All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship set to begin

Intermediate All Ireland Championship

In 2014 Waterford competes in the All Ireland Intermediate Championship and the preliminary league phase of the competition sees Waterford play Meath, Cork, Kilkenny and Wexford. The dates for your diary are as follows:

Match 1 Meath v Waterford on 21st June 2014

Match 2 Waterford v Cork on 28th June 2014

Match 3 Kilkenny v Waterford on 5th July 2014

Match 4 Waterford v Wexford on 12th July 2014

As can be seen from these dates the Waterford team will be competing on four consecutive weekends and we hope that camogie followers in Waterford would support our county team over this period.

The Waterford camogie manager for this year is Niall O'Donnell and he is pleased with the teams preparation. When asked for his thoughts on the upcoming championship, Niall said that "we have had a few good challenge games against senior opposition (Dublin & Offaly) showing steady progress beating Dublin and running Offaly all the way in high standard game. Players are showing good form at the right time and looking forward to the challenge that Meath will bring." We wish Niall and his team the very best of luck in the championship matches ahead.

U12 Leagues

Last week saw the commencement of the U12 leagues which was split into three sections. All these teams had been participating in blitzes through April and May so these players had a lot of camogie behind them before these leagues commenced.

Section A

Six teams are competing in this section but unfortunately only one match was completed which was the Brickey Rangers versus Butlerstown (the remaining two fixtures have been re-scheduled). Brickeys Rangers were the stronger on the night beating Butlerstown. The next round of matches scheduled for this week should give us a clearer picture potential finishing places.

This weeks fixtures are:

De la Salle v Brickey Rangers

Butlerstown v St. Annes

Gailtir v Modeligo

Section B

There were also six teams competing in this section. Dungarvan overcame Lismore in the all western Waterford affair while Portlaw overcame Tramore by the slimmest of margins. Abbeyside v Clonea/St. Mollerans match ended with a Clonea/St. Mollerans win. Next weeks fixtures should give us a clearer picture of team standings.

This Weeks fixtures are:

Dungarvan v Abbeyside

Clonea/St. Mollerans v Tramore

Lismore v Portlaw​

Section C

Section C also has six teams competing with Roanmore overcoming Ferrybank. The St. Anne's v Tallow match has been rescheduled while Cappoquin conceded a walkover to An Rinn.

This weeks fixtures are:

Roanmore v St. Anne's B

Ferrybank v An Rinn

Cappoquin v Tallow

 

U16 and Non County Player League

The fixtures for the U16 and Non County player league have been issued to all clubs with the first round of the U16 championship to take place on Tuesday 24th June. The first round of the Non County player league commences on Frday 20th June. The Non County Player league is split into 2 sections:

Section '1' contains Butlerstown, Gailtir and St. Anne's

Section 2 sees Portlaw, Cappoquin and Lismore. 

This is the second year of this innovative league which sees players continue to play when our County team is in action. 

The Under 16 Championship is split into three sections:

Section A

Gailtir, St. Anne's, Cappoquin, Dungarvan, Brickey Rangers and De la Salle

Section B

An Rinn, Clonea, Tramore, Ferrybank and Lismore

Section C

Modeligo, St. Mollerans, Roanmore, Abbeyside and Tallow

Primary Games Blitz

Waterford primary games team travelled to Rathkeale on Saturday 14th June to participate in the first blitz of the summer. Interest and camogie strandard was so high that Waterford entered an A and B team into the competition.

2014 Feile

The 2014 Feile is fast approaching and this year Waterford have two representatives at the event which is being hosted by Ulster GAA this year. Teams representing Waterford are Gailtir and De la Salle while Kaeisha Tobin from Dungarvan represents Waterford in the skills competition.