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Neamh Woods
Personal information
Full name Neamh Woods
Born (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 34) [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

TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year
.

Early life, family and education

Woods is from

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
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

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
2007
Nations Cup[23]
 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015
Nations Cup[18][19][20]
 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2015 European Netball Championship[3] 4th
2017 European Netball Championship[14][21] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 Commonwealth Games[1][4] 8th
2019 Netball World Cup[2][22][24] 10th

Gaelic football

Neamh Woods
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Position Defender/Midfielder
Club(s)
Years Club

2008–2012
2014
UUJ
→ Queen's University
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
200x–
 Tyrone
Inter-county titles
All Stars 2

Clubs

Woods plays

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

TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year.[39][40][41]

All-Ireland Finals Place Opponent Goal/Points
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

St Ciaran's College, Ballygawley.[3][4][5][21]

Honours

Netball

Northern Ireland

Gaelic football

Tyrone
University of Ulster, Jordanstown
Queen's University
Individual
  • All Stars
    • 2008, 2018
  • TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year
    • 2018

References

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  2. ^ a b "Neamh Woods". www.nwc2019.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "May 2015 winner Neamh Woods". ulsterherald.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Woods can't wait for 'dream' World Cup to start". www.tyronecon.co.uk. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Neamh's hoping to help NI "net" a top five finish". ulsterherald.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ a b "All-rounder Woods has class to lead Red Hands to grab glory". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Neamh keen to help Red Hands hit heights again". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Brunton celebrates international award". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 29 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Umpire Laura nets top Euro trip to Malta". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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  11. ^ a b "BUCS Kukri Netball Home Nations 2011". bucs.nemisys3.uk.com. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Ulster University partners with Netball Northern Ireland as they go for gold". www.ulster.ac.uk. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Queen's University of Belfast graduations: Full results and pictures December 11 2014". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  14. ^ a b c "England end Euro dreams for Northern Ireland". www.newsletter.co.uk. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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  25. ^ "Drumragh Sarsfields launch The Great Solo Run". www.hoganstand.com. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
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  27. ^ "Dublin City University v University of Ulster Jordanstown - O'Connor Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  28. ^ "DCU v UUJ - O'Connor Cup Final 2011 Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  29. ^ "University of Ulster Jordanstown v University College Cork - O'Connor Cup Final Photos". www.sportsfile.com. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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  38. ^ a b "Skipper Woods thrilled by Tyrone All-Ireland triumph". www.bbc.co.uk. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
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  40. ^ "Magnificent seven for Dublin as All-Star team announced". www.irishexaminer.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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