Camogie wrap: Tipp beat Wexford to make knockout stages

Tipperary are back in the knockout stages of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships after securing their second victory from two Group 2 games when beating Wexford by 3-15 to 0-12 at Bellefield.

The seven-season unbroken run in the last six came to end 12 months ago on score difference but new manager Denis Kelly has no such worries in his maiden campaign as the Premiers have qualified with a game to spare.

Wexford will need a comprehensive win over Dublin and hope that Tipp can do something similar to Kilkenny if they are to progress but must first address their slow starts.

For the second tie in succession, Colin Sunderland's outfit left themselves with a mountain to climb but unlike a fortnight ago, when they secured a draw after falling ten points behind Kilkenny, they were unable to rescue the situation this time.

Eimear McGrath had a point on the board for Tipperary when Cáit Devane came up with an inventive finish for a goal in the fifth minute despite the best efforts of Ciara Storey, who thought she had done enough but the sliotar was adjudged to have crossed the line by the umpire.

Points from Chloe Foxe and Ciara O’Connor, who finished with nine, looked to settle the home team but Grace O’Brien, Teresa Ryan and Karin Blair raised white flags for Tipp before Ryan slammed a 12th minute goal after good work from the very prominent Karen Kennedy and a sublime cross-field pass by Devane to Eimear Heffernan, who provided the final assist.

O’Connor fired three points and Linda Bolger two as Wexford looked to eat into the nine-point deficit but five was as close as they got, Devane, Blair, Heffernan and McGrath enabling the Blue and Golds to establish a 2-10 to 0-8 lead at the interval.

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