2008 National Camogie League

National Camogie League 2008

Championship Details
Dates	8 February-25 April
Counties	22 (7 in Div 1, 6 counties enter 2 teams)
Sponsor
National League Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (10th title)
Captain	Aoife Neary
Manager
All-Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Therese Maher
Manager	Tony Ward
Matches played	15

The 2008 National Camogie League, the second most important elite level inter-county competition in the women's’ team field sport of camogie was won by Kilkenny, who defeated Galway in the final, played at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.

Arrangements

Kilkenny were attempting to win to the League title for the first time since 1993, and on home soil, there was pressure on them to achieve that feat. Kilkenny had defeated then All-Ireland champions Wexford, 2-11 to 1-11, before travelling to Cork to overcome the rebels 0-8 to 1-4 on a wind- swept blustery day to qualify for a league final.

Final

In the league final, Galway led 0-11 to 1-5 at the interval, with an Aoife Neary goal late in the first-half giving Kilkenny hope. Further second-half from Michelle Quilty and substitute Edwina Keane gave Kilkenny victory with Sinead Millea member of the 1993 National league winning campaign top scorer with 0-5 all from frees.

Aoife Neary was named player of the match

Division 2

The Division 2 final, known until 2005 as the National Junior League, was won by Clare who defeated Derry in the final. The Division 3 final was won by Antrim who defeated Offaly in the final.

Final stages

2008-4-26
Final
14:00 BST

Kilkenny	3-11 – 0-17	Galway
Sinead Millea 0-6 (0-5 frees 0-1’45), Aoife Neary 1-2 (0-1 free), Edwina Keane 1-0 Michelle Quilty 1-0, Ann Dalton, Marie Dargan, Katie Power 0-1 each		Jessica Gill 0-8 (0-5 frees), Veronica Curtin 0-5 (0-3 frees), Brenda Kerins 0-2, Lorraine Ryan 0-1 Orla Kilkenny 0-1

Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

Attendance: 1,500

Kilkenny

Galway

KILKENNY: GK 1 Catríona Ryan (Tullogher) RCB 2 Amy Butler (Mulinavat) FB 3 Aine Fahey (Emeralds) LCB 4 Eimear Lyng (Rower-Innistioge) RWB 5 Elaine Aylward (Mulinavat) CB 6 Kelly Anne Cotterell (Mulinavat) LWB 7 Jacqui Frisby (Ballyhale Shamrocks) MF 8 Ann Dalton (St Lachtain's) MF 9 Lizzie Lyng (Rower-Innistioge) RWF 10 Aoife Neary (James Stephens) CF 11 Keeva Fennelly (Ballyhale Shamrocks) LWF 12 Kate McDonald (Thomastown) RCF 13 Katie Power (Piltown) FF 14 Sinéad Millea (St Brigid’s Balycallan) LCF 15 Michelle Quilty (Mulinavat) Substitutes: RCF Julie-Anne Woodcock (Danesfort) for Eimear Lyng,  20' RCF Collette Dormer (Paulstown) for Cotterell,  30' RCF Edwina Keane (St Martin’s) for Quilty,  40' RCF Marie O'Connor (St Lachtain's) for Fennelly,  48'

GALWAY: GK 1 Susan Earner (Meelick Eyrecourt) RCB 2 Sandra Tannion (St Thomas) FB 3 Aibhle Kelly (Davitts) LCB 4 Therese Manton (Mullagh) RWB 5 Anne-Marie Hayes (Killimor) CB 6 Therese Maher (Athenry) LWB 7 Niamh Kilkenny (Pearses) MF 8 Lorraine Ryan (Killimordaly) MF 9 Aine Hillary (Pearses) RWF 10 Lourda Kavanagh (Davitts) CF 11 Therese Maher Athenry) LWF 12 Jessica Gill (Athenry) RCF 13 Orla Kilkenny (Pearses) FF 14 Veronica Curtin (Kinvara) LCF 15 Brenda Kerins (Athenry)

MATCH RULES

• 60 minutes
• Replay if scores level
• Maximum of 5 substitutions