Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2017 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Laighean
Code Hurling
Founded 1970 (1970)
Region Leinster (GAA)
No. of teams 7
Title holders Cuala (2nd title)
First winner St. Rynagh's
Most titles Ballyhale Shamrocks (8 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
TV partner(s) TG4
Motto The toughest of them all
Official website Official website

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1970 for the champion hurling teams in the province of Leinster in Ireland.

The series of games are played during the autumn and winter months with the Leinster final currently being played on the first Sunday in December. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

The Leinster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Leinster final join the champions of Galway, Munster and Ulster in the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship.

Seven clubs currently participate in the Leinster Championship, with representatives from the strongest hurling counties in the province. Clubs from the other five counties compete at intermediate or junior level. The title has been won at least once by 14 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Ballyhale Shamrocks who have won eight championship titles.

Cuala are the title-holders after defeating Kilcormac/Killoughey by 1-23 to 1-9 in the 2017 championship final.[1]

The championship

Overview

The Leinster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Format

Quarter-finals: Six teams contest this round. The three winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The three losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Qualification

County Championship Qualifying team
Carlow Carlow Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Dublin Dublin Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Kilkenny Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Laois Laois Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Offaly Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Westmeath Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Wexford Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Champions

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners contest the All-Ireland semi-finals with the other three provincial representatives.

Roll of honour

Performance by club

Team Wins Years won County Runners Up Years runners up
1 Ballyhale Shamrocks 8 1978, 1980, 1983, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014 Kilkenny 2 1988, 1991
2 Birr 7 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 Offaly 3 2003, 2006, 2008
3 Rathnure 6 1971, 1973, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1998 Wexford 2 1970, 1972
4 St. Rynagh's 4 1970, 1972, 1982, 1993 Offaly 4 1973, 1974, 1975, 1992
James Stephens 4 1975, 1981, 2004, 2005 Kilkenny 1 1976
5 Buffer's Alley 3 1985, 1988, 1992 Wexford 1 1982
6 Glenmore 2 1990, 1995 Kilkenny 0
Camross 2 1976, 1996 Laois 3 1979, 1986, 1990
Cuala 2 2016, 2017 Dublin 2 1989, 2015
O'Loughlin Gaels 2 2003, 2010 Kilkenny 1 2016
7 Oulart the Ballagh 1 2015 Wexford 6 1994, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Kilcormac/Killoughey 1 2012 Offaly 2 2014, 2017
Coolderry 1 2011 Offaly 1 1980
The Fenians 1 1974 Kilkenny 1 1977
Crumlin 1 1979 Dublin 1 1978
St. Martin's 1 1984 Kilkenny 0
Graigue-Ballycallan 1 2000 Kilkenny 0
Mount Leinster Rangers 1 2013 Carlow 0
8 University College Dublin 0 Dublin 3 2000, 2004, 2005
Castletown 0 Laois 3 1997, 1999, 2001
Kinnitty 0 Offaly 3 1983, 1984, 1985
Portlaoise 0 Laois 2 1987, 1998
Tullamore 0 Offaly 1 2009
Ballyboden St. Enda's 0 Dublin 1 2007
Young Irelands 0 Kilkenny 1 2002
O'Toole's 0 Dublin 1 1996
Dicksboro 0 Kilkenny 1 1993
Faythe Harriers 0 Wexford 1 1981
Bennettsbridge 0 Kilkenny 1 1971

Performance by county

County Winners Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runner-Up Clubs
Kilkenny 19 8 Ballyhale Shamrocks (8), James Stephens (4), Glenmore (2), O'Loughlin Gaels (2), The Fenians, St. Martin's, Graigue-Ballycallan Ballyhale Shamrocks (2), James Stephens (1), O'Loughlin Gaels, The Fenians, Young Irelands, Dicksboro, Bennettsbridge
Offaly 13 14 Birr (7), St. Rynagh's (4), Kilcormac/Killoughey, Coolderry St. Rynagh's (4), Birr (3), Kinnitty (3), Kilcormac/Killoughey (2), Coolderry, Tullamore
Wexford 10 10 Rathnure (6), Buffer's Alley (3), Oluart-the Ballagh Oluart-the Ballagh (6), Rathnure (2), Buffer's Alley, Faythe Harriers
Dublin 3 5 Cuala (2), Crumlin University College Dublin (3), Ballyboden St. Enda's, O'Toole's
Laois 2 5 Camross (2) Castletown (3), Portlaoise (2)
Carlow 1 0 Mount Leinster Rangers

