Gael Linn Cup 1972

Gael Linn Cup 1972
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
Gael Linn Cup winners
Winners Leinster (12th title)
Captain
Manager
Gael Linn Cup Runners-up
Runners-up Connacht
Captain
Manager
Matches played 3

The 1972 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Leinster, who defeated Connacht in the final, played at Markievicz Park.[1][2]

Arrangements

Two goals from Anne Sheehy and one each from Elsie Walsh and Orla Ni Siochain helped Leinster defeat a Munster team that had 11 Cork players fresh from their All-Ireland triumph by 4–2 to 1–0 at St Finbarr's. Connacht selected the 12 Galway players who won the All-Ireland junior title to defeat Ulster 6–6 to 5–5 in Sligo. Two goals each from Maura Cassin and Anne Sheehy and one each from Orla Ni Siochain, Ann Crroll and Elsie Walsh helped Leinster win the final by 7–7 to 4–2. Agnes Hourigan wrote in the Irish Press:

Great credit is due to the players of both teams for their display in a match which was played in a downpour and driving cross wind.

[3][4][5][6][7]

Final stages

29 October
Final
Leinster 7–7 – 4–2 Connacht

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Leinster:
GK 1 Sheila Murray (Dublin)
FB 2 Rita Whyte (Dublin)
RWB 3 Joan Murphy (Wexford)
CB 4 Margaret O'Leary (Wexford)
LWB 5 Carmel O'Shea (Killkenny)
MF 6 Breda Cassin (Killkenny)
MF 7 Miriam Miggan (Kildare)
MF 8 Orla Ní Síocháin (Dublin) (1–3)
RWF 9 Anne Sheehy (Dublin) (2–0)
CF 10 Ann Carroll (Killkenny) (captain) (1–1)
LWF 11 Elsie Walsh (Wexford) (1–1)
FF 12 Maura Cassin (Killkenny) (2–2)
Connacht:
GK 1 Margaret Killeen (Galway)
FB 2 Mary Kilkenny (Galway)
RWB 3 Claire Collins (Galway)
CB 4 Kathleen Quinn (Galway)
LWB 5 Rosemary Divilly (Galway)
MF 6 Grace Divilly (Galway)
MF 7 Josie Kelly (Galway)
MF 8 Catherine Ward (Galway)
RWF 9 Nono McHugh (Galway) (captain) (1–0)
CF 10 Jane Murphy (Galway) (1–2)
LWF 11 Sheila Crowe (Galway)
FF 12 Pat Feeney (Galway) (1–0)

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. Gael Linn Cup on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, 30 October 1972
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, 30 October 1972
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, 30 October 1972
  6. Report of final in Irish Examiner, 30 October 1972
  7. Report of final in Irish News, 30 October 1972
Preceded by
Gael Linn Cup 1971
Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
Succeeded by
Gael Linn Cup 1973
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