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The 2018 National Camogie League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Littlewoods Ireland Camogie Leagues, commenced in January 2018 and was won by Kilkenny.[1][2][3]
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 January – 29 April 2018 |
| Teams | 29 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (14th win) |
| Captain | Shelly Farrell |
| Manager | Ann Downey |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Aoife Murray |
| Manager | Paudie Murray |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Cork |
| Division 3 | Kerry |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Format edit
League structure edit
The 2018 National Camogie League consists of three divisions: eleven teams in Division 1, thirteen teams in Division 2 and four in Division 3; Divisions 1 and 2 are divided into two groups. Each team plays every other team in its group once. 3 points are awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
If two teams are level on points, the tie-break is:
- winners of the head-to-head game are ranked ahead
- if the head-to-head match was a draw, ranking is determined by the points difference (i.e. total scored minus total conceded in all games)
- if the points difference is equal, ranking is determined by the total scored
If three or more teams are level on league points, rankings are determined solely by points difference.
Finals, promotion and relegation edit
The top two teams in each group in Division 1 contest the National Camogie League semi-finals. The last-placed team in each group contest the relegation playoff.
The top two teams in each group in Division 2 contest the Division 2 semi-finals. The last-placed team in each group contest the relegation playoff.
All four teams in Division 3 contest the Division 3 semi-finals.
Fixtures and results edit
Division 1 edit
Group 1 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cork
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +22 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
 Galway
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +11 | |
 Wexford
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +6 | |
 Tipperary
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | –10 | |
 Offaly
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | –29 | Relegation playoff |
Group 2 edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Diff | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kilkenny
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | +45 | Advance to NCL semi-finals |
 Limerick
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | +17 | |
 Waterford
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | +6 | |
 Dublin
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | –8 | |
 Clare
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | –2 | |
 Meath
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | –58 | Relegation playoff |
Finals edit
| 11 March 2018 2 p.m. Semi-Final |
Cork
|
2-17 – 2-13 | Limerick
|
Cork IT |
| 11 March 2018 Semi-Final |
Kilkenny
|
2-10 – 1-9 | Galway
|
St. Rynagh's GAA, Banagher |
| 8 April 2018 Final |
Cork
|
1-11 – 0-15 | Kilkenny
|
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Referee: R Kelly (Kildare) |
| Orla Cronin 1-01, Orla Cotter 0-03 (0-03 frees), Linda Collins 0-03, Katrina Mackey 0-02, Gemma O’Connor 0-01, Ashling Thompson 0-01 | Report | Denise Gaule 0-06 (0-04 frees, 0-01 ’45), Miriam Walshe 0-03, Katie Power 0-02, Jenny Clifford 0-02, Shelly Farrell 0-01, Aoife Doyle 0-01 |
Division 2 edit
Finals edit
| 22 April 2018 2 p.m. IST Semi-Final |
Westmeath
|
3-10 – 1-6 | Dublin "B"
|
Conneff Park, Clane |
| Report |
| 22 April 2018 2 p.m. IST Semi-Final |
Kilkenny "B"
|
0-9 – 1-13 | Cork "B"
|
Walsh Park, Waterford |
| Edel Coonan (0-4); Stefi Fitzgerald (0-3); Lydia Fitzpatrick, Maguerite Hoynes (0-1 each) | Report | Rachel O'Callaghan (1-2); Keeva McCarthy (0-5); Katelyn Hickey (0-3); Caroline Sugrue (0-2); Kate Wall (0-1) |
| 29 April 2018 Final |
Westmeath
|
1-4 – 0-8 | Cork "B"
|
Páirc Lachtáin, Freshford Referee: J McDonagh (Galway) |
| P Greville 1-4(fs) | Report | C Sugrue, K Hickey, K McCarthy (1 '45') 0-2 each; R O’Shea (f), K Wall 0-1 each |
Division 3 edit
Finals edit
| 15 April 2018 2 p.m. IST Final |
Kerry
|
2-8 – 0-4 | Roscommon
|
The Ragg, Bouladuff Referee: Paul Ryan (Kildare) |
| P Diggin 1-4 (1-3fs); A Whelan 1-0; A Behan 0-2; L Collins, C Shanahan 0-1 each | Report | S Spillane 0-3(fs); R Fitzmaurice 0-1 |
References edit
- ^ Vuepoint.ie. "The Camogie Association : Page Not Found" (PDF). www.camogie.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Live 2018 Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Fixtures, Results & Standings". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "Kilkenny Cork Littlewoods Camogie League Final". PunditArena.com. 8 April 2018.