Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2017 Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Clubanna Sóisearach na Mumhan
Code Hurling
Founded 2001 (2001)
Region Munster (GAA)
Trophy Rody Nealon Cup
No. of teams 6
Title holders Ardmore (1st title)
First winner Courcey Rovers
Sponsors Allied Irish Bank
Motto Be there. All the way.
Official website Official website

The Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the third tier inter-county club hurling competition in the province of Munster, and has been contested every year since the 2001 championship.

The final, usually held on the first Sunday in December, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during October and November, and the results determine which team receives the Rody Nealon Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they were eliminated from the championship.

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final, like their counterparts in Britain, Connacht, Leinster and Ulster advance directly to the All-Ireland series of games.

Six teams currently participate in the Munster Championship. Cork clubs have dominated the competition, having won 11 titles from 15 final appearances since the inaugural championship.

The title has been won at least once by 17 different clubs, none of which have won the title more than once. Ardmore are the current champions.[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.

Qualification

County Championship Qualifying team
Clare Clare Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Cork Cork Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Kerry Kerry Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Limerick Limerick Junior Hurling Championship Champions
Tipperary Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship Champions
Waterford Waterford Junior Hurling Championship Champions

Format

Quarter-final: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advances 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.

Trophy and medals

At the end of the Munster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The Rody Nealon Cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in the stand where GAA and other dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.

The cup is named after Rody Nealon. He was an All-Ireland medal winner with Tipperary in 1925 before later serving as chairman and secretary of the Burgess club at different times, while he was also a member of the Tipperary County Board and the Munster Council.

In accordance with GAA rules, the Munster Council awards a set of 24 gold medals to the winners of the Munster final.

Sponsorship

Since 2001, the Munster Championship has been sponsored. The sponsor has usually been able to determine the championship's sponsorship name.

Period Sponsor Name
2001-present Republic of Ireland Allied Irish Bank The AIB Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Roll of honour

General performance

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Venue
2001 Courcey Rovers Ardmore
2002 Ballinhassig 3-07 Ballinahinch 2-08
2003 Newmarket-on-Fergus 3-10 Dromina 1-10
2004 Ballygarvan 0-16 Tramore 1-05 Páirc Mac Gearailt [2]
2005 Fr. O'Neill's 1-12 Knockshegowna 0-07 Gaelic Grounds [3]
2006 Kilworth 4-16 Knockshegowna 1-07 Meelick [4]
2007 Moyle Rovers 3-10 Barryroe 0-09 Páirc Mac Gearailt [5]
2008 Dripsey 2-11 Kilgarvan 1-03 Mallow GAA Complex [6]
2009 Blackrock 1-12 Fermoy 0-14 Mallow GAA Complex [7]
2010 Meelin 5-18 St. Patrick's 0-09 Mallow GAA Complex [8]
2011 Charleville 3-15 Cappamore 2-08 Mallow GAA Complex [9]
2012 Kildorrery 1-11 St. Kieran's 0-12 Mallow GAA Complex [10]
2013 Ballysaggart 3-12 Feenagh-Kilmeedy 0-15 Mallow GAA Complex [11]
2014 Modeligo 5-12 Castlemartyr 0-14 Mallow GAA Complex [12]
2015 Dungourney 1-17 Fenor 0-08 Mallow GAA Complex [13]
2016 Mayfield 2-18 Ballyduff Upper 3-10 Mallow GAA Complex [14]
2017 Ardmore 3-11 Ballybacon-Grange 2-08 Mallow GAA Complex [15]

Performance by county

County Winners Runners-Up Winning Clubs Runner-Up Clubs
Cork 11 4 Mayfield, Dungourney, Kildorrery, Charleville, Meelin, Dripsey,
Kilworth, Fr. O'Neill's, Ballygarvan, Ballinhassig, Courcey Rovers		 Castlemartyr, Fermoy, Barryroe, Dromina
Waterford 3 4 Ardmore, Ballysaggart, Modeligo Ballyduff Lower, Fenor, Tramore, Ardmore
Tipperary 1 5 Moyle Rovers Knockshegowna (2), Ballybacon-Grange, St. Patrick's, Ballinahinch
Limerick 1 3 Blackrock Cappamore, Feenagh-Kilmeedy, St. Kieran's
Clare 1 Ballinahinch

References

  1. ↑ "Prendergast points 12-man Ardmore to Munster glory over Brendan Cummins' Ballybacon-Grange". The 42. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ballygarvan take Munster title". Hogan Stand. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fr O'Neill capture first Munster crown". Hogan Stand. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (18 December 2006). "Kilworth cut loose in final quarter". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Ellard, Michael (17 December 2007). "Moyle Rovers cruise to historic title victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "O'Sullivan double inspires Dripsey". Hogan Stand. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Moloney nicks it for Blackrock". Irish Independent. 14 December 2009. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Meelin power to title". Hogan Stand. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  9. ↑ "Classy Charleville secure title". Hogan Stand. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  10. ↑ Hurley, Denis (10 December 2012). "Awesome O'Brien the hero again for Kildorrery". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  11. ↑ Fogarty, John (9 December 2013). "Meagher shares out Ballysaggart plaudits". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "Devine intervenes for Modeligo". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (7 December 2015). "Jack Griffin goal proves spark as Dungourney catch fire". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kelly on song for Mayfield". Irish Independent. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  15. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (3 December 2017). "Ardmore overcome Ballybacon-Grange in Munster club JHC final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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