2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship

The 2006 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship—known as the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons—was the high point of the 2006 season in the sport of Camogie. The championship was won for the 22nd time by Cork who defeated Tipperary by an eight-point margin in the final despite having lost to them in the group stages. Rena Buckley was player of the match. The attendance was 20,685, at the time the second highest in camogie history.[1][2]

All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2006
Championship details
Dates1 June — 9 September 2006
Teams6
All-Ireland champions
WinnersCork (22nd win)
CaptainJoanne O'Callaghan
ManagerJohn Cronin
All-Ireland runners-up
Runners-upTipperary
CaptainPhilly Fogarty
ManagerPaddy McCormack
2005
2007

Format change

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The championship was changed from knockout to a round-robin system for the first time in 2006. The system was retained despite some high-profile criticism.[3] The six senior counties were all guaranteed a minimum of five competitive games, with the hope that standards all round would improve as a result of all the extra matches. Tipperary won their championship group game against Cork by 3-8 to 1-10 in Templemore with two goals from Emily Hayden and a third from Louise Young. They eventually lost the All-Ireland final to the same opposition, something that was happen four times in the first six competitions under the new structure.

Group stages

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For the final round of the championship Marie O'Connor arrived in Athenry by helicopter[4] after attending her brother's wedding and scored 2-2 as her side Kilkenny defeated Galway 3-5 to 0-10. Wexford defeated Limerick 4-18 to 0-4 in their final group game in Bruff but still did not qualify for the semis.

Semi-finals

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The closing stages were disappointing, Cork beating Galway by four points in a stop-start first semi-final and Claire Grogan’s sending Tipperary through to the final beating Kilkenny by five points in the second semi-final.

Final

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For the first time in camogie history, the All Ireland finals did not produce a single goal. Play flowed better than in the semi-finals and just one of the game's 16 scores, Jennifer O'Leary's fourth and final point for Cork, came from a free. Joanne Ryan fought what one reporter described as “mammoth and fascinating tussle” at midfield with Briege Corkery. Jim O’Sullivan, Gaelic games correspondent of the Irish Examiner wrote:

Consistent with what the scoreline suggests, powerful defensive play was key to Cork retaining their title in style in yesterday’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship final in Croke Park. Starting without five of the team which looked destined to win last year’s final until Cork produced five late points, Tipperary’s inexperience in attack was to undermine their challenge. The one-sided nature of the contest was primarily down to Cork’s superiority as a team, reflecting the confidence gained in victory 12 months ago and the determination to prove that it was no fluke.[5]

Fintan McNamara of Clare refereed.

Final stages

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Cork1-7 – 0–6Galway

Tipperary0-13 – 1-8Kilkenny

Cork0-12 – 0-4 .[6]Tipperary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cork
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tipperary
CORK:
GK 1 Aoife Murray (Cloughduv)
RCB 2 Joanne O'Callaghan (Cloughduv) (Capt)
FB 3 Cathriona Foley (Rockbán)
LCB 4 Amanda O'Regan (Douglas)
RWB 5 Rena Buckley (Inniscarra)
CB 6 Mary O'Connor (Killeagh)
LWB 7 Anna Geary (Milford)
MF 8 Gemma O'Connor (St Finbarr's) (0-2)
MF 9 Briege Corkery (Cloughduv) (0-1)
RWF 10 Rachel Moloney (Courcey Rovers) (0-1)
CF 11 Angela Walsh (Killeagh) (0-1)   49'
LWF 12 Jennifer O'Leary (Barryroe) (0-4)
RCF 13 Emer Dillon (Ballygarvan) (0-2)
FF 14 Una O'Donoghue (Cloughduv) (0-2)
LCF 15 Elaine Burke (Valley Rovers)   36'
Substitutes:
LCF Sarah O'Donovan (Brian Dillons) for Burke   36'
CF Orla Cotter (St Catherine’s) for Walsh   49'
TIPPERARY:
GK 1 Jovita Delaney (Cashel)
RCB 2 Suzanne Kelly (Toomevara)
FB 3 Una O'Dwyer (Cashel)
LCB 4 Julie Kirwan (Moneygall)
RWB 5 Michelle Shortt (Drom-Inch)
CB 6 Philly Fogarty (Cashel) (Capt)
LWB 7 Sinéad Nealon (Burgess)
MF 8 Claire Grogan (Cashel)
MF 9 Joanne Ryan (Drom-Inch) (0-1)
RWF 10 Jill Horan (Cashel)   48'
CF 11 Emily Hayden (Cashel) (0-2)
LWF 12 Cora Hennessy (Cashel)   45'
RCF 13 Geraldine Kinnane (Drom-Inch)
FF 14 Louise Young (Toomevara)   Half time'
LCF 15 Eimear McDonnell (Burgess) (0-1).
Substitutes:
FF Lorraine Bourke (Drom-Inch) for Young   Half time'
LWF Trish O'Halloran (Nenagh Éire Óg) for Hennessy   45'
RWF Mary Ryan (Moneygall) for Horan   45'

References

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  1. ^ 2006 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Youtube Video highlights part one and part two.
  2. ^ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  3. ^ em-scrapped-77004.html John Cronin: Scrap the new championship system and go back to a straight knock-out, Irish Independent Sept 7 2006
  4. ^ Report Aug 7 2006 in Irish Independent
  5. ^ "Powerful Cork put up the shutters | Irish Examiner". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  6. ^ 2006 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, Irish Times and Youtube Video highlights part one and part two.
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Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
1932 – present
Succeeded by