Camogie Division 1A round-up: Tipp strike late to take the points against Cork

A late goal by Eimear McGrath snatched a stunning 2-10 to 1-10 victory for Tipperary over All-Ireland champions Cork, to ensure that five of the six teams participating still have a chance of making the Division 1A final of the Very Camogie League with two rounds remaining.

Waterford bounced back from losing to Cork a fortnight ago by accounting for Clare by 2-16 to 0-8 at Fraher Field and as a result are +14 on score difference.

That is two points more than Galway, who also responded to defeat in round two with victory, by 2-12 to 1-9 over Kilkenny in Loughrea.

It was Tipperary that gave Cathal Murray's unit a bloody nose and they were at it again, inflicting a first defeat of the campaign for the Rebels in a dramatic encounter at Páirc Uí Rinn.

Remarkably, that puts the Leesiders, who went into this round top of the table, down in fourth, with a score difference of +1, which is two points less than theiTher conquerors.

The decisive green flags, from Eimear McGrath and Niamh Treacy, stunned Cork, who were heavily reliant on Amy O’Connor, as top scorer with 1-06. Ger Manley’s crew wasted countless chances that they will regret, totting up ten wides compared to Tipp’s four.

It was an impressive effort from the Premier however, who have bounced back well from an opening round defeat to Waterford with two major scalps. They led by 0-06 to 0-03 at the end of a first half in which defences dominated but disaster struck for therm two minutes after the restart when goalie Nicole Walsh fumbled O’Connor’s attempt at a point just over her line.

And for most of the game, it looked as if that might be enough, only for the Cork to make their own mistake when attempting to come out of defence with a hand-pass that wasn’t gathered. Tipp won