Oulart and Sarsfields set up another AIB All-Ireland club final meeting after semi-final wins

The AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie final will be a repeat of the delayed 2020 decider before Christmas, when Oulart-The Ballagh dethroned Sarsfields, after the two teams qualified once more in starkly contrasting fashion.

The titleholders cruised to a 3-11 to 0-02 victory over Scariff-Ogonnelloe, while Sarsfields came out on top in the latest episode of a captivating rivalry with Slaughtneil, edging a 2-04 to 0-09 triumph over the perennial Ulster champions and former three-in-a-row All-Ireland winners after extra time.

As with most games that survived the triple threat of storms, the conditions were atrocious but that didn't stop Sarsfields and Slaughtneil in particular serving up a treat, the westerners’ goals earning them the verdict in the rescheduled tie at the Naomh Éanna facility in Gorey.

Siobhán McGrath and Tina Bradley were the scorers as the winners led by 0-03 to 0-02 at the interval, but Louise Dougan brought the teams level for the third time with a trademark long-distance free in the second half, and in a game of few scores, Bradley's pointed free with nine minutes left would have left Slaughtneil supporters feeling very hopeful.

They were rocked by a goal from the puckout however, Shannon Corcoran providing a resounding finish to reward a tremendous passage of play by Orlaith McGrath. The Galway star won possession from a ruck and soloed through the heart of the maroons’ defence. Just as she lost her footing and looked to be held up, she somehow offloaded to Corcoran, who shortened her grip to avoid the hook and lashed to the net.

Slaughtneil displayed all their renowned grit though. Bradley (free) reduced the gap to the minimum, and Shannon Graham equalised in injury time after tremendous work by Aoife