Tipperary junior camogie team taught harsh lesson by Cork in league opener

VERY National Camogie League - Division 2B - Round 1

Tipperary 0-2

Cork 4-20

The Tipperary Junior team suffered a very heavy defeat to a flying Cork team on Saturday in the Cork Camogie grounds. 

For the first 20 minutes Tipp were competitive but missed some key scoring opportunities and trailed 0-5 to 0-2, with the scores coming from Claire Stakelum and an Ellen Cunneen free.

 From the throw in Cork were focused and moved the ball at a great pace. Then came a killer blow in a 6 minute spell where they struck for three goals from Rose Murphy, Lauren Homan and Cliona Dooley to leave the scoreline 3-6 to 0-2 at half time. 

Cork continued to dominate all over the field after the restart and quickly had four

 points on the trot. A Lauren Homan goal on the 39th minute further extended their lead and despite Tipp’s best efforts they struggled against a vastly more experienced Cork side who having been beaten in last year’s final will be many people’s favourites for this year’s All-Ireland Intermediate championship. 

It was a game that the Tipp management and players will look to quickly forget as they refocus now on Kilkenny this Saturday at home. With a number of key players still out through injury this will be another tough challenge. Best for Tipp in Cork were Claire Stakelum and Clodagh Horgan. 

Scorers: Tipperary: E Cunneen 0-1(f), C Stakelum 0-1.

Cork: H Ryan 0-8 (0-4f), L Homan 2-3 (0-1f), C Dooley 1-2, R Murphy 1-1, C O’ Leary 0-3 (0-1f), L Allen, C Keane, L Hallihane 0-1 each.

Tipperary: A Butler; E Murphy, R Maher, N Murray; L Cahill, C Walsh, C Ryan; C Horgan, A Callanan; C Shanahan, C Stakelum, C McKeogh; E Myles, R O’ Dwyer, E Cunneen.  

Subs: K Fitzgerald for E Murphy (22),E Butler for A Callanan (40), L Leenane for E Myles (40),A Sheedy for C Ryan (45), E Fogarty for C Walsh (45), A Greed for N Murray (50), E D’Arcy for C Shanahan (50).

Cork: S Beausang; N O’ Leary, A Walsh, A Barrett; M Ring, A O’ Callaghan, A Moloney; R Harty, E Flanagan; R Murphy, L Allen, C  O’ Leary; L Homan, H Ryan, C Dooley.

Subs: L O’ Sullivan for A Walsh (44), L Doyle for M Ring (44), A Cashman for E Flanagan(48), O Mullins for H Ryan (48), T  McCarthy for  L Allen(50) C Golden for R Harty(50), C Keane for C O’ Leary (51), L Hallihane for A O’ Callaghan. 

Referee: Karol Collins (Galway)