Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship | |
---|---|
Irish | Craobh Sinsir Iománaíochta Laighean na gClub |
Founded | 1972 |
Title holders | Oulart the Ballagh (1st title) |
Most titles | Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) (8 titles) |
Sponsors | AIB |
The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between the winners of the senior club hurling championships of the counties in Leinster. The winners represent Leinster in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The current holders of the Leinster title are Oulart the Ballagh from Wexford, who in 2015 became the first team from Wexford since 1998-1999 to win the Leinster title. They defeated Cuala of Dublin by a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-13 in Dr. Cullen Park in Carlow.
The first Leinster senior club hurling championship winners were St Rynagh's of Offaly in 1970-71. Kilkenny is the most successful county to date; Kilkenny clubs have won the Leinster championship on 19 occasions. The most successful club is Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny who have won the championship on eight occasions.
As of 2015, the champions from counties Carlow, Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford compete in this competition,[1] with other counties instead entering their teams at Intermediate or Junior level.
Top winners
Team | Wins | Years won | County | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 8 | 1978, 1980, 1983, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014 | Kilkenny |
2 | Birr | 7 | 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 | Offaly |
3 | Rathnure | 6 | 1971, 1973, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1998 | Wexford |
4 | St. Rynagh's | 4 | 1970, 1972, 1982, 1993 | Offaly |
James Stephens | 1975, 1981, 2004, 2005 | Kilkenny | ||
5 | Buffer's Alley | 3 | 1985, 1988, 1992 | Wexford |
6 | Glenmore | 2 | 1990, 1995 | Kilkenny |
Camross | 1976, 1996 | Laois | ||
O'Loughlin Gaels | 2003, 2010 | Kilkenny | ||
7 | The Fenians | 1 | 1974 | Kilkenny |
Crumlin | 1979 | Dublin | ||
St. Martin's | 1984 | Kilkenny | ||
Graigue-Ballycallan | 2000 | Kilkenny | ||
Coolderry | 2011 | Offaly | ||
Kilcormac/Killoughey | 2012 | Offaly | ||
Mount Leinster Rangers | 2013 | Carlow | ||
Oulart the Ballagh | 2015 | Wexford |
Roll of honour
By county
# | County | Winners | Last winners |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kilkenny clubs | 19 | Ballyhale Shamrocks, 2014 |
2 | Offaly clubs | 13 | Kilcormac/Killoughey, 2012 |
3 | Wexford clubs | 10 | Oulart the Ballagh, 2015 |
4 | Laois clubs | 2 | Camross, 1996–97 |
5 | Dublin clubs | 1 | Crumlin, 1979–80 |
5 | Carlow clubs | 1 | Mount Leinster Rangers, 2013 |
No club from Kildare, Longford, Louth, Meath, Westmeath or Wicklow has ever won a national or provincial title.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.