Dicksboro

Founded 1909

Kilkenny

Senior Camogie 🇶🇦 Dicksboro v O'Loughlin Gaels

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Tensions were high as town rivals Dicksboro and O’Loughlins came head to head in this weekends senior camogie championship. Both teams were in it from the start battling it out for every ball. O’Loughlins were the first to score with a free won and put over by Aoife Dillon. Dicksboro were quick to respond with a goal from Jenny Clifford set up by a long ball across the pitch accurately placed by Dicksboro’s Rachel Dowling. O’Loughlin’s  efforts to keep in the game resulted with a free won and put over by Laura Greene. Dicksboro’s Rachel Dowling added 2 more points to the score board fueling Dicksboro’s momentum, keeping them ahead. The lead was extended with Orla Hanricks first point after battling out a tough rook that gathered infront of O’Loughlin’s goal. Dicksboro’s backs held a solid defence keeping O’Loughlin’s scores to a minimum with a combination of hooks from Aobha O’Gorman and solid clearances from Tara Clifford, Sarah O’ Gorman and Caoimhe Dowling . O’Loughlins Ruth Crowley attempted to break Dicksboro’s momentum winning a low ball passed into the forwards and shooting it over the bar. Dicksboro headed into half time with a lead of 0-04 to 1-07.
Dicksboro started the second half on top with Ciara Phelan winning the throw in. Dicksboro’s Asha Mchardy scored the first point of the second half as a result of winning a breaking ball batted down by the O’Loughlin’s defence. This was followed by points from Dicksboros Aoife Prendergast and Rachel Dowling . A strong solo run by Tara Mgrath from the half back line to Dicksboro’s full forward line was awarded with a free that was put over by Aoife Prendergast. O’Loughlins attempted to make a come back but were faced with 2 back to back wides. Fresh legs for Dicksboro were sent in with Ali Greany on for Ava O’Gorman, Izzy Robert’s for Jenny Clifford and Aisling Brown for Sarah O’Gorman. Dicksboros lead was increased with a top class goal from Orla Hanrick, buried in the top left corner. This was followed by another dicksboro goal from Asha Mchardy as she ran past the O’Loughlins defence with pace and  precision. To finish it off Dicksboros Amy Clifford went for a long range point which dropped early, lobbing the goalies head into the goal leaving them with a high scoring result of 4-19 to 0-07.

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