All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1995

The 1995 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Rathnure (from Wexford, who defeated Toomevara from Tipperary in the final, played at Toomevara.[1][2]

All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1995
Championship Details
Dates
Competitors
Sponsor
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship winners
Winners Rathnure (Wexford) (1st title)
Captain Geraldine Codd
Manager Teddy O'Connor
All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship Runners-up
Runners-up Toomevara (Tip)
Captain
Manager
Matches played

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Leitrim Fontenoys and Davitts winning the championships of the other two provinces. Deirdre Hughes scored four goals for Toomevara to defeat Davitts of Galway in the semi-final, the fourth in extra time. Rathnure’s Ann Reddy scored 4–1 and Geraldine Codd 1–10 as they defeated Leitrim Fontenoys in their semi-final. Maureen McAleenan (0–7) and Nuala McGee (1–2) scored for Leitrim.

The Final

Marguerite Somers’ goal for Rathnure gave them a 1–5 to 0–3 half-time lead in the final and Bernie Higgins and Ann Reddy scored match-winning goals in the third quarter when. Toomevara’s attempt to save the match was saved by Rathnure goalkeeper Mary Fleming.[3][4][5] A blow-torch was needed before the deeply frozen section of the pitch at Toomevara was declared playable.

Final stages
Rathnure (Wx)5-11 – 1-9Leitrim Fontenoys
Toomevara (Tip)4-6 – 3-7 after extra timeDavitts
Rathnure (Wx)4-9 – 1-5Toomevara (Tip)
Rathnure (Wx):
GK1Mary Fleming
FB2Catherine Murphy
RWB3Anna- Mai White
CB4Mary Hayden
LWB5Claire O'Connor
MF6Norma Carty
MF7Aoife O'Connor
MF8Michelle O'Leary
RWF9Bernie Higgins
CF10Ann Reddy
LWF11Marguerite Somers
FF12Geraldine Codd (captain)
Toomevara (Tip):
GK1Nora Dwan
FB2Siobhán Cusack
RWB3Aileen Delaney
CB4Cora Kennedy
LWB5Regina O'Meara
MF6Miriam Maxwell
MF7Siobhán Kelly (captain)
MF8Siobhan Maxwell
RWF9Josie Browne
CF10Deirdre Hughes
LWF11Anne Gleeson
FF12Noelle Kennedy

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. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Examiner, November 20, 1995
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, November 20, 1995
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, November 20, 1995
  6. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 2, 1995
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1995
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1995
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Examiner, September 9, 1995
  10. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1995
  11. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1995
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