Tipperary seeking to make amends for Waterford defeat when they entertain Galway

Above: Waterford centre back Orlan Hickey powers out from defence, with Tipperary’s Róisín Howard giving chase in last Saturday’s senior league opening game played at Sean Treacy Park in Kilcommon. Picture: Marty Ryan/Sportsfocus 

Tipperary will look to get back to winning ways when they entertain Galway at The Ragg in the second round of the Very Camogie League Division 1A at The Ragg at 3pm on Saturday.

Tipperary came out the wrong side of a dogfight with Waterford last weekend by a goal and will want to get the show back on the road. They have a fine record at The Ragg – last weekend’s tie was moved to Kilcommon at the eleventh hour, which might not have been a help.

They don’t fear Galway either. They began this competition last year with a one-point victory over the Tribeswomen in Ballinderreen, so this will be an interesting contest once more.

Galway got their bid for third consecutive top-flight Very National League title off to a promising start with a convincing victory over Clare. New captain Róisín Black led a strong defensive effort while one of four debutants, Niamh Niland, scored four points from play and was many people’s idea of Player of the Match. Unusually for the westerners, they didn’t register a goal.

Newly-married manager, Cathal Murray, has always taken the league seriously and has given player form in the competition a high value when picking teams later in the season, so we can expect Galway to maintain a high level.

The referee is Aaron Hogg from Clare and the match will be shown live on Camogie YouTube.