FMC Appliances Ulster Sschools’ Camogie Sevens
St Killian’s won the FMC Appliances Camogie Shield competition at Portglenone on Tuesday when they beat St Conor’s Clady/Kilrea in the final, The teams met in the group stages with the Co Derry school coming out on top on their way to winning the group game on a score-line of 3-2 to 2-3.
St Killian’s were up against it in the final bu Cushendall’s Cliodhna Thompson prouved to by the heroine with two goals to give a half-time lead of 2-0 to 0-1 at the break. On the re-start St Conor’s drew level with a goal from Cara Rose Griffin and points each for Aoife McGroggan and Amy Downey.
However Thompson edged St Killian’s ahead once more with a point and then clinched the Shield with her third goal of the game. The Tower team eventually won by 3-3 to 1-3.
Both St Mary’s and St Killian’s will represent Ulster schools in the All-Ireland series in Dunganny Co Meath on Wednesday 15th October.
St Killian’s: Ellen McAllister, Laoiseach McNaughton, Ceoilin McKeown capt, Niamh Higgins, Clíodhna Thompson 3-3, Dervla McMullan, Emily Elliot, Clodagh McAuley, Aoife Campbell, Katie Burns, Orlaith Quinn, Anna Birt
St Conor’s: Clíodhna Molloy, Aoife McGroggan 0-1, Cora Quinn, Feina Kerr, Grainne Campbell, Mia McAleese, Niamh McAleese, Niamh Martin 0-1, Amy Don=wney 0-1, Isla Rose Rodgers, Cara Rose Gribben 1-0, Niamh McNally
ST Mary’s Magherafelt are the new holders of the FMC Appliances Ulster schools’ Sevens Cup after a titanic battle in the final with last year’s All-Ireland champions St Patrick’s Maghera in Portglenone yesterday.
The two schools met in the round robin group games when St Mary’s defeated St Patrick’s by 0-8 to 1-2. Both schools however made it through to the final for a re-match.
The final seemed to following a similar pattern, despite a goal from Rose Quinn edging St Patrick’s ahead by 1-0 to 0-2 at half-time. Points from Gráinne Doherty and Eva Forbes moved St Mary’s into a 0-6 to 1-0 lead. However with just seconds remaining, Rose Quinn again hit the net to bring the tie to extra time.
Once again St Mary’s moved ahead with points from Forbes and Rachel Gribben and were leading 0-11 to 2-2 when Quinn again found the net for Maghera. However in the 40 seconds remaining, Rachel Gribbin raced through for a goal for St Mary’s to take their first title at this level in a dozen years.
St Mary’s (with scores in the final): Tara Kelly, Eva Forbes 0-6, Ellen Cullen 0-1, Ella Rafferty, Emma McVey 0-1, Emma McGuckin, Rachel Gribbin 1-2, Kate McErlean, Gráinne Doherty 0-2, Catherine Doherty capt., Grace McCloskey, Gemma McAuley.
St Patrick’s: Karen Birt, Niamh Duggan, Iona Tohill, Ríonach McNally, Caoimhe Roche, Charlotte O’Hagan, Eva Scullion, Clodagh McIlvar, Rose Quinn 3-2, Eva Diamond, Orla McKenna, Gracie Diamond.
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