1969 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

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1969 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
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Champions Colours of Cork.svg Roscrea (1st title)
Patsy Rowland (captain)
Runners-up Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
Denis O'Riordan (captain)
1968 (Previous)(Next) 1970

The 1969 Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship was the sixth staging of the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Munster Council.

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On 11 April 1971, Roscrea won the championship after a 3-06 to 1-09 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final at Seán Treacy Park. [1] It was their first ever championship title.

Results

First round

22 February 1970First round Roscrea 6-16 - 4-03 Killarney St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
28 February 1971First round Patrickswell 0-08 - 2-08 Glen Rovers Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
R Bennis 0-5, P Bennis 0-1, L Enright 0-1, S Casey 0-1.P Harte 0-5, M Corbett 1-0, M O'Doherty 1-0, S Riordan 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, J Young 0-1.Referee: S O'Meara

Semi-finals

3 May 1970Semi-final Roscrea 3-08 - 4-03 Mount Sion St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
M Nolan 1-2, J Hannon 1-1, F Loughnane 0-4, J Tynan 1-0, M Minogue 0-1.Stephen Greene 2-0, M Óg Morrissey 1-0, D Mahon 0-2, F Walsh 0-1.
28 March 1971Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-06 - 3-06 Newmarket-on-Fergus FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
T O'Brien 2-1, P Harte 1-2, L McAuliffe 1-1, J Young 1-0, M Kenneally 0-1, M Corbett 0-1.T Ryan 2-2, J Hannan 1-1, M Arthur 0-1, J McNamara 0-1, G Lohan 0-1.

Final

11 April 1971Final Roscrea 3-06 - 1-09 Glen Rovers Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
F Loughnane 2-1, A Spooner 1-0, J Cunningham 0-3, M Minogue 0-1, H Loughnane 0-1.P Harte 1-3, J Young 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, M Corbett 0-1, L McAuliffe 0-1, S Kennefick 0-1.

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References

  1. "Roscrea Club History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2018.