Let’s not stand still on what women in sport can achieve
The 2017 All Stars’ goalkeeper, Aoife Murray, audaciously stood against the right upright of the rugby goalpost, leaving an open goal of 5.6 metres to her left.
Orla Cotter, playing on the 2016 All Stars’ opposition, lifts and drives the penalty shot. Body and hurley are one as Murray extended full stretch as far as the other goalpost. With pinpoint accuracy, the ash and leather connected in a shot block. That cameo of Murray and Cotter’s one-on-one penalty, typical in hurling but not allowed in camogie, stands out for me as a powerful indicator of the continuously increasing technical skill, capability, and athleticism of camogie players.
