A SECOND-HALF power play by Cork ensured that their place in the All-Ireland senior camogie final was assured with a quarter of an hour remaining.
The 12-point margin does scant justice to Tipperary’s efforts however, and it was probably a combination of tiredness creeping in from their work-rate and Cork stepping through the gears that contributed to the Rebels’ increase in scoring rate.
In last year’s quarter-final, Tipperary’s hopes were blown apart by Galway by the end of the opening quarter.
Thus the first target must surely have been to not let Cork get a run on them early on and they achieved that, going in at half-time trailing by just 0-9 to 0-6 and running to the dressing rooms with huge confidence.
They actually hit the front thanks to a successful Devane free, but Cork responded with a monster free by wing-back and player of the match Chloe Sigerson, who would finish with three points, including a whopper from the middle of the field in the second half.
A couple of frees from Orla Cotter, who was unerring throughout and finished with nine points, gave Cork a lead that they would never yield.
Caoimhe Burke made an excellent save from Katrina Mackey and it is a testament to the organisation of the Tipperary defence, in which Karen Kennedy in particular shone, that it was the only sniff of a major a Cork side that had averaged 3-20 a game until this had.
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Devane converted a couple more frees to keep her side in contention and after Sigerson, Katrina Mackey and Cotter pointed, Tipp responded with scores from Caoimhe Maher and O’Brien to leave the three between them at the break.
Maher’s score could easily have been a goal and it came at the end of an excellent move involving Fryday and Ciardha Maher but her rising shot flew inches over the bar.
Tipp missed two good opportunities to get within touching distance soon after the restart and were punished as Cork hit four points on the trot.
O’Dwyer stopped the rot momentarily but the Leesiders struck the next five, including a brace from substitute Linda Collins.
Devane and Fryday did find the target for Tipp but Paudie Murray was emptying his bench and in the end, must have been satisfied to have eight individual scorers, including a couple from his subs.
The moment everyone was waiting for arrived in the 58th minute, with the introduction of returning legend Briege Corkery after a two-year absence.
The Cloughduv player raised a cheer with her first touch but the primary goal had been achieved, with Cork back in the All-Ireland final, where they’ll meet Kilkenny in Croke Park on 9 September.
Scorers for Cork: Cotter 0-9(7fs); C Sigerson, K Mackey 0-3 each; L Collins 0-2; A O’Connor, O Cronin, L Homan 0-1 each.
Scorers for Tipperary: C Devane 0-5(fs); Caoimhe Maher, O O’Dwyer, G O’Brien, S Fryday 0-1 each.
CORK: A Murray, N O’Callaghan, L Treacy, P Mackey, L Coppinger, G O’Connor, C Sigerson, J White, A Thompson, A O’Connor, O Cronin, O Cotter, K Mackey, N McCarthy, H Looney.
Subs: L Collins for McCarthy (41), L Homan for O’Connor (50), A Sheehan for White (56), L O’Sullivan for O’Callaghan (56), B Corkery for Coppinger (58)
TIPPERARY: C Bourke, J A Bourke, G Grace, C Quirke, C Mullaney, K Kennedy, Mary Ryan, L Loughnan, E Fryday, Ciarda Maher, Caoimhe Maher, O O’Dwyer, G O’Brien, C Devane, S Fryday.
Subs: Megan Ryan for Caoimhe Maher (29), R Cahill for Loughnane (45), E Loughman for Mullaney (45), C Hennessey for Ciardha Maher (49), M Campion for E Fryday (52)
Referee: E Cassidy (Derry).
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Tipperary 0-9
A SECOND-HALF power play by Cork ensured that their place in the All-Ireland senior camogie final was assured with a quarter of an hour remaining.
The 12-point margin does scant justice to Tipperary’s efforts however, and it was probably a combination of tiredness creeping in from their work-rate and Cork stepping through the gears that contributed to the Rebels’ increase in scoring rate.
In last year’s quarter-final, Tipperary’s hopes were blown apart by Galway by the end of the opening quarter.
Thus the first target must surely have been to not let Cork get a run on them early on and they achieved that, going in at half-time trailing by just 0-9 to 0-6 and running to the dressing rooms with huge confidence.
They actually hit the front thanks to a successful Devane free, but Cork responded with a monster free by wing-back and player of the match Chloe Sigerson, who would finish with three points, including a whopper from the middle of the field in the second half.
A couple of frees from Orla Cotter, who was unerring throughout and finished with nine points, gave Cork a lead that they would never yield.
Caoimhe Burke made an excellent save from Katrina Mackey and it is a testament to the organisation of the Tipperary defence, in which Karen Kennedy in particular shone, that it was the only sniff of a major a Cork side that had averaged 3-20 a game until this had.
Devane converted a couple more frees to keep her side in contention and after Sigerson, Katrina Mackey and Cotter pointed, Tipp responded with scores from Caoimhe Maher and O’Brien to leave the three between them at the break.
Maher’s score could easily have been a goal and it came at the end of an excellent move involving Fryday and Ciardha Maher but her rising shot flew inches over the bar.
Tipp missed two good opportunities to get within touching distance soon after the restart and were punished as Cork hit four points on the trot.
O’Dwyer stopped the rot momentarily but the Leesiders struck the next five, including a brace from substitute Linda Collins.
Devane and Fryday did find the target for Tipp but Paudie Murray was emptying his bench and in the end, must have been satisfied to have eight individual scorers, including a couple from his subs.
The moment everyone was waiting for arrived in the 58th minute, with the introduction of returning legend Briege Corkery after a two-year absence.
The Cloughduv player raised a cheer with her first touch but the primary goal had been achieved, with Cork back in the All-Ireland final, where they’ll meet Kilkenny in Croke Park on 9 September.
Scorers for Cork: Cotter 0-9(7fs); C Sigerson, K Mackey 0-3 each; L Collins 0-2; A O’Connor, O Cronin, L Homan 0-1 each.
Scorers for Tipperary: C Devane 0-5(fs); Caoimhe Maher, O O’Dwyer, G O’Brien, S Fryday 0-1 each.
CORK: A Murray, N O’Callaghan, L Treacy, P Mackey, L Coppinger, G O’Connor, C Sigerson, J White, A Thompson, A O’Connor, O Cronin, O Cotter, K Mackey, N McCarthy, H Looney.
Subs: L Collins for McCarthy (41), L Homan for O’Connor (50), A Sheehan for White (56), L O’Sullivan for O’Callaghan (56), B Corkery for Coppinger (58)
TIPPERARY: C Bourke, J A Bourke, G Grace, C Quirke, C Mullaney, K Kennedy, Mary Ryan, L Loughnan, E Fryday, Ciarda Maher, Caoimhe Maher, O O’Dwyer, G O’Brien, C Devane, S Fryday.
Subs: Megan Ryan for Caoimhe Maher (29), R Cahill for Loughnane (45), E Loughman for Mullaney (45), C Hennessey for Ciardha Maher (49), M Campion for E Fryday (52)
Referee: E Cassidy (Derry).
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