Claire Grogan is a camogie (women's hurling) player, winner of three All-Star awards in 2004, 2005 and 2007 and a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003.[1] She was short-listed for further All-Star awards in 2004,[2] 2006,[3] 2008[4] and 2009.[5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Clár Ní Ghrógáin | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Centre half forward | ||
| Born | County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Cashel | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Tipperary | ? | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
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* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)). | |||
Career
editIn 2000, she became the youngest player to figure in an All-Ireland senior final since the mid-1950s at the age of 14,[6] something that is no longer possible under camogie rules. She was the outstanding player in that year’s minor championship.[7]
It was the first of seven successive All Ireland finals in which she played for Tipperary, and she set up Emily Hayden for the opening goal after four minutes. She won five All Ireland medals, hitting the point of the match in 2000,[8] scoring a goal in 2001,[9] 2002,[10] 2003[11] and scoring nine points in 2004.[12] In the 2001 All Ireland club final she scored a late equaliser for Cashel against their Galway opponents only for Pearses to win the title by a point.[13] She won her first All Ireland senior club medal with Cashel in 2007 [14] and captained the team to victory against Athenry in 2009.[15]
She also won a National League medal in 2004.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ^ 2004 All Star nominations Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2006 All Star nominations Archived 11 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "2008 All Star nominations". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
- ^ 2009 All Star nominations Archived 11 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Irish Independent 30 August 2000
- ^ Irish Independent 17 July 2000
- ^ 2000 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-9 All Ireland final report in Irish Times
- ^ 2001 Tipperary 4-13 Kilkenny 1-6 All Ireland final reports in Irish Independent and Irish Times
- ^ 2002 Cork 4-9 Tipperary 1-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2012-12-03 at archive.today, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
- ^ 2003 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 1-11 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2012-12-02 at archive.today, Irish Independent, and Irish Times
- ^ 2004 Tipperary 2-11 Cork 0-9 All Ireland final reports in Irish Examiner Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, [1] and 481 Rebelgaa.com Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Pearses 2-8 Cashel 0-13 report in Irish Independent
- ^ 2007 Cashel 1-18 Athenry 0-9 report in Connacht Tribune Archived 2008-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2009 Cashel 0-11 Athenry 0-9 report in Irish Times Irish Independent, RTÉ online Archived 11 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine and Tipperary Star