Results
Grade | Winner | Runner-Up | ||
Native Cup Final | ||||
2016 | New York | 2-4 (10) | Eastern Canada | 0-5 (5) |
Report
New York won the GAA World Games Ladies Football Native Cup in 2016 with a 2-4 to 0-5 victory over Eastern Canada in the Final. The Native Cup is for players born or from the GAA Counties outside Ireland, whereas the Irish Cup is for Irish players playing abroad. The Native Cup works like a Provincial Championship for the Americas, with the Irish Cup the Orient.
About GAA World Games
There are two GAA Provincial Councils outside Ireland: the World Games comprising New York, United States, Canada, Australasia, Europe, Asia and Middle East GAA Councils; and the Britain GAA Provincial Council comprising the GAA Counties of London, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire and Scotland. Both have County Championships and Provincial Championships in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Gaelic, although not all as yet have Hurling, Camogie or Ladies Gaelic Football Championships. There are also Clubs in Argentina, Moscow, the Cayman Islands and South Africa.
References
Logos
[1] Ladies Gaelic Football Association (2016) World-Games [Internet] Available from: https://ladiesgaelic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/World-Games.jpg [Accessed 12 November 2020]
Websites
[2] GAA (2016) GAA World Games Finals Round [Internet] http://www.gaa.ie/news/etihad-airways-gaa-world-games-finals-round/ [Accessed 21 Dec 2016]
Images
[3] GAA Twitter (2016) CpvOaCkXYAAe3eW – Photo – August 13, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CpvOaCkXYAAe3eW?format=jpg&name=4096×4096 [Accessed 22 November 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Rose McCabe.
About this document
Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 28 August 2019
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