Tipperary|

stadium = The Ragg }}

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date = March 7 |

team1 = Kilkenny|

score = 3–4 – 1–6 |

team2 = Cork |

stadium = Mullinavat}}

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date = Mar 15 |

team1 = Cork|

score = 0–12 – 1–7 |

team2 = Tipperary |

stadium =Cork Institute of Technology }}

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date = August 1 |

team1 = Galway|

score = 1–16 – 0–8 |

team2 = Limerick |

stadium = Athenry }}

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date = August 1 |

team1 = Clare|

score = 0–3 – 2–15 |

team2 = Wexford |

stadium = [http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/cominfo/club_soc/sport/gaa/bodyke_gaa_club.htm Bodyke] }}

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align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Kilkenny	2	2	0	0	8–9	1–17	+13	4
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Cork	2	1	0	1	1–18	4–11	−2	4
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Tipperary	2	0	0	2	1–18	5–17	–11	0

=Final stages=

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date = April 10
Semi-Final |

team1 = Wexford|

score = 4–5 – 0–9 |

team2 = Cork|

stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny }}

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{{football box |

date = April 10
Semi-Final |

team1 = Kilkenny|

score = 2–12 – 1–12|

team2 = Galway |

stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny}}

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|date=2010-4-24
Final
14:00 BST

|team1=Wexford

|score=1–7 – 1–6

|team2=Kilkenny

|report=[http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/1233/Default.aspx]

|goals1=Kate Kelly 1–3 (0–3f), Caroline Murphy, Una Leacy 0–1 each, Ursula Jacob (0–2).

|goals2= Marie Dargan 1–1, Aoife Neary 0–3 (0–1f, 0–1 45), Denise Gaule 0–1, Michelle Quilty (0–1)

|stadium=Semple Stadium, Thurles

|attendance= 2,500

|referee= Alan Lagrue (Kildare)}}

width=92% |

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width="100%" \|valign="top" width="50%"\| {\| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center \|colspan="4"\|WEXFORD:
GK	1	Mags D'Arcy (St Martin's)
RCB	2	Claire O'Connor (Rathnure)
FB	3	Catherine O'Loughlin ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090201124606/http://www.mbgaa.net/ Monageer-Boolavogue])
LCB	4	Karen Atkinson (Oulart-The Ballagh)
RWB	5	Noeleen Lambert (St Martin's)
CB	6	Mary Leacy (Oulart-The Ballagh)
LWB	7	Deirdre Codd ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110222053859/http://duffryrovers.wexford.gaa.ie/ Duffry Rovers])
MF	8	Josie Dwyer ([http://www.fernsgaa.com/ Ferns])
MF	9	Caroline Murphy ([http://www.fernsgaa.com/ Ferns]) (0–1)
RWF	10	Katrina Parrock (St Ibar's-Shelmalier) {{suboff\|45}}
CF	11	Michelle O'Leary (Rathnure)
LWF	12	Kate Kelly ([https://web.archive.org/web/20090227060424/http://stibars.camogie.wexford.gaa.ie/results.html St Ibar’s]) (1–3)
RCF	13	Fiona Kavanagh ([https://archive.today/20130123212836/http://www.gaainfo.com/club.php?co=wexford&club=hwhbunclody Half Way House Bunclody])
FF	14	Una Leacy (Oulart-The Ballagh) (0–1)
LCF	15	Lenny Holohan (Rathnure)
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
RWF		Ursula Jacob (Oulart-The Ballagh) (0–2) for Parrock {{subon\|45}}

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" \|colspan="4"\|KILKENNY:
GK	1	Caitríona Ryan (Tullogher)
RCB	2	Amy Butler (Mullinavat)
FB	3	Catherine Doherty (St Anne's)
LCB	4	Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks)
RWB	5	Kate McDonald (Thomastown)
CB	6	Leann Fennelly (Mullinavat)
LWB	7	Elaine Aylward (Mullinavat)
MF	8	Keeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks) {{suboff\|21}}
MF	9	Denise Gaule (Windgap) {{suboff\|47}} (0–1)
RWF	10	Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's)
CF	11	Katie Power (Piltown)
LWF	12	Marie Dargan (St Martin's) (1–1)
RCF	13	Michelle Quilty (Mullinavat) (0–1), {{suboff\|58}}
FF	14	Deirdre Delaney (St Lachtain's) {{suboff\|30}}
LCF	15	Aoife Neary (James Stephens) (0–3)
colspan=4\|Substitutes:
MF		Anna Farrell (Thomastown) for Keeva Fennelly {{subon\|21}}
FF		Shelly Farrell (Thomastown) for Deirdre Delaney {{subon\|30}}
MF		Edwina Keane (St Martin's) for Gaule {{subon\|47}}
RCF		Collette Dormer (Paulstown) (0–1) for Quilty {{subon\|58}}

