# 2010 National Camogie League

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.

## 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, 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, 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.

## 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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Wexford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6–49 | 2–18 | +34 | 6 |
| Galway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8–34 | 2–33 | +19 | 4 |
| Dublin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2–22 | 6–37 | –29 | 2 |
| Clare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2–20 | 8–37 | –35 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Kilkenny | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8–9 | 1–17 | +13 | 4 |
| Cork | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1–18 | 4–11 | −2 | 4 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1–18 | 5–17 | –11 | 0 |

### Final stages

| Wexford | Kilkenny |
WEXFORD: :
| GK | 1 | Mags D'Arcy (St Martin's) |
| RCB | 2 | Claire O'Connor (Rathnure) |
| FB | 3 | Catherine O'Loughlin (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 (Duffry Rovers) |
| MF | 8 | Josie Dwyer (Ferns) |
| MF | 9 | Caroline Murphy (Ferns) (0–1) |
| RWF | 10 | Katrina Parrock (St Ibar's-Shelmalier) 45' |
| CF | 11 | Michelle O'Leary (Rathnure) |
| LWF | 12 | Kate Kelly (St Ibar’s) (1–3) |
| RCF | 13 | Fiona Kavanagh (Half Way House Bunclody) |
| FF | 14 | Una Leacy (Oulart-The Ballagh) (0–1) |
| LCF | 15 | Lenny Holohan (Rathnure) |
| Substitutes: ||||
| RWF | | Ursula Jacob (Oulart-The Ballagh) (0–2) for Parrock 45' |
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) 21' |
| MF | 9 | Denise Gaule (Windgap) 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), 58' |
| FF | 14 | Deirdre Delaney (St Lachtain's) 30' |
| LCF | 15 | Aoife Neary (James Stephens) (0–3) |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | | Anna Farrell (Thomastown) for Keeva Fennelly 21' |
| FF | | Shelly Farrell (Thomastown) for Deirdre Delaney 30' |
| MF | | Edwina Keane (St Martin's) for Gaule 47' |
| RCF | | Collette Dormer (Paulstown) (0–1) for Quilty 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

## Group one table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Wexford | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13–38 | 6–31 | +28 | 7 |
| Limerick | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8–44 | 8–33 | +11 | 5' |
| Down | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6–39 | 5–31 | +11 | 3 |
| Waterford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8–33 | 9–37 | −7 | 3 |
| Galway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5–28 | 12–40 | −33 | 2 |

## Group 2 Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Offaly | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9–67 | 6–39 | +37 | 10 |
| Derry | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9–48 | 2–38 | +31 | 7' |
| Antrim | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7–31 | 10–35 | −13 | 5 |
| Cork | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7–35 | 9–35 | −6 | 4 |
| Tipperary | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6–49 | 5–45 | −8 | 4 |
| Kilkenny | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3–18 | 10–46 | −49 | 1 |

### Division 2 Final

* Apr 24 Wexford 2–9 Offaly 1–9 Thurles

## 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

## Division 3 table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Laois | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17–71 | 7–27 | +74 | 10 |
| Meath | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10–45 | 10–39 | +6 | 7' |
| Kildare | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9–34 | 9–43 | −9 | '5 |
| Armagh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11–44 | 8–34 | +19 | 4 |
| Roscommon | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11–45 | 4–47 | +19 | '4 |
| Dublin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1–17 | 18–57 | −91 | 0 |

### Division 3 Final

* Apr 10 Laois 2–10 Meath 2–5 Tullamore'

## 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;

### Division 4 Final

* Apr 11 Tyrone 3–12 Westmeath 1–9 Omagh