A WEDDING, AN All-Ireland club camogie final and another championship campaign that has reached the semi-final stage.<\/p>\n
\n Oulart-The-Ballagh’s Ursula Jacob.<\/p>\n
Source: Sportsfile<\/p>\n
Ursula Jacob has had a busy time on and off the pitch over the past two months. With her club Oulart-The-Ballagh, she played her part in helping to capture the 2020 All-Ireland senior championship after dethroning Galway\u2019s Sarsfields in a final which was delayed until last December.<\/p>\n
The long pause to complete the competition was due to a combination of Covid-19 and a well-documented battle with the Camogie Association which almost resulted in the All-Ireland series being scrapped.<\/p>\n
Consequently, the conclusion of the 2020 championship has spilled into the 2021 provincial and All-Ireland series which got underway at the start of this year.<\/p>\n
That didn\u2019t leave much time for Oulart to toast their success before rebooting for a Leinster final clash against Dicksboro at the end of January.<\/p>\n
The quick turnaround was all the more challenging for Jacob, who had a wedding day to fit into that block of time as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could say that alright, it\u2019s been a hectic few months between everything,\u201d she reflects as Oulart face into an All-Ireland semi-final against Clare\u2019s\u00a0Scariff Ogonolloe on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut at the same time, it\u2019s been a brilliant few months. It\u2019s been very difficult for everyone over the past couple of years but the camogie has been a brilliant distraction from all things Covid-related.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen obviously from a personal point of view, I only got married in December just after we won the All-Ireland. So, it\u2019s been a manic few months but I wouldn\u2019t have changed it for the world. Thankfully, both the wedding and the All-Ireland went well so I\u2019m now a happily married woman and looking forward to the game on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was great in one way because those games were one week after the other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSt Judes, Thomastown [Leinster final], Slaughtneil and then Sarsfields. When you win that All-Ireland, you know you\u2019re after coming through the toughest route possible. And to top it off then, between myself and Stacey, we both had our weddings to look forward to. I\u2019m just grateful that mine wasn\u2019t the day before the final.\u201d<\/p>\n