Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship
Current season or competition:
2017 Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh na Mumhan
Code Hurling
Founded 2003 (2003)
Region Munster (GAA)
No. of teams 6
Title holders Kanturk (1st title)
First winner Bride Rovers
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
Official website http://munster.gaa.ie/

The Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Munster GAA Hurling Intermediate Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2003 for the champion intermediate hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.

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

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final join the champions of Connacht, Leinster, London and Ulster in the All-Ireland series of games.

Six clubs currently participate in the Munster Championship. The title has been won at least once by 15 different clubs, however, no team has ever won the championship on more than one occasion. Cork clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 6 wins.

Kanturk are the title-holders after defeating Kilmaley by 1-23 to 0-25 in the 2017 championship final.[1]

The championship

Overview

The Munster 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-final: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The two 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

The Munster GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship features six teams in the final tournament. 87 teams contest the six county club championships with the six respective champions automatically qualifying for the Munster series.

County Championship Qualifying team
Clare GAA Clare Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Cork GAA Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Kerry GAA Kerry Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Limerick GAA Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Tipperary GAA Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Waterford GAA Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions

Results

List of finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue Winning Captain
2003 Bride Rovers 0-14 Kilruane MacDonagh's 0-11 FitzGerald Park Seán Ryan
2004 Kildangan 1-10 Dromin-Athlacca 1-4 Ger Slattery
2005 Ballinhassig 1-12 Ballyduff Upper 0-13 Martin Coleman, Jnr
2006 Clooney-Quin 0-14 Bishopstown 1-8 Gaelic Grounds [2]
2007 Clonlara 1-14 Dromin-Athlacca 1-8 Cusack Park Paul Collins [3]
2008 Blarney 2-7 Broadford 0-3 Bruff Sportsfield Danny Cronin [4]
2009 South Liberties 2-10 Douglas 1-12 Mallow GAA Complex Shane O'Neill [5]
2010 Ballymartle 2-14 Borrisokane 0-8 Gaelic Grounds Patrick O'Dwyer [6]
2011 Effin 0-14 Ballyduff 0-11 Gaelic Park John P. O'Donnell [7]
2012 Silvermines 0-14 Ballyduff 0-8 Semple Stadium Cathal Gleeson [8]
2013 Youghal 2-13 Ballina 2-10 Mallow GAA Complex Bill Cooper [9]
2014 Cappoquin 1-11 Bruff 0-13 Mallow GAA Complex Shane O'Rourke [10]
2015 Wolfe Tones na Sionna 1-18 Newcestown 2-13 Mallow GAA Complex Aaron Cunningham [11]
2016 Lismore 2-14 Kilmoyley 0-13 Mallow GAA Complex Paudie Prendergast [12]
2017 Kanturk 1-23 Kilmaley 0-25 Gaelic Grounds Lorcan O'Neill [13]

Performances by county

No. Team Wins Years won Losses Years lost
1 Cork 6 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2017 3 2006, 2009, 2015
2 Clare 3 2006, 2007, 2015 2 2008, 2017
3 Tipperary 2 2004, 2012 3 2003, 2010, 2013
Limerick 2 2009, 2011 3 2004, 2007, 2014
4 Waterford 2 2014, 2016 1 2005
5 Kerry 3 2011, 2012, 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Cork's Kanturk keep brilliant 2017 winning run going with Munster hurling final success". The 42. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Munster Intermediate Hurling Champions 2006". Clooney-Quin GAA website. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dromin no match for Clonlara as they claim title". Irish Independent. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "McNamara lends bite to stringent Blarney". Irish Independent. 24 November 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "South Liberties grab glory". Hogan Stand. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dwyer double inspires Ballymartle". Hogan Stand. 22 November 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Towering Quaid display guides Effin to title glory". Irish Independent. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Forde leads the charge for Silvermines". Irish Examiner. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Epic final as Youghal edge Ballina". Hogan Stand. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "O'Sullivan's strike key as Cappoquin claim Munster title". Irish Independent. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Wolfe Tones deliver Intermediate title in style". Irish Examiner. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lismore lift off in second-half". Irish Examiner. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Kanturk crowned Munster Intermediate Hurling champions after extra time against Kilmaley". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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