MATCH RULES

60 minutes
Replay if scores level
Maximum of 5 substitutions

Series statistics

=Scoring=

Widest winning margin: 18 points
Wexford 2–17 : 0–5 Dublin
Most goals in a match: 5
Kilkenny 5–5 : 0–6 Tipperary
Widest winning margin (other divisions): 26 points
Roscommon 6–13 : 0–5 Dublin

=Top Scorers Division 1=

Aislinn Connolly (Galway) 1–20 23
Kate Kelly (Wexford) 2–17 23
Una Leacy (Wexford) 4–11 23
Aoife Neary (Kilkenny) 3–12 21
Veronica Curtin (Galway) 4–3 15
Ann Dalton (Kilkenny) 2–6 12
Claire Grogan (Tipperary) 0–12 12
Lenny Holohan (Wexford) 2–5 11
Fiona Kavanagh (Wexford) 2–5 11
Ciara Lucey (Dublin) 0–11 11

Division 2

GROUP 1

Feb 14 Wexford 5–8 Waterford 2–7 Fenor
Feb 14 Limerick 0–13 Down 2– 6 Ashbourne
Feb 27 Wexford 2–10 Down 1–13 Clonshaugh
Feb 28 Galway 2–10 Waterford 2–7 Athenry
Mar 6 Wexford 3–9 Galway 1–3 Enniscorthy
Mar 6 Limerick 1–10 Waterford 1–10 Kilmallock
Mar 21 Down 2–11 Galway 0–9 Clonduff
Mar 21 Wexford 3–11 Limerick 2–8 Cushinstown
Apr 4 Limerick 5–13 Galway 2–6 Limerick Gaelic Grounds
Apr 4 Waterford 3–9 Down 1–9 Blanchardstown

GROUP 2

Feb 14 Tipperary 2–10 Antrim 0–4 Swords
Feb 14 Offaly 2–13 Kilkenny 0–3 Lisdowney
Feb 14 Derry wo Cork Swords
Feb 28 Tipperary 2–12 Kilkenny 0–5 The Ragg
Feb 28 Offaly 0–15 Derry 1–6 Cooley
Feb 28 Cork 2–7 Antrim 2–7 Trim
Mar 6 Kilkenny 3–6 Cork 3–6 Mullinavat
Mar 6 Antrim 0–13 Derry 2–7 Creggan
Mar 6 Offaly 0–14 Tipperary 0–13 Banagher
Mar 14 Cork 2–12 Tipperary 1–8 CIT
Mar 14 Offaly 4–11 Antrim 5–7 St Gall's
Mar 14 Derry 3–15 Kilkenny 0–4 Blanchardstown
Apr 4 Offaly 3–14 Cork 0–10 Banagher
Apr 4 Derry 3–20 Tipperary 2–6 Blanchardstown
Antrim wo Kilkenny
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Group one table

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align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Wexford	4	3	1	0	13–38	6–31	+28	7
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Limerick	4	2	1	1	8–44	8–33	+11	5'
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Down	4	1	1	2	6–39	5–31	+11	3
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Waterford	4	1	1	2	8–33	9–37	−7	3
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Galway	4	1	0	3	5–28	12–40	−33	2

Group 2 Table

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align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Offaly	5	5	0	0	9–67	6–39	+37	10
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Derry	5	3	1	1	9–48	2–38	+31	7'
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Antrim	5	1	2	2	7–31	10–35	−13	5
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Cork	5	1	2	2	7–35	9–35	−6	4
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Tipperary	5	2	0	3	6–49	5–45	−8	4
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"] \|Kilkenny	5	0	1	4	3–18	10–46	−49	1

=Division 2 Final=

Apr 24 Wexford 2–9 Offaly 1–9 Thurles[http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/1232/Default.aspx Wexford 2-9 Offaly 1-9 report on camogie.ie]

