THE FOUR Co. Under-12 camogie championships finals were played in Oylegate and Ferns recently, with St. Martin's and Rathnure ending level while wins were forged by Craanford-Monaseed, Rapparees and Bunclody.

PREMIER

St. Martin's 3-1, Rathnure 3-1: The Under-12 Premier final ended in stalemate between St. Martin's and Rathnure on 3-1 each after an exciting, evenlycontested game and will have to be replayed.

Rathnure notched the first score 13 minutes from the start when Oonagh Doyle netted. St. Martin's levelled on the 23rd when a free was awarded and centre-back Sarah O'Connor sent her shot all the way to the net.

Rathnure fought back and Aoife Guiney made a great run and found the net just on half-time to leave Rathnure with a 2-0 to 1-0 lead. The secondhalf proved to be a very exciting affair with both sides playing well. Rathnure were awarded a free in the fourth minute which was taken by Lizzie Whiteley, and Aoife Guiney picked up the incoming ball and struck it over the bar for a well-taken point.

St. Martin's 'keeper Tara Doyle made one of many fine saves in the tenth minute, and Rathnure's Oonagh Doyle got her stick to the rebounding ball but sent it wide. Tara Doyle was called on to make another save in the 14th minute, but this time Rathnure's Andrea Creane got her stick to the ball and hit it into the net.

Sarah O'Connor pointed for St. Martin's from a '45, and three minutes later she took another '45 which ended up in the net, leaving a goal between the sides. Both dug deep and St. Martin's advanced down the field where Karen O'Neill took a shot at goal which went in past the 'keeper to equalise.

Both teams tried hard to get a winning score but time ran out and, despite some confusion at the end with Rathnure believing they were a point ahead, the game was confirmed a draw and the sides will have to do it all again.

St. Martin's: Tara Doyle, Niamh Alouf, Lauren Kavanagh, Emma Harrington, Emma Codd, Sarah O'Connor, Bronagh Whitty, Catríona Sinnott, Orla Bennett, Ava Brennan, Áine Ennis, Karen O'Neill, Emma Whelan, Meabh Lane, Katie Clarke, Niamh Murphy, Sarah Murphy, Gráinne Shirley, Eva Larkin, Beckie Hamilton, Sarah Goff, Mary Barrett, Kate Frayne, Dervla Byrne, Jodie Rochford, Lucy McGuinness.

Rathnure: Lara Conran, Neamh Smith, Leanne Foley, Laura Barron, Ava Conran, Lizzie Whiteley, Rhys Hogan, Aoife Guiney, Jackie Carr, Oonagh Doyle, Ciara Codd, Nora Higgins, Ashlyn O'Leary, Andrea Creane, Joan Quigley, Sive Ó Bolgúir, Mackinzie O'Leary, Mary Kate Doyle, Ashling Breen, Fiona Guiney.

Referee: Ger O'Reilly (Glynn-Barntown).

ROINN 1

ROINN 2

Bunclody 0-3, Blackwater nil: Bunclody emerged victorious in a well-fought battle in Ferns. The two teams were very evenly-matched in the first-half.

It was a battle of the defences and both came off on top, with no score in the opening half and just a few wides.

Bunclody came out stronger and faster in the

Craanford-Monaseed 4-8, Naomh Éanna nil: Craanford came off victors of the Mary Heffernan Cup for the Roinn 1 final in Ferns. The first-half saw Craanford take an immediate lead with a goal from Katie Smith, followed swiftly by a goal and point from Emma Poole which left them 2-1 to nil ahead after ten minutes.

They continued to drive forward with another point from Emma Poole. Craanford's Clodagh Kenny scored the third goal and Róisín Dunbar added a wonderful point to give them a 3-2 to nil lead at half-time.

The second-half continued like the first with captain Una Sinnott scoring quickly after the re-start. Two further points from Sinnott and Emma Poole soon followed before the fourth goal from Katie Smith.

Una Sinnott scored once more from a free, giving a very good captain's performance. Gorey kept battling to the end, showing great character and team spirit. Their number nine, Orla Crowe, had a late chance but shot wide. second-half, with an immediate attack on goal causing a major battle on the line and resulting in a '45 from which Kate Hendrick scored the first point of the day.

Blackwater's number three, Julie Molloy, had a very strong game in defence. Bunclody's Róisín Kelly struck a point to give her team a two-point lead.

Blackwater 'keeper Maura Molloy saved a shot from Róisín Kelly but she soon put another effort over the bar to leave her team worthy winners.

ROINN 3

Rapparees 2-2, Horeswood 1-3: The Under-12 Roinn 3 final was held in near-perfect weather conditions in Oylegate, with the Rapparees winning with a two-point margin from a very spirited Horeswood side.

It took the Enniscorthy side a while to settle as Horeswood piled on the pressure in the opening ten minutes. Horeswood got on to the scoreboard first with a pointed free from Sinéad Ryan, who was very accurate, in the sixth minute. She pointed again two minutes later from a placed ball before adding her third, this time from play.

The Rapparees opened their account when a free taken by Kim Horan found Anais Currins who finished off with a well-taken point. This seemed to settle the Enniscorthy side and Aideen Breen added a further point when she won the ball from the Horeswood puck-out and struck it over the bar.

There was a nice piece of work in the 20th minute when Casey Mahon and Aideen Breen combined to find Anais Currins, and a clever pass by her back to Breen saw her strike the ball into the net. This saw the sides go in at half-time with Rapparees ahead by 1-2 to 0-3.

Horeswood 'keeper Niamh Whitty was called on to make several fine saves and both defences worked well. Aideen Breen took a shot on goal for the Rapparees in the 15th minute only to see it saved, but Anna Flood picked up the rebound and struck it to the net.

Horeswood never gave up and were rewarded in the 24th minute when Sinéad Ryan picked up a Niamh Doyle pass and netted to leave just two points between the sides. Horeswood piled on the pressure in the last couple of minutes and were unlucky when a goal late on was judged to be a square ball and disallowed.

The Rapparees held out to win the Roinn 3 final for the second year running. A delighted captain, Katie Breen, received the trophy from County Chairperson, Eilis Kavanagh, who congratulated both teams on an excellent game.

Rapparees: Sarah Doyle, Evelyn Fenlon, Chloe Boland, Kelly Buckley-Murphy, Megan Mitten, Patricia Doyle, Katie Breen, Aoife McCrea, Kim Horan, Aoibhe McCormack, Aideen Breen, Casey Mahon, Anais Currins, Anna Flood, Áine Broaders, Chloe Kennedy, Leah Furlong, Leanne Coffey, Ava Donohoe, Siobhán Fanning, Lauren Whitley.

Horeswood: Niamh Whitty, Ellen Whelan, Julianne Dempsey, Kate Chapman, Jane Cummins, Keely Murphy, Sinéad Ryan, Ella O'Donovan, Hazel Murphy, Chloe Power, Gráinne Ryan, Niamh Doyle, Chloe Banville, Kate Doyle, Mikaela Whitty, Hayley Crosbie, Laura Kenny, Sarah Furlong, Chloe Franklin, Rebecca Halligan, Elena Kenny, Jennifer Cummins.

Referee: Ger O'Reilly (Glynn-Barntown).