Renee Fitzgerald
Renee Fitzgerald is a former camogie player,[1] captain of the All Ireland Camogie Championship winning team in 1939, scoring four of Cork's six goals in the final.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ríona Nic Gearailt | ||
| Sport | Camogie | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born | Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Old Aloysius | ? | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Cork | ? | ||
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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
She won a further All Ireland senior medal in 1940, scoring two goals in Cork's 4-1 to 2–2 defeat of Galway.[3] She scored a goal and had another controversially disallowed in Cork's 1942 All Ireland final draw against Dublin, before Cork lost the replay. She reportedly scored six goals in Cork's 11-4 to 1–0 defeat of Limerick in the 1942 Munster final.
References
- Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460.
- "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on January 28, 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- Historic newspaper reports of All Ireland finals
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