All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship

GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior B Club Championship
Irish Craobh Shóisireach B Iomáint Chlub na hÉireann
Founded 2006
Region Ireland (GAA)
Trophy The Killeedy Perpetual Cup
No. of teams 4
Title holders Shanballymore (1st title)
First winner St. Lachtain's (1 title)

The All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship is an annual inter-county club hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) since 2006 for eligible hurling clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their county club championships.[1]

The final, usually held in March, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during the winter and spring months, and the results determine which county's team receives the cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series. In the present format, it begins in October with provincial championships held in Leinster and Munster, with the four respective champions and runners-up contesting the subsequent All-Ireland series.

No team has ever won the championship on more than one occasion. Galway, Kilkenny and Tipperary clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, with each county's representatives recording three wins each. The championship has been won by 11 different clubs. The current champions are Shanballymore, who secured the title after defeating Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry by 0-17 to 1-12 in the 2016 final.

Qualification

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Junior B Club Championship features four teams in the final tournament. A number of teams contest the two provincial junior club championships with the four respective champions and runners-up automatically qualifying for the All-Ireland series.

Province Championship
Leinster GAA Leinster Junior B Club Hurling Championship
Munster GAA Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship

List of finals

Year Winners County Score Runners-up County Score Venue
2006 St. Lachtain's Kilkenny 2-18 St. James's Cork 3-8
2007 Menlo Emmets Galway 0-16 (1-8) Tara Rocks Wexford 1-12 (0-11)
2008 Ballingarry Tipperary 0-10 Emeralds-Urlingford Kilkenny 0-8 Newtownshandrum Sportsfield
2009 Athenry Galway 2-8 Bruree Limerick 0-13 Páirc Íde Naofa
2010 St. Martin's Kilkenny 1-14 (0-14) St. Mary's/Seán Finn's Limerick 2-9 (0-14) Páirc Íde Naofa
2011 Ballinderreen Galway 2-6 Doneraile Cork 0-5 Páirc Íde Naofa
2012 Conahy Shamrocks Kilkenny 0-11 (1-12) Clonlara Clare 0-9 (1-12) Páirc Íde Naofa
2013 Roscrea Tipperary 0-12 Tubber Clare 1-8 Páirc Íde Naofa
2014 Holycross-Ballycahill Tipperary 2-12 (2-13) Templeglantine Limerick 1-9 (2-13) Páirc Íde Naofa [2][3]
2015 Doon Limerick 0-12 Killenaule Tipperary 0-10 Páirc Íde Naofa [4]
2016 Shanballymore Cork 0-17 Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry Galway 1-12 Páirc Íde Naofa [5]

Top winners

County Wins Years won Runners up
1 Kilkenny 3 2006, 2010, 2012 2008
2 Galway 3 2007, 2009, 2011 2016
3 Tipperary 3 2008, 2013, 2014 2015
4 Limerick 1 2015 2009, 2010
5 Cork 1 2016 2006, 2011
0 Clare 0 2012, 2013
0 Wexford 0 2007

References

  1. ↑ McNamara, Peter (20 November 2015). "Killeedy's All-Ireland Club Junior B Hurling Championship continues to thrive". Breaking News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland Junior B Hurling Final - Stalemate as Ryan snatches a draw". Tipperary Star. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "All Ireland Club Junior B Hurling Final Replay – Holycross-Ballycahill (Tipperary) 2-12 Templeglantine (Limerick) 1-9". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Doon Junior B hurlers were crowned All Ireland champions". Limerick GAA. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Historic win in All-Ireland Final". Shanballymore GAA website. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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