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2 points Naas v 1 point Kill Final of the Cumman na mBunscoil Division One Camoige Cup Moorefield GAA Grounds Referre Willie O’Reidy
Scoil an Chlochair Nas (Mercy Convent Naas) fought like tigers and won like champs to secure for four years running the Cumann na mBunscol Division One Camoige Cup against Kill at Moorefield Gaa grounds last Tuesday evening.
Bright sunshine welcomed the girls onto the Moorefield pitch for their second clash of the season; Kill and Naas meet previously at the quarter finals.
From the get go last Tuesday, it was a tense, passionate final where both teams were equally pitched and defence was strong to the bone.
Almost immediately Naas got a free where Roisin scored the opening point from the sidelines. Indeed throughout the intense final, the Naas centre back delivered a calm, cool and collected display of excellent defending in making a number of key clearances.
There were some great blocking and tackling from a hard working Naas defence, Ellen , Molly and Emer , and brilliant saves from Grainne to stop several shots going into the top corner.
It was a very tough first half with each team having about the same amount of possession. Only just a few minutes before half time Naas converted another free from the determined Roisin giving them the lead into half time.
In the second half, both Naas and Kill came out more determined than ever to win. It started with the same amount of intensity as the first with both teams striking the ball superbly, hooking and blocking competently.
Within a few minutes of the restart Kill’s Emily and Caroline switched positions which allowed Emily to receive a pass from Caroline’s puck out and solo nearly the length of the pitch before putting the ball over the bar. However, this proved to be the only score Kill got on the day.
There were impressive solo runs by Naas’s Lorna , Kelly and Aisling but the strong defence of Kill and the superb work of its goalkeeper Georgina F kept it at two points.
Kill’s back Emma and Emily worked tirelessly throughout to keep a strong Naas midfield – Megan and Hannah - at bay.
Naas did deserve to score given the amount of play they had in its half, however the Kill girls challenged strongly for every ball. And likewise Naas did all that was asked of them to repel every attack.
This final was unlike any other camogie match because there wasn’t one single goal scored from either team and the reason for this was simply due to the determination of both goalkeepers and defenders.
With the sound of the final whistle there were screams of delight and relief from the Naas side with sheer disappointment from the Kill.
It was heartening to see so many of the girls produce their best display of the season. Indeed it was a nail biter final, full of drama right to the end.
Sea O Dea from Kildare Cumann na mBunscol presented Naas captain Roisin with the Division One Camoige Cup, who thanked coach Ms Coughlan, Eamonn Callaghan and runner ups Kill. A delighted Betty Madden, camoige co-ordinator for Mercy Convent Naas, paid tribute to the girls on their hard work, excellent performance for the year and the high standard of both teams. “It’s a great honour for the school to win this cup four times in a row, a great achievement and we are very proud.”
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Fifth class League Results A great win for the Grey team this year and well done to their coaches Sarah and Siobhan! |
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We are the winners of the Cumann na mBunscol Crosscounry(Cill Dara) for the third year in a row Out of a large field of runners-130 in the race-which took place in Celbridge GAA. 6th class pupil Ciara led the field for the second consecutive year, followed in second place by another sixth class pupil Anna. Siobhan made 4th place with Aine 11th Cara 14th Eadaoin 17th. This gave Naas a super win!! The second team entered which included Sorcha, Sinead, Isobel, Alva Aoife and Marie; were also well up the field. We look forward to seeing this team striving hard to keep the cup next year in the school. Well done to all the runners Teacher B Madden |
