Fenway Hurling Classic

Fenway Hurling Classic
Code Hurling
Founded 2015
Title holders Clare (1st title)
First winner Galway
Most titles Galway
Clare (1 titles)
Sponsors AIG
TV partner(s) TG4
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The Fenway Hurling Classic currently known as the AIG Fenway Hurling Classic for sponsorship reasons, is a hurling competition which was first played in 2015. The competition is played at Fenway Park in Boston. The 2015 contest was the first time that hurling was played at Fenway Park.[1]

Format

The 2015 Fenway Hurling Classic was played as a single match in the Super 11’s” format, the format only permits goals to be scored, not points. Goals scored inside the 20 metre exclusion zone are worth three points, outside of that it’s five points. The 2015 game was divided into four 15-minute quarters with unlimited substitutions, the 2017 games were two halves of 20 minutes. Yellow cards result in a two-minute spell in the sin bin and frees are taken on a tap-and-go basis. A team has 30 seconds after gaining possession to attempt a shot at goal. This is reduced to 20 seconds in the final two minutes of each period. The dimensions of the pitch are 100 yards x 53 yards, which is laid into halves, with a defensive zone marked by a line drawn 20 yards from each goal line. [2][3][4]

2015

The 2015 contest was marred by a brawl in the second quarter in front of the Dublin goal.[5] A bout of pushing and shoving quickly started with players throwing punches, wrestling on the ground. Galway’s Iarla Tannin and Andy Smith along with Dublin’s Conor Dooley were all yellow-carded.[6][7]

Final
Galway 50 - 47 Dublin
J Flynn (18pts), C Whelan (12pts), B Molloy (11pts), C Mannion (3pts), G Lally (3pts), S Moloney (3pts) Report E Dillon (17pts), F McGibb (10pts), D Sutcliffe (6pts), N McMorrow (5pts), D O’Callaghan (3pts), J McCaffrey (3pts), C McBride (3pts)
Attendance: 27,776
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

2017

The 2017 competition took place on 19 November and was a doubleheader with Dublin playing Galway and Tipperary playing Clare in the Super 11’s” format. The winners of the two semi-finals played in the final for the Players Championship Cup.[8][9][10] Clare defeated Galway in the final 50-33 to win the Players Champions Cup.[11][12][13][14]

Semi Final
Galway 55 - 39 Dublin
Jason Flynn (20), Conor Cooney (10), Padraig Breheny (9), Shane Moloney (5), Davy Glennon (5), Conor Whelan (3), Joseph Cooney (3). Report Danny Sutcliffe (8), John Hetherton (8), Donal Burke (5), Fergal Whitely (3), Paul Crummy (3), James Madden (3), Emmet McKenna (3), Cian O'Sullivan (3), Paul Winters (3)
Referee: Johnny Ryan (Tipperary)
Semi Final
Tipperary 45 - 50 Clare
J McGrath 16, N McGrath 10, C Kenny 6, J O’Dwyer, G Browne 5 each, S Curran 3. Report P Duggan 25, T Kelly 8, C McGrath 6, I Galvin 5, D Fitzgerald, D Corry 3 each.
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
Final
Galway 33 - 50 Clare
C Cooney 13, J Flynn 6, E Burke 5, Whelan, P Flaherty, S Maloney 3 each. Report P Duggan 27, C O’Connell, J Conlon 6 each, D McInerney 5, D Correy, J Browne 3 each.
Attendance: 27,862
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

References

  1. ↑ "Double-header announced for AIG Fenway Hurling Classic". GAA.ie. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "'These things happen' - Fenway Classic brawl dismissed as Galway take honours". Irish Independent. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Hurling breaking new ground in Boston's Fenway Park". Irish Times. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hurling Super 11s explained: Eight new rules, pitch size and scoring system". Irish Independent. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "'By a Yank's eye, it's a mongrel, one with a greyhound's speed and a pit bull's bite'". The 42. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Boston brawl and Galway fightback the main talking points for 25,000 Fenway crowd". The 42. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Exhibition match? Dublin and Galway take chunks out of each other in mass brawl". The 42. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "AIG Fenway Hurling Classic and Irish Festival". GAA.ie. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Dublin and Galway set for Fenway Park rematch". RTE Sport. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "WATCH: Another brawl between Dublin and Galway breaks out at Fenway Classic". Irish Independent. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Clare beat Galway in frenetic Fenway final". RTE Sport. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Clare beat Galway to Fenway Hurling Classic title in Boston". Irish Times. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "A flavour of home for Irish abroad". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Fenway Classic: Duggan display hands title to Clare". Tipperary Star. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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