2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 June – 9 September 2018 |
| Teams | 11 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winners | Cork (28th win) |
| Captain | Aoife Murray |
| Manager | Paudie Murray |
| All-Ireland runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Shelly Farrell |
| Manager | Ann Downey |
| Championship statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
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The 2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship – known as the Liberty Insurance Camogie Championship for sponsorship reasons – is the premier inter-county competition of the 2018 camogie season.
The championship began on 9 June and ended on 9 September with Cork retaining the O'Duffy Cup.[1][2][3][4]
Teams
[edit]Eleven county teams compete in the Senior Championship. 19 lower-ranked county teams compete in the Intermediate and Junior Championships.
Format
[edit]Group Stage
The eleven teams are drawn into two groups of five and six. Each team plays the other teams in their group once. Three points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
Knock-out stage
- The two group runners-up and the two third-placed teams play in two quarter-finals.
- The two group winners and the two quarter-final winners play in two semi-finals.
- The semi-final winners contest the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Group stage
[edit]| Advance to semi-finals | |
| Advance to quarter-finals |
Group 1
[edit]Group 1 Table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kilkenny
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +49 | 12 |
 Galway
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +28 | 9 |
 Waterford
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –18 | 6 |
 Limerick
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –24 | 1 |
 Clare
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –35 | 1 |
Group 2
[edit]Group 2 Table
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cork
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +95 | 15 |
 Tipperary
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 10 |
 Dublin
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
 Offaly
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –12 | 6 |
 Wexford
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –15 | 3 |
 Meath
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | –79 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]Quarter-Final
| Waterford | 1-7 – 1-14 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: Owen Elliott (Antrim)
Quarter-Final
| Galway | 0-20 – 0-4 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| A Donohue, C Dolan (fs) 0-4 each; C Cormican, N McGrath (1f) 0-3 each; N Kilkenny 0-2; C Walsh, F Keely, S McGrath 0-1 each | Report | O Beagan 0-3(2fs); A Griffin 0-1 |
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: L Dempsey (Kilkenny)
Semi-finals
[edit]| Kilkenny | 1-10 – 1-7 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| D Gaule 0-6f; K Power 1-1; J Malone 0-1; M Quilty, M Farrell 0-1 each | Report | C Dolan 0-5f; R Hennelly 1-0 (pen); N Kilkenny, A O’Reilly 0-1 each |
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: R Kelly (Kildare)
| Cork | 0-21 – 0-9 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| Cotter 0-9 (7fs); C Sigerson, K Mackey 0-3 each; L Collins 0-2; A O’Connor, O Cronin, L Homan, P Mackey 0-1 each | Report | C Devane 0-5f; Caoimhe Maher, O O’Dwyer, G O’Brien, S Fryday 0-1 each |
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: E Cassidy (Derry)
Final
[edit]| Kilkenny | 0-13 – 0-14 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Gaule 0-10 (7f, 2 '65'); Julia Ann Malone, Meghan Farrell, Michelle Quilty 0-1 each | Report | Orla Cotter 0-5f; Chloe Sigerson 0-3f; Katrina Mackey, Orla Cronin 0-2 each; Aoife Murray (pen), Amy O’Connor 0-1 each |
References
[edit]- ^ Vuepoint.ie. "The Camogie Association : News". www.camogie.ie.
- ^ "National camogie". sportsmanager.ie.
- ^ "Draws for 2018 All-Ireland Camogie Championships - SportsNewsIRELAND".
- ^ "Ref comes under fire as Rebelettes secure the two-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.