Jane Adams (camogie)

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Jane Adams
Personal information
Irish name	Síne Níc Ádhaimh
Sport	Camogie
Position	Centre field
Born	Antrim, Northern Ireland
Club(s)*
Years	Club	Apps (scores)
	O'Donovan Rossa	?
Club titles
Ulster titles	4
Inter-county(ies)**
Years	County	Apps (scores)
	Antrim	?
Inter-county titles
All Stars	1
* club appearances and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)). **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 30 June 2010 (UTC)).

Jane Adams is an Irish camogie player, winner of an All-Star award in 2008, a Lynchpin award, predecessor of the All Star awards, in 2003.^[1] and an Intermediate Soaring Star award in 2011. She was Ulster camogie player of the year three times. She captained Antrim to the All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship in 2010.^[2]^[3]

Career

From Upper Dunmurry Lane in Belfast, she played for St Malachy’s at primary school level and attended St Louise's before joining the O'Donovan Rossa club.^[4] She won her first Junior All-Ireland medal in 1997 when Antrim defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final. She was Player of the match in the 2001 All-Ireland Intermediate final and won a second intermediate medal in 2003.^[5]

All Ireland Club Championship

She won four Ulster Championships and one All-Ireland Title with Rossa, winning prominence as captain, play-maker and scorer of two goals and nine points as O'Donovan Rossa became the first Ulster club to win the All Ireland Club Championship in 2008.^[6] She had previously scored 2-11 in the semi-final against Ballyboden St Enda's.^[7]

References

^ "Camogie All Stars". Camogie.ie. Cumann Camógaíochta. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
^ 2010 drawn Junior final Antrim 1-9 Waterford 1-9 report in Irish Times Archived 22 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, RTÉ online Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine and RTÉ online match-tracker Archived 2010-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ 2010 junior final replay Antrim 2-10 Waterford 0-12 report in Irish Independent, RTÉ Online Archived 2010-10-07 at the Wayback Machine and on camogie.ie^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ History of camogie in Antrim in Andersonstown News Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jane Adams interviewed by Tom Humphries, Irish Times Nov 11 2008
^ O’Donovan Rossa 2-15 Drom & Inch 1-12 report on RTÉ online^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ O’Donovan Rossa 3-18 Ballyboden St Enda’s 0-6 report in Irish Independent

External links

Profile in Cúl4kidz magazine

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