Gael Linn Cup 1999
Tournament details
SponsorSchwarzkopf
Winners
ChampionsMunster (14th title)
Runners-up
Runners-upConnacht
Other
Matches played3

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 Bohernabreena.[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
Bohernabreena

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Munster:
GK1Cora Keohane (Cork)
RCB2Claire Madden (Tipperary)
FB3Eithne Duggan (Cork)
LCB4Mags Finn (Cork)
RWB5Mary O'Connor (Cork)
CB6Moira McMahon (Clare)
LWB7Vivienne Harris (Cork)
MF8Ursula Troy (Cork)
MF9Linda Mellerick (Cork)
RWF10Noelle Kennedy (Tipperary)
CF11Fiona O'Driscoll (Cork)
LWF12Sinéad O'Callaghan (Cork)
RCF13Lynn Dunlea (Cork)
FF14Deirdre Hughes (Tipperary)
LCF15Vera Sheehan (Limerick)
Connacht:
GK1Louise Curry (Galway)
RCB2Fiona Ryan (Galway)
FB3Helen Ryan (Galway)
LCB4Pamela Nevin (captain) (Galway)
RWB5Anne Broderick (Galway)
CB6Olivia Broderick (Galway)
LWB7Rita Broderick (Galway)
MF8Anne Hardiman (Galway)
MF9Aoife Lynskey (Galway)
RWF10Tracey Laheen (Galway)
CF11Áine Hillary (Galway)
LWF12Veronica Curtin (Galway)
RCF13Fiona Healy (Galway)
FF14Colette Nevin (Galway)
LCF15Caroline Murray (Galway)

Junior Final

Leinster3–17 –4-6Connacht
Bohernabreena

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Leinster:
GK1Linda Byrne (Dublin)
RCB2Dolores Lanigan (Killkenny)
FB3Brigid Barnaville (Killkenny) captain
LCB4Liz O'Donoghue (Kildare)
RWB5Claire O'Connor (Wexford)
CB6Eimear Lyng (Killkenny)
LWB7Mary Ellen Butler (Killkenny)
MF8Kathleen Atkins (Killkenny)
MF9Louise O'Hara (Dublin)
RWF10Aoife O'Connor (Wexford)
CF11Michelle O'Leary (Wexford)
LWF12Noeleen Lambert (Wexford)
RCF13Olivia Maye (Carlow)
FF14Martina Maher (Killkenny)
LCF15Lizzie Lyng (Killkenny)
Connacht:
GK1Fiona Gohery (Galway)
RCB2Sinéad Kennedy (Galway)
FB3Tara Keeley (Galway)
LCB4Paula Carrick (Galway)
RWB5Claire Conroy (Galway)
CB6Doreen Kelly (Galway)
LWB7Donna Burke (Galway)
MF8Colleen Crowe (Galway)
MF9Orla Watson (Galway)
RWF10Marguerite Corless (Galway)
CF11Karen Ryan (Galway)
LWF12Karen Huban (Galway)
RCF13Mairéad Mahony (Galway)
FF14Elaine Kerins (Galway)
LCF15Aoife 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
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