Top scorers

Elaine Dermody (Offaly) 2–34 40
Áine Lyng (Waterford) 4–19 31
Eileen O'Brien (Limerick) 3–14 23
Sarah Louise Carr (Down) 4–10 22
Ciara O'Connor (Wexford) 2–16 22
Siobhán Flannery (Offaly) 3–11 20
Fiona Kavanagh (Wexford) 5–5 20
Gráinne McGoldrick (Derry) 0–20 20
Shannon Graham (Antrim) 3–10 19
Chartolle Kearney (Cork) 4–5 17

Division 3

Feb 7 Kildare 1–7 Dublin 0–4 Ballyboden
Feb 7 Laois 5–14 Meath 3–3 Ashbourne
Feb 14 Meath 1–9 Armagh 0–5 Ashbourne
Feb 14 Roscommon 2–5 Kildare 0–7 Celbridge
Feb 14 Laois 3–16 Dublin 0–1 Portlaoise
Feb 28 Meath 1–15 Roscommon 2–10 Ballyforan
Feb 28 Laois 4–11 Kildare 2–4 Rathdowney
Feb 28 Armagh 4–13 Dublin 0–3 Cullyhanna
Mar 6 Kildare 2–8 Meath 1–11 St Laurence's
Mar 6 Laois 5–17 Armagh 2–7 Rathdowney
Mar 7 Roscommon 6–13 Dublin 0–5 Athleague
Mar 14 Kildare 4–8 Armagh 2–12 Mullaghbawn
Mar 14 Meath 4–7 Dublin 1–4 Donaghmede
Mar 14 Laois 0–13 Roscommon 0–10 Athleague
Mar 21 Armagh 3–7 Roscommon 1–7 Tullysaran
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Division 3 table

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align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Laois	5	5	0	0	17–71	7–27	+74	10
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Meath	5	3	1	1	10–45	10–39	+6	7'
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Kildare	5	2	1	2	9–34	9–43	−9	'5
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Armagh	5	2	0	3	11–44	8–34	+19	4
align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;" \|Roscommon	5	2	0	3	11–45	4–47	+19	'4
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;" \|Dublin	5	0	0	5	1–17	18–57	−91	0

=Division 3 Final=

Apr 10 Laois 2–10 Meath 2–5 Tullamore'Laois 2–10 Meath 2–5 Division 3 final report on [http://www.hoganstand.com/camogie/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=127010 Hogan Stand], [http://www.laois-nationalist.ie/tabId/156/itemId/602/Laois-deny-the-Royals-their-camogie-crown.aspx Laois Nationalist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125457/http://www.laois-nationalist.ie/tabId/156/itemId/602/Laois-deny-the-Royals-their-camogie-crown.aspx |date=2011-07-21 }} and [http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/1203/Default.aspx Camogie.ie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003130943/http://www.camogie.ie/Home/tabid/54/mid/411/newsid412/1203/Default.aspx |date=2011-10-03 }}

Top scorers

Colette McSorley (Armagh) 10–28 58
Jane Dolan (Meath) 4–31 43
Kelly Hopkins (Roscommon) 5–20 35
Susie O'Carroll (Kildare) 2–23 29
Áine Mahony (Laois) 3–19 28
Louise Mahoney (Laois) 0–27 27
Annette McGeeney (Roscommon) 4–9 21

Division 4

Feb 28 Westmeath 3–3 London 1–7 Watford
Feb 28 Tyrone 4–12 Carlow 0–7 Dungannon.
Mar 6 London 2–4 Tyrone 1–6 Watford;
Mar 14 Tyrone 2–7 Westmeath 3–3 Oliver Plunkett's Mullingar
Mar 21 Tyrone 1–12 London 1–3 Derrytresk;
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=Division 4 Final=

Apr 11 Tyrone 3–12 Westmeath 1–9 Omagh[http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2010/04/07/3996106-westmeath-to-take-on-tyrone-in-national-camogie-league-decider/ Report in Westmeath Examiner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309202432/http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2010/04/07/3996106-westmeath-to-take-on-tyrone-in-national-camogie-league-decider |date=2016-03-09 }} and [http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2010/04/07/3996106-westmeath-to-take-on-tyrone-in-national-camogie-league-decider/ Profiles of Westmeath team in Westmeath Examiner] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309202432/http://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2010/04/07/3996106-westmeath-to-take-on-tyrone-in-national-camogie-league-decider |date=2016-03-09 }}

References

{{succession box|title=National Camogie League|before=National Camogie League 2009 |after=National Camogie League 2011 |years=1977 – present}}

2010

National Camogie League, 2010