All-Ireland Camogie Championship: Down lose to Kilkenny

Saturday 21st May 2022

Down were beaten 1-22 to 1-10 by Kilkenny at Liatroim. Mary O'Connell hit 1-2 and Denise Gaule notched 0-11 for the Cats.

Niamh Mallon scored Down's opening four points - three from frees - to keep the Ulster side within a point but Kilkenny pulled clear when two Gaule frees were followed by a quickfire 1-1 from O'Connell.

That gave Kilkenny a seven-point advantage but Down got back to within three when captain Aimee McAleenan found the back of the net within three minutes of the restart.

Kilkenny, however, responded with an unanswered quartet of scores and they added a further seven to their tally to take the win.

Down face Antrim in next weekend's all-Ulster clash