A crowd of 7.250 spectators made their way to UPMC Nowlan Park for the doubleheader semi-final day, which ended in joy for Waterford and Cork.
The results on the day see Cork into a third final in as many years, with Waterford heading to HQ for the first outing since 1945.
🔔| @deisecamogie are one game away from All-Ireland glory! https://t.co/FxBkO44gRV@camogietipp | @OfficialCamogie | #NowlanPark
— Beat 102 103 (@beat102103) July 22, 2023
Seán Power's side were forced to recover from a poor start against Tipperary, with Beth Carton earning a deserved player-of-the-match award for her heroics.
Carton contributed eight points on the day, with half coming from play. The superstar will hope to build on that performance in Sunday's showpiece fixture (August 6).
Another standout performer on that famous day was Mairéad Power - juggling her playing duties with an expert marking task on Premier sensation Karen Kennedy.
Her 25th-minute goal largely accelerated the Déise fightback, ultimately seeing them prevail by a score of 1-12 to 1-11 to seal a date with sporting destiny.
6 days to go to the @Dimplex_Ireland All Ireland Final
👭 Waterford V Cork
🏟️ Croke Park
🗓️ Sunday, 06 August 2023
⏰ 5 pmThis promises to be a very exciting game & again we want to be the biggest supporters. Link for tickets 👇https://t.co/T44Jjaebvr#ourgameourpassion pic.twitter.com/OhYZjvL5VA
— Waterford Camogie (@deisecamogie) July 31, 2023
Their opponents will contest an astonishing eighth final in the last ten, having lost the last two finals against Galway and Kilkenny.
Waterford last featured against Antrim in '45, losing out in their only final appearance by a scoreline of 5-02 to 3-02.
Supporters of this extremely talented South East side will be hoping for a better outcome in 2023 and took to SETU Arena last Thursday (July 27) for a special supporter's evening.
Supporters event today at 7:30 pm at SETU Arena. Something for the kids to look forward to.
Dress up in white & blue and come out and wish the girls the very best of luck in the All Ireland Final 🤍💙@wlrfm @beat102103 @DeiseInDub @IamClubDeise pic.twitter.com/40Kkj97rjP
— Waterford Camogie (@deisecamogie) July 27, 2023
Fans of all ages visited the Arena to watch the players train, ask questions and pose for photographs with their stars.
Additionally, there was a pop-up shop on the evening which allowed supporters to stock up on bunting and flags, ahead of Sunday's 5:00 pm throw-in at Croke Park.
Beat will be tracking the team throughout the week, so keep an eye on our socials.
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