Opening Round Win For Dublin Vital In Three Team Group
Liberty Insurance Premier Junior Camogie Championship Group 2
Dublin v Armagh
Saturday July 14th
Venue: Parnells GAA Club, Coolock
Throw-In: 5pm
Referee: Paul Ryan
The opening round of the Premier Junior camogie championship gets underway tomorrow as Dublin welcome Armagh to Parnells GAA Club in Coolock.
Dublin manager Shane Plowman has named his first championship team of 2018 as the Premiers start their journey which will hopefully end in Croke Park in September.
Dublin are in group 2 alongside tomorrow’s opponents Armagh and Roscommon. With only three teams in the group it’s vital Dublin get off to a winning start in their only home fixture.
The top two teams in groups 1 and 2 will contest the All Ireland championship semi finals, the winners of group 1 facing the runners up in group two and vice versa.
Dublin reached last seasons championship decider but just came up short against Westmeath.
They will be looking to go one better this season and their form so far this season is very encouraging that they can do exactly that.
Newly promoted to Division 2 of the National camogie leagues some expected it would take a couple of games for Dublin to settle into the higher grade.
But Shane Plowman’s side took to the higher division like a duck to water and went through the group stage unbeaten to reach the semi finals.
Again their opponents in the semi final were Westmeath and it was the girls from the Lake County who held the upper hand once again.
A run to the Leinster final followed and yet another meeting with Westmeath who continued to hold the Indian sign over Dublin to claim another victory.
It must be noted though that Westmeath have been playing at a higher level to Dublin for a number of seasons and that experience at that level certainly stood to them.
Dublin though won’t have to contend with Westmeath in the championship as the midlanders are contesting the intermediate championship.
That doesn’t mean it will be any easier for Dublin to traverse the choppy waters of championship battle, but hopefully playing at a higher league level this season will stand to them in their upcoming matches.
The first step on the road to Croke Park starts tomorrow at 5pm, Armagh will provide a stern challenge and by around 6.30pm we will know if Dublin have passed their opening round championship exam of 2018.
Dublin Team:
1. Kathryn Kantounia
Naomh Uinsionn
2. Emma O’Flynn
Lucan Sarsfields
3. Deirdre Johnstone
Naomh Uinsionn
4. Niamh Gleeson
Na Fianna
5. Emma Barron
Naomh Judes
6. Caoimhe Ni Maolagain
St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh
7. Sinead Murphy
Cuala
8. Hannah O’Dea
Cuala
9. Louise O’Shea
Ballinteer St Johns
10. Aoife Dooley
Raheny
11. Aoibhe Dillon
Naomh Mearnog
12. Caragh Dawson
St Judes
13. Aoife Walsh
St Judes
14. Laura Walsh
Naomh Mearnog
15. Laoise Quinn
St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh
Substitutes:
16. Chloe Ni Cheallaigh
Naomh Olaf
17. Grainne Free
Na Fianna
18. Shauna McBride
Naomh Uinsionn
19. Nadine Murphy
Naomh Uinsionn
20. Eimear O’Riordan
St. Judes
21. Aishling Spillane
Skerries Harps
22. Sinead Nolan
St Judes
23. Emer Keenan
Lucan Sarsfields
24. Evelyn Twomey
Naomh Uinsionn
25. Grainne Power
Naomh Mearnog
26. Aoife Bugler
St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh
27. Ciara Carolan
St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh
28. Rachel Noctor
Kilmacud Crokes
29. Sinead Wylde
Cuala
30. Ciara Buchannan
St Finians
