Gael Linn Cup 1999

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Gael Linn Cup 1999
Championship Details
Dates c
Competitors
Sponsor Schwarzkopf
Gael Linn Cup winners
Winners Munster (14th title)
Captain
Manager
Gael Linn Cup Runners-up
Runners-up Connacht
Captain
Manager
Matches played 3

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 .[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[]

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[]

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[]

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[]

Munster1–18 – 1–8Connacht
Munster
Connacht

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Munster:
GK 1 (Cork)
RCB 2 (Tipperary)
FB 3 Eithne Duggan (Cork)
LCB 4 (Cork)
RWB 5 Mary O'Connor (Cork)
CB 6 (Clare)
LWB 7 Vivienne Harris (Cork)
MF 8 (Cork)
MF 9 Linda Mellerick (Cork)
RWF 10 Noelle Kennedy (Tipperary)
CF 11 Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
LWF 12 (Cork)
RCF 13 Lynn Dunlea (Cork)
FF 14 Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
LCF 15 Vera Sheehan (Limerick)
Connacht:
GK 1 (Galway)
RCB 2 (Galway)
FB 3 (Galway)
LCB 4 (captain) (Galway)
RWB 5 (Galway)
CB 6 (Galway)
LWB 7 (Galway)
MF 8 (Galway)
MF 9 Aoife Lynskey (Galway)
RWF 10 (Galway)
CF 11 (Galway)
LWF 12 Veronica Curtin (Galway)
RCF 13 (Galway)
FF 14 (Galway)
LCF 15 (Galway)

Junior Final[]

Leinster3–17 –4-6Connacht
Leinster
Connacht

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Leinster:
GK 1 Linda Byrne (Dublin)
RCB 2 (Killkenny)
FB 3 (Killkenny) captain
LCB 4 (Kildare)
RWB 5 Claire O'Connor (Wexford)
CB 6 (Killkenny)
LWB 7 (Killkenny)
MF 8 (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 (Carlow)
FF 14 (Killkenny)
LCF 15 Lizzie Lyng (Killkenny)
Connacht:
GK 1 (Galway)
RCB 2 (Galway)
FB 3 (Galway)
LCB 4 (Galway)
RWB 5 (Galway)
CB 6 (Galway)
LWB 7 (Galway)
MF 8 (Galway)
MF 9 (Galway)
RWF 10 (Galway)
CF 11 (Galway)
LWF 12 (Galway)
RCF 13 (Galway)
FF 14 (Galway)
LCF 15 Aoife Lynskey (Galway)

References[]

  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

External links[]

Preceded by Gael Linn Cup
1954 – present
Succeeded by
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