Gael Linn Cup 1999

Gael Linn Cup 1999
Tournament details
SponsorSchwarzkopf
Winners
ChampionsMunster (14th title)
Runners-up
Runners-upConnacht
Other
Matches played3

The 1999 Gael Linn Cup, the most important representative competition for elite level participants in the women's team field sport of camogie, was won by Munster, who defeated Connacht in the final, played at Bohernabreena.[1][2] It was the first Gael Linn cu since the introduction of the 15-a-side game, although the competition was played with 15-a-side on an experimental basis in 1995.

New Sponsor

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Schwarzkopf sponsored a Player of the Match Award at senior and junior level. Player of the tournament Fiona O'Driscoll and junior winner Lizzie Lyng received replicas of the Gael-Linn Cup and £1,000 for their clubs Fr O'Neill's and Rower-Inistioge). of The Rower-Inistioge.

Arrangements

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Connacht defeated Ulster by 1–13 to 1–8, at Bohernabreena, Leinster defeated Ulster 7–38 to 0–4. Munster defeated Connacht by 1–18 to 1–9.[3][4][5][6][7]

Gael Linn Trophy

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Leinster conceded two early goals before beating Munster 2–10 to 2–8, Connacht defeated Ulster 1–4 to 1–1. Then Leinster defeated Connacht −17 to 4–6 to win the trophy for the first time in 13 years.

Final stages

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Munster1–18 – 1–8Connacht

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Munster:
GK 1 Cora Keohane (Cork)
RCB 2 Claire Madden (Tipperary)
FB 3 Eithne Duggan (Cork)
LCB 4 Mags Finn (Cork)
RWB 5 Mary O'Connor (Cork)
CB 6 Moira McMahon (Clare)
LWB 7 Vivienne Harris (Cork)
MF 8 Ursula Troy (Cork)
MF 9 Linda Mellerick (Cork)
RWF 10 Noelle Kennedy (Tipperary)
CF 11 Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
LWF 12 Sinéad O'Callaghan (Cork)
RCF 13 Lynn Dunlea (Cork)
FF 14 Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
LCF 15 Vera Sheehan (Limerick)
Connacht:
GK 1 Louise Curry (Galway)
RCB 2 Fiona Ryan (Galway)
FB 3 Helen Ryan (Galway)
LCB 4 Pamela Nevin (captain) (Galway)
RWB 5 Anne Broderick (Galway)
CB 6 Olivia Broderick (Galway)
LWB 7 Rita Broderick (Galway)
MF 8 Anne Hardiman (Galway)
MF 9 Aoife Lynskey (Galway)
RWF 10 Tracey Laheen (Galway)
CF 11 Áine Hillary (Galway)
LWF 12 Veronica Curtin (Galway)
RCF 13 Fiona Healy (Galway)
FF 14 Colette Nevin (Galway)
LCF 15 Caroline Murray (Galway)

Junior Final

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Leinster3–17 –4-6Connacht

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Leinster:
GK 1 Linda Byrne (Dublin)
RCB 2 Dolores Lanigan (Killkenny)
FB 3 Brigid Barnaville (Killkenny) captain
LCB 4 Liz O'Donoghue (Kildare)
RWB 5 Claire O'Connor (Wexford)
CB 6 Eimear Lyng (Killkenny)
LWB 7 Mary Ellen Butler (Killkenny)
MF 8 Kathleen Atkins (Killkenny)
MF 9 Louise O'Hara (Dublin)
RWF 10 Aoife O'Connor (Wexford)
CF 11 Michelle O'Leary (Wexford)
LWF 12 Noeleen Lambert (Wexford)
RCF 13 Olivia Maye (Carlow)
FF 14 Martina Maher (Killkenny)
LCF 15 Lizzie Lyng (Killkenny)
Connacht:
GK 1 Fiona Gohery (Galway)
RCB 2 Sinéad Kennedy (Galway)
FB 3 Tara Keeley (Galway)
LCB 4 Paula Carrick (Galway)
RWB 5 Claire Conroy (Galway)
CB 6 Doreen Kelly (Galway)
LWB 7 Donna Burke (Galway)
MF 8 Colleen Crowe (Galway)
MF 9 Orla Watson (Galway)
RWF 10 Marguerite Corless (Galway)
CF 11 Karen Ryan (Galway)
LWF 12 Karen Huban (Galway)
RCF 13 Mairéad Mahony (Galway)
FF 14 Elaine Kerins (Galway)
LCF 15 Aoife Lynskey (Galway)

References

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  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 Evening Echo, 1 October 1999
  4. ^ Report of final in Irish Independent, 1 October 1999
  5. ^ Report of final in Irish Times, 1 October 1999
  6. ^ Report of final in Irish Examiner, 1 October 1999
  7. ^ Report of final in Irish News, 1 October 1999
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Preceded by Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
Succeeded by