Jane Adams (camogie)
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Jane Adams is a camogie
player, winner of an All-Star award in 2008, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003. and an Intermediate Soaring Star award in 2011. She was Ulster camogie player of the year three times. She captained Antrim to the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship
in 2010.
in 1997 when Antrim defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final. She was Player of the match in the 2001 All-Ireland Intermediate final
and won a second intermediate medal in 2003.
in 2008. She had previously scored 2-11 in the semi-final against Ballyboden St Enda's.
Camogie
Camogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
player, winner of an All-Star award in 2008, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003. and an Intermediate Soaring Star award in 2011. She was Ulster camogie player of the year three times. She captained Antrim to the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship
All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is the most important competition for third-tier county teams in the women’s field sport of camogie. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term junior applies to the level of competition rather than the age group...
in 2010.
Career
From Upper Dunmurry Lane in Belfast, she played for St Malachy’s at primary school level and attended St. Louise's before joining O'Donovan Rossa. She won her first Junior All-Ireland medalAll-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship is the most important competition for third-tier county teams in the women’s field sport of camogie. In accordance with the practice in GAA competitions the term junior applies to the level of competition rather than the age group...
in 1997 when Antrim defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final. She was Player of the match in the 2001 All-Ireland Intermediate final
All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship is the most important competition in the women’s field sport of camogie for second-tier county teams and for second-string teams of first-tier counties. If the winning team comes from a second-tier county, that county is promoted to the following...
and won a second intermediate medal in 2003.
All Ireland Club Championship
She won four Ulster Championships and one All-Ireland Title with Rossa, winning prominence as captain, play-maker and scorer of two goals and nine points as O'Donovan Rossa became the first Ulster club to win the All Ireland Club ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
The All-Ireland Club Camogie Championship is the most important competition for club teams in the Irish women’s field sport of camogie. It is contested by the senior club champions of the leading counties and organised by An Cumann Camógaíochta.-Trophy:...
in 2008. She had previously scored 2-11 in the semi-final against Ballyboden St Enda's.