TIPPERARY INTERMEDIATE TEAM
St. Brigid’s GAA Club, Kiltoom was the venue for Tipperary Ladies Football team’s second game in the Tesco Homegrown National Football League against hosts Roscommon. Conditions in Kiltoom were less than ideal as a lot of rain had fallen the evening before and on Sunday morning. The ground was soft and a strong breeze was blowing straight down the field.
Roscommon had the advantage of the wind in the first half but Tipperary were first on the score board with a point from Gillian O’Brien. Roscommon’s Jenny Downey added a point for them in the third minute while Siobhain Tully added another in the fifth minute. In the eighth minute Gillian O’Brien secured Tipperary’s lead when she scored a goal and in the following ten minutes the ball flowed freely from one half to another with a number of scoring chances not taken advantage of by Tipperary. Laura Fleming and Jenny Downey replied with points for Roscommon to bring the sides level after 25 minutes. In the final stages of the first half, Gillian O’Brien put Tipperary in front before a Jenny Downey point left the sides level at the interval, Tipperary 1-2 Roscommon 0-5
Tipperary had the aid of the strong breeze for the second half but it was Roscommon who gained the upper hand, playing a possession game. Within the first five minutes Roscommon had three points on the score board, Jenny Higgins (2) and Siobhain Tully (1). Tipperary were playing catch up from that point and although Aisling McCarthy and Laura Dillon added points for Tipperary, the final quarter of the game was dominated by Roscommon. They continued to possess the ball making very few errors and Siobhain Tully (2) and Jenny Downey (1) added a further three points to Roscommon’s score line making it a six point deficit. Full time result Roscommon 0-13 Tipperary 1-4
Tipperary team:- Lauren Fitzpatrick (Ardfinnan); Maureen Murphy (Brian Borus), Maria Curley (Templemore), Elaine Kelly (Cappawhite); Roisin McGrath (Moyle Rovers), Louise Cadell (Templemore), Barbara Ryan (C) (Moyle Rovers); Bernie Ryan (Cappawhite), Breda Feeney (Fermoy); Aisling McCarthy (Cahir), Gillian O’Brien (Moyle Rovers), Sarah Everard (Moyle Rovers), Shauna Ryan (Ballymacabry), Aoife Ryan (Cappawhite), Lorraine O’Shea (Mullinahone).
Scorers:- Gillian O’Brien 1-2, Aisling McCarthy 0-1, Laura Dillon 0-1
Subs:- Laura Dillon (Ardfinnan) for Lorraine O’Shea; Anne O’Dwyer (Cappawhite) for Bernie Ryan; Sarah Ryan (Clonmel Commercials) for Shauna Ryan; Elaine Fitzpatrick (Templemore) for Breda Feeney.
Roscommon team:- Richael Timothy; Caroline Gunning, Gillian Dufficey, Feena Beirne; Aisling MacAuliffe, Louise Tully, Joanne Cregg; Jenny Higgins (C), Laura Fleming; Deirdre Regan, Rachel Ryan, Sorcha Bruen; Siobhain Tully, Martina Freyne, Jenny Downey
Scorers:- Jenny Downey 0-4, Siobhain Tully 0-4, Jenny Higgins 0-2, Laura Fleming 0-1, Laura McLoone 0-1, Caitriona Regan 0-1
TIPPERARY U14 TEAM
Tipperary Ladies Football Under 14 team will commence their Munster Championship campaign with a game against Waterford on Saturday February 28th at 3.00pm in Galtee Rovers GAA Club, Bansha, Tipperary. All support is welcome.
TIPPERARY U16 CHAMPIONSHIP
This weekend saw more fixtures in the Under 16 Championship, however two of the fixtures had to be postponed due to unplayable pitches and these were Under 16 A (Moyle Rovers v Lattin Cullen) and Under 16 C (St. Patrick’s v Clonmel Commercials)
In the Under 16 A Competition, Fethard recorded a six point victory over Bally/Borus on Saturday last in Fethard, Fethard 2-15 Bally/Borus 4-3.
In the B Competition on Saturday afternoon, Boherlahan overcame Cahir on a score line of Boherlahan 6-12 Cahir 4-10. On Wednesday last Thurles Sarsfields defeated Mullinahone by 4-12 to 5-1. The final game in Round 1 of the B Competition was played on Sunday morning with Aherlow defeating Templemore by 5-4 to 1-4.
HIGHER EDUCATION COMPETITIONS
The Round 1 games of the Lynch Cup commenced this week with Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) defeating the University of Limerick’s second team (UL2), CIT 3-15 UL2 0-7. Jackie O’Gorman (Brian Borus), Claire Walsh (Brian Borus) and Roisin McGrath (Moyle Rovers) all from Tipperary were on the Cork Institute of Technology panel. Aimee Pollard (Fethard) is part of the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) panel who defeated University City Dublin’s second team (UCD2), WIT 4-12 UCD2 3-6
UNDER 14 NON COMPETITIVE BLITZ
Tipperary Ladies Football will host a non competitive blitz for all Under 14 Clubs in Tipperary. This will be held on Saturday, March 7th in Moyle Rovers GAA Club, Monroe, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. All clubs interested in playing in the blitz can do so by contacting Ed Burke, Development Officer by email development@tipperaryladiesfootball.ie
LEVEL 1 COACHING COURSE
Tipperary Ladies Football will hold a Level 1 Coaching Course for all coaches who have completed the Fundamentals Coaching Course and are looking for the next coaching course. This course is covered in two parts and Part 1 will be held on Sunday, March 15th with Part 2 on Sunday, May 10th in Moyle Rovers GAA Club, Monroe, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The cost of this course is €70. Anyone interested in attending the course contact Ed Burke, Development Officer by email development@tipperaryladiesfootball.ie
Information concerning Ladies Football will appear in these notes. If you wish to include any item of interest, please contact us at pro@tipperaryladiesfootball.ie before 8pm on Sunday. Visit the Tipperary Ladies Football web site at www.tipperaryladiesfootball.ie to date with all the latest news in Tipperary Ladies Football.
By Jonathan Cullen Mon 23rd Feb
