Neamh Woods
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neamh Woods | ||
Born | (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 35) [1][2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
School | Sacred Heart College, Omagh | ||
University | University of Ulster, Jordanstown Queen's University | ||
Occupation | PE teacher | ||
Netball career | |||
Playing position(s): WA, C, WD | |||
Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
200x– | Larkfield (Lisburn) | ||
Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
200x– | Northern Ireland |
Neamh Woods is a Northern Ireland netball international and a Tyrone Ladies' Gaelic footballer. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup. As a Ladies' Gaelic footballer she played for Tyrone in the 2010 All-Ireland final. She captained Tyrone when they won the 2018 All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship. She was an All Star in 2008 and 2018 and was the 2018 TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year.
Early life, family and education
Woods is from Clanabogan, County Tyrone.[3][4][5] Her father, Seamus Woods, played Gaelic football as a midfielder for Tyrone during the 1970s. Together with his brothers, Canice and Laurence, he also helped Carrickmore win the Tyrone Senior Football Championship in 1977, 1978 and 1979. More recently he has managed ladies' Gaelic football teams at Drumragh Sarsfields.[6][7] Neamh began playing netball while attending Sacred Heart College, Omagh.[8][9][10] She subsequently attended University of Ulster, Jordanstown[11][12] and Queen's University, where she studied physical education.[13]
Netball
Clubs
Woods plays netball for the Lisburn–based Larkfield club in the Northern Ireland Premier League. Her teammates at Larkfield include fellow Northern Ireland international, Caroline O'Hanlon and Michelle Drayne.[4][14][15][16]
Northern Ireland
Woods has represented Northern Ireland at under-17, under-19, under-21, university and senior levels.[10][8][9][11][17] She was a member of the Northern Ireland team that won 2015 Nations Cup.[18][19][20] She also helped Northern Ireland win the silver medal at the 2017 European Netball Championship.[14][21] She was subsequently a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2019 Netball World Cup.[1][4][22] Woods is one of several Ladies' Gaelic footballers to play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include Caroline O'Hanlon (Armagh), Laura Mason (Down) and Michelle Drayne, Emma and Michelle Magee (all Antrim).[10][19][22]
Tournaments | Place |
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2007 Nations Cup[23] | ![]() |
2015 Nations Cup[18][19][20] | ![]() |
2015 European Netball Championship[3] | 4th |
2017 European Netball Championship[14][21] | ![]() |
2018 Commonwealth Games[1][4] | 8th |
2019 Netball World Cup[2][22][24] | 10th |
Gaelic football
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Ladies' Gaelic football | ||
Position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2008–2012 2014 | Drumragh Sarsfields → UUJ → Queen's University | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
200x– | Tyrone | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
All Stars | 2 |
Clubs
Woods plays Ladies' Gaelic football at club level for Drumragh Sarsfields. Before 2003 the club did not have girls or ladies teams so Woods played with boys teams up to under-14 level. At an All-Ireland Feile when Drumragh played Glenswilly she marked Michael Murphy.[4][6][7][15][25] In 2008 she was a member of the University of Ulster, Jordanstown team that won the O'Connor Cup.[26] She also played for UUJ in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 O'Connor Cup finals [27][28][29] and for Queen's University in the 2014 final.[30][31]
Inter-county
Woods played for Tyrone in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final against Dublin.[32][33][34] In 2018 she captained Tyrone when they won the All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship. In the final she scored two goals as Tyrone defeated Meath 6–8 to 1–14. Woods was also named player of the match.[35][36][37][38] In 2008 and 2018 Woods was selected as an All Star. In 2018 she was named the TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year.[39][40][41]
All-Ireland Finals | Place | Opponent | Goal/Points | |
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1 | 2010 Senior[32][33][34] | Runner up | Dublin | 0–0 |
2 | 2017 Intermediate[42][43] | Runner up | Tipperary | 0–0 |
3 | 2018 Intermediate[35][36][37][38][44] | Winners | Meath | 2–0 |
Personal life
Woods is a PE teacher. She has worked at Sacred Heart College, Omagh and St Ciaran's College, Ballygawley.[3][4][5][21]
Honours
Netball
- Nations Cup
- Winners: 2015
- European Netball Championship
- Runners Up: 2017
Gaelic football
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship
- Runners Up: 2010
- All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies' Football Championship
- Winners: 2018
- Runners Up: 2017
- O'Connor Cup
- Winners: 2008
- Runner up: 2010, 2011, 2012
- O'Connor Cup
- Runner up: 2014
- Individual
- All Stars
- 2008, 2018
- TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year
- 2018
References
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- ^ a b "Neamh's hoping to help NI "net" a top five finish". ulsterherald.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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- ^ "University of Ulster Jordanstown v University College Cork - O'Connor Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Limerick claim O'Connor Cup after Queen's toppled". www.the42.ie. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
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- ^ a b "Dublin Ladies complete maiden win of All-Ireland Football title". www.breakingnews.ie. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Dublin v Tyrone - TG4 All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Meath v Tyrone - TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Intermediate Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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- ^ "Tipperary v Tyrone - TG4 Ladies Football All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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