Antrim Junior Hurling Championship

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Antrim Junior Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Shóisearach Aontroma
Code Hurling
Region Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim (GAA)
TrophyKevin Grieve Cup
No. of teams8
Title holders Colours of Tipperary.svg St Mary's Rasharkin (4th title)
SponsorsCasement Social Club
Official website Official website

The Antrim Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Casement Social Club Junior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Antrim JHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the junior-graded clubs in the county of Antrim in Northern Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Antrim hurling championship system.

Contents

In its current format, the Antrim Junior Championship begins in August. The 8 participating club teams are draw into two groups of four teams and play each other in a round-robin system. [1] The first and second-placed teams in both groups proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final. The winner of the Antrim Junior Championship qualifies for the subsequent Ulster Club Championship.

St Mary's Rasharkin are the title holders after defeating Glen Rovers, Armoy by 2–10 to 0–14 in the 2024 final.

Format

Group stage

The 8 teams are divided into two groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Semi-finals: The first and second-placed teams from both groups contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Promotion

At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the Antrim Intermediate Championship for the following season.

Teams

2024 teams

The 7 teams competing in the 2024 Antrim Junior A Hurling Championship are:

ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Sligo.svg All Saints Ballymena Black and whiteGroup stage?0—
Colours of Sligo.svg Ardoyne Kickhams Ardoyne Black and whiteQuarter-finals20240—
Colours of Laois.svg Glen Rovers Armoy Blue and whiteRunners-up?0—
Colours of Galway.svg Gort na Móna Turf Lodge Maroon, blue and yellowSemi-finals?22019
Colours of Cork.svg Lámh Dhearg Springfield Road Red and whiteQuarter-finals?12016
Colours of Offaly.svg Michael Davitts Belfast Green, white and goldSemi-finals20240—
Colours of Clare.svg St Mary's Rasharkin Rasharkin Blue and saffronChampions?32024

Sponsorship

Casement Social Club have been the title sponsor of the Antrim Junior Hurling Championship since 2019. [2]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Antrim Junior Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship.

Trophy and medals

The Kevin Grieve Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. In accordance with GAA rules, the County Board awards a set of gold medals to the championship winners.

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runner-up
1 Colours of Clare.svg St Mary's Rasharkin 332009, 2015, 20242014, 2020, 2022
2 Colours of Clare.svg Con Magees212014, 20212011
Colours of Kerry.svg Creggan Kickhams 202011, 2013—
Colours of Galway.svg Gort na Móna 202017, 2019—
Duhallow.png St Brigid's Cloughmills 202010, 2023—
6 StFinbarrs.png Robert Emmets 1520182009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
Colours of Dublin.svg Shane O'Neill's1320222017, 2018, 2021
Colours of Cork.svg St. Paul's1120202019
Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Enda's 102012—
Colours of Cork.svg Lámh Dhearg 102016—
11 Colours of Laois.svg Glen Rovers02—2023, 2024
Colours of Clare.svg St. Teresa's01—2015

List of finals

Legend

List of Antrim JHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 St Mary's Rasharkin 2-10Glen Rovers, Armoy0-14 [3]
2023 St Brigid's Cloughmills 1-12Glen Rovers, Armoy0-13 [4]
2022Shane O'Neill's1-21 St Mary's Rasharkin 0-16 [5]
2021Con Magees1-21Shane O'Neill's0-16 [6]
2020St. Paul's3-12 St Mary's Rasharkin 1-08 [7]
2019 Gort na Móna 0-20St. Paul's0-14 [8]
2018 Robert Emmets 1-23Shane O'Neill's2-07 [9]
2017 Gort na Móna 3-12Shane O'Neill's3-10 [10]
2016 Lámh Dhearg 2-10 Robert Emmets 1-12 [11]
2015 St Mary's Rasharkin 1-12St. Teresa's0-12
2014Con Magees1-12 St Mary's Rasharkin 0-12 [12]
2013 Creggan Kickhams 3-08 Robert Emmets 1-09 [13]
2012 St. Enda's 0-14 Robert Emmets 0-07 [14]
2011 Creggan Kickhams 0-17Con Magees2-06
2010 St Brigid's Cloughmills 1-16 Robert Emmets 3-07 [15]
2009 St Mary's Rasharkin 1-14 Robert Emmets 2-06 [16]

See also

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