A new sport comes to Cumbria on Saturday, with Wigton Rugby Club hosting a major final in the world of Camogie.
Camogie is a women’s Gaelic sport, which has been played in Britain since 1904 and has a rich sporting tradition of camogs playing in All-Britain and All-Ireland championships.
It is a female equivalent to hurling with the rules almost identical and is contested of teams with 15 players each side.
Britain Camogie now has more than a dozen clubs with teams fielding at junior, intermediate, and senior grades across England and Scotland. The continued growth of the sport here is a real point of pride for the governing body Britain Camogie.
Wigton will be staging the Intermediate League Final (from noon) and is between Liverpool Wolfe Tones and Ceann Creige of Scotland, which promises to be an intense, competitive fixture.
The English team will have their eyes on their second title of the season after winning the Junior Championship Final against Erin go Bragh of Birmingham.
Scotland’s Ceann Creige have also had an admirable season and are putting out a strong team for this league final and the Intermediate Championship semi-final later this month.
Britain Camogie chair Leigh Anne McMahon said: “I encourage everyone to get involved and support our wonderful teams as they deliver what promises to be a thrilling game of camogie.
“We want to offer special thanks to Wigton Rugby Club for use of their excellent pitch and facilities.”
Wigton Rugby Union Club start their league season in the afternoon at home to Hawcoat Park.
Coach David Warwick said: “It’s something new to everybody and has caused a lot of interest. We’re hoping a lot of people will make a day of it and watch both the Camogie and the rugby.”