List of finals

Year Winner Score County Opponent Score County
2017–18 Cuala 1-23 Dublin Kilcormac/Killoughey 1-09 Offaly
2016–17[2] Cuala 3-19 Dublin O'Loughlin Gaels 1-16 Kilkenny
2015–16[3] Oulart-the-Ballagh 2-13 Wexford Cuala 0-13 Dublin
2014–15[4] Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-21 Kilkenny Kilcormac/Killoughey 1-14 Offaly
2013–14[5][6] Mount Leinster Rangers 0-11 Carlow Oulart-the-Ballagh 0-8 Wexford
2012–13[7] Kilcormac/Killoughey 1-12 Offaly Oulart-the-Ballagh 0-11 Wexford
2011-12 Coolderry 1-15 Offaly Oulart-the-Ballagh 1-11 Wexford[8]
2010-11 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-14 Kilkenny Oulart-the-Ballagh 1-8 Wexford
2009-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-16 Kilkenny Tullamore 1-8 Offaly
2008-09 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-13 Kilkenny Birr 1-11 Offaly
2007-08 Birr 1-11 Offaly Ballyboden St Endas 0-13 Dublin
2006-07 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-20 Kilkenny Birr 1-8 Offaly
2005-06 James Stephens 2-13 Kilkenny UCD 1-12 Dublin
2004-05 James Stephens 1-13 Kilkenny UCD 1-12 Dublin
2003-04 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-15 Kilkenny Birr 0-9 Offaly
2002-03 Birr 2-5 Offaly Gowran 1-2 Kilkenny
2001-02 Birr 0-10; 2-10 Offaly Castletown 1-7; 0-5 Laois
2000-01 Graigue-Ballycallan 0-14 Kilkenny UCD 1-8 Dublin
1999-00 Birr 1-16 Offaly Castletown 0-11 Laois
1998–99 Rathnure 1-13 Wexford Portlaoise 1-6 Laois
1997–98 Birr 0-11 Offaly Castletown 0-5 Laois
1996–97 Camross 1-12 Laois O'Toole's 2-5 Dublin
1995–96 Glenmore 2-13 Kilkenny Oulart-the-Ballagh 2-10 Wexford
1994–95 Birr 3-7 Offaly Oulart-the-Ballagh 2-5 Wexford
1993–94 St. Rynagh's 1-14 Offaly Dicksboro 2-10 Kilkenny
1992–93 Buffer's Alley 2-13 Wexford St. Rynagh's 0-13 Offaly
1991–92 Birr 2-14 Offaly Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-3 Kilkenny
1990–91 Glenmore 0-15 Kilkenny Camross 1-9 Laois
1989–90 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-11 Kilkenny Cuala CLG 0-7 Dublin
1988–89 Buffer's Alley 1-12 Wexford Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-9 Kilkenny
1987–88 Rathnure 3-8 Wexford Portlaoise 1-13 Laois
1986–87 Rathnure 2-16 Wexford Camross 3-9 Laois
1985–86 Buffer's Alley 3-9 Wexford Kinnitty 0-7 Offaly
1984–85 St. Martin's 2-11 Kilkenny Kinnitty 0-12 Offaly
1983–84 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-6 Kilkenny Kinnitty 0-9 Offaly
1982–83 St. Rynagh's 1-16 Offaly Buffer's Alley 2-10 Wexford
1981–82 James Stephens 0-13 Kilkenny Faythe Harriers 1-9 Wexford
1980–81 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-10 Kilkenny Coolderry 1-8 Offaly
1979–80 Crumlin 3-5 Dublin Camross 0-11 Laois
1978–79 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-13 Kilkenny Crumlin 1-6 Dublin
1977–78 Rathnure 0-16 Wexford The Fenians 1-10 Kilkenny
1976–77 Camross 3-9 Laois James Stephens 1-14 Kilkenny
1975–76 James Stephens 1-14 Kilkenny St. Rynagh's 2-4 Offaly
1974–75 The Fenians 2-6 Kilkenny St. Rynagh's 1-6 Offaly
1973–74 Rathnure 1-18 Wexford St. Rynagh's 2-9 Offaly
1972–73 St. Rynagh's 5-5 Offaly Rathnure 2-13 Wexford
1971–72 Rathnure 2-12 Wexford Bennettsbridge 1-8 Kilkenny
1970–71 St. Rynagh's 4-10 Offaly Rathnure 2-9 Wexford

Records and statistics

Team

  • Most appearances in a final: 9:
    • Ballyhale Shamrocks (1978, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014)
    • Birr (1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008)
  • Most appearances in a final without losing (streak): 6
    • Birr (1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002)

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Leinster Championship titles, is as follows:

Successful defending

Only 5 teams of the 14 who have won the championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Roche, Frank (3 December 2017). "Cuala make it back-to-back Leinster crowns after cruising to win over 14-man Kilcormac-Killoughey". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "`Cuala Win Leinster SHC". GAA. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Oulart-The Ballagh finally enjoy glory day". Irish Examiner. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ballyhale Shamrock survive major scare against Kilcormac/Killoughey to land Leinster title". Irish Independent. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Carlow's Mount Leinster shock Oulart to win first Leinster senior title". The Score. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Mighty Rangers march out of the blue for famous win". Irish Examiner. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "Glory day finally arrives for Kilcormac/Killoughey". Irish Examiner. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Parlon puts Coolderry on path to glory". Irish Independent. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2011.

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