Australasia are World Cup
champions
 23
September 2000 - The Australasian ladies Gaelic football team –
boasting five Queenslanders including three from Brisbane's Shamrocks
club – won the World Cup final in Ireland this morning Australian
time.
It took 20 minutes of extra time before Australasia beat North
America by just three points 2-12 to 2-9 in a thrilling final at
Parnell Park, Dublin.
Australasia was competing in the World Cup for only the first time,
and earlier in the tournament had twice beaten defending champions
London, including in the semi final. It was heartbreak for North
America who has now lost two consecutive World Cup finals.
Five Queenslanders were in the Australasia team,
including three from Brisbane’s progressive Shamrocks club – Angie Doyle,
Jacqueline Peacock, and Louise O’Neill.
Australasian scorers in the final were: Renae Campbell (0-1), Simone Cairns
(0-1), Edel O'Gorman (1-7), Sue Smith (1-0), Louise Gianaostino (0-1), Julia
Boyle (0-1), Catriona McGahan (0-1)
The Australasian mens team lost in the semi final
stage to London by a solitary point.
See the ladies World
Cup page.
Australasia
in World Cup final
22 September 2000 - The Australasian ladies
Gaelic football team – boasting five Queenslanders including three
from Brisbane's Shamrocks club – have qualified for the final of the
World Cup in Ireland.
Their four-point win in the semi final against
London was their second victory over the defending champions in the
tournament.
Australasia now plays in the final North America,
to whom they suffered a narrow three-point loss earlier in the week.
The final is played in Dublin this weekend.
In the qualifying rounds, Australasia beat Europe
by a massive 26 points to record the biggest winning margin of the
tournament.
The Australasian team has five Queenslanders,
including three from Brisbane’s Shamrocks club – Angie Doyle,
Jacqueline Peacock, and Louise O’Neill.
See the ladies World
Cup page.
Shamrocks poised for World Cup
semi final berth
21 September 2000 - The Australasian ladies
Gaelic football team, boasting five Queenslanders and three from the
progressive Shamrocks club, are poised to qualify for the semi finals
of the World Cup in Ireland.
After wins over the defending champions London,
and then the Rest of Britain, Australasia only need to beat either of
the bottom two teams – Europe and Canada – to secure an historic
semi final berth.
Their only loss so far has been a narrow 3-point
defeat by competition leaders North America.
The final of the World Cup will be played in
Dublin this weekend.
The Australasian team has five Queenslanders, including
three from Brisbane’s Shamrocks club – Angie Doyle, Jacqueline
Peacock, and Louise O’Neill.
Australasia
beat defending World Cup champions
19 September 2000 - The
Australasian ladies team opened their World Cup with a stunning 5-point
win over defending champions London, in Dublin this morning Australian
time.
In scant early reports from Shamrocks' Jacqueline Peacock, who
started at wing back for Australasia, they won 2-7 to 1-5.
The win places Australasia atop the standings after round one, equal
with the other winners North America and Rest of Britain, both of which
had comprehensive victories over Canada and Europe respectively.
Australasia now faces an even bigger challenge when they play the two
other undefeated teams, Rest of Britain and North America, on day two
of competition.
The Australasian mens team also enjoyed a win to open the World Cup
- a narrow two point win over London, 1-6 to 0-7. Other winners were
North America and Rest of Britain, mirroring the ladies results.
Heartbreak in World Cup tour
opener
13 September 2000 - There was heartbreak for the Shamrocks'
Jacqueline Peacock when she was forced to sit out Australasia's first
tour match in Ireland because of injury, early today Australian time.
Jacqueline was slated to start at left half back against Dublin
County, but injured her shoulder in the final training session,
according to telephone reports today.
She is now undergoing intensive physiotherapy in a bid to be ready
for Australasia's next preliminary match against Monaghan County,
before the World Cup starts this weekend Australian time.
Dublin won the match 6-15 to 1-3 after Australasia played with
nerves for the opening 20 minutes, before settling down to play well
for the rest of the match, although lacked finishing in front of goals.
Jacqueline's Shamrocks team mate Angie Doyle started at the
unfamiliar position of full back but played well, as did fellow
Shamrock Louise O'Neill who came on also in the backs.
Other Queenslanders Melissa Lee and Colette Byrne also received
playing time.
Australasia's senior mens team played the Allied Irish Bank senior
team led by All-Ireland Championship medal winner Edna Gormley of
Derry. AIB won 2-15 to 1-2.
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