Eastern Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Eastern Intermediate Hurling Championship
Irish Craobhchomórtas Idirmheánach Iomáint Oirthear Phort Láirge
Code Hurling
Founded1964;60 years ago (1964)
Region Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (GAA)
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Tipperary.svg Portlaw (5th title)
First winner Colours of Cork.svg Ballyduff Lower
SponsorsGerry Kennedy Crash Repairs
Official website Waterford GAA

The Eastern Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Gerry Kennedy Crash Repairs Eastern Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Eastern IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the eastern divisional section of the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 and contested by intermediate team in the county of Waterford in Ireland.

Contents

In its current format, the Eastern Intermediate Hurling Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. The two top-ranking teams proceed to the final match at Walsh Park. The winner of the Eastern IHC subsequently represent the division in the Waterford IHC.

Portlaw are the title holders after defeating St Molleran's by 3–21 to 0–13 in the 2024 final. [1]

History

The Eastern Intermediate Championship was established in 1964 in an effort to bridge the standard of play between the Waterford SHC and the divisional junior championships. Ballyduff Lower were the first championship winners.

On 31 January 2022, Waterford County Board delegates voted on the restructuring of the entire intermediate hurling championship system following a review process. It was decided to establish an all-county eight-team Waterford Premier Intermediate Championship for 2023. These eight teams were made up of the four semi-finalists from the 2022 Eastern and Western intermediate championships. [2]

Format

Group stage

Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five group 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 four teams qualify for the knockout stage

Final

The top two teams from the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The fifth and sixth-placed teams from the group stage take part in a relegation playoff to determine who drops to the Eastern Junior A Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 teams

The following 6 teams will contest the 2024 Eastern Intermediate Hurling Championship:

TeamLocationColoursChampionship titles (since 1995)Last championship title
Colours of Cork.svg Ballyduff Lower Ballyduff LowerRed and white32020
Colours of Clare.svg Butlerstown0—
Cumannan an tSlánaitheora0—
Colours of Clare.svg Erins Own Waterford Yellow and blue22003
Colours of Tipperary.svg Portlaw Portlaw Blue and yellow52024
Colours of Galway.svg St Molleran's Carrick-Beg Maroon and white22008

Qualification for subsequent competitions

From its inception in 1964, the Eastern IHC champions automatically qualify for the Waterford IHC. Here they play the Western IHC winners to determine the county champions. [3] This format was abandoned for a period in the late 1970s and early 1980s when a county-wide Waterford IHC was in operation, however, it was later reinstated.

Roll of honour

Roll of honour (1995–present)

#ClubTitlesChampionships won
1 Dunhill 61999, 2001, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2021
2 Clonea 52002, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018
Portlaw 52004, 2012, 2015, 2023, 2024
4 Ballyduff Lower 31998, 2000, 2020
5 Erin's Own 21997, 2003
Passage 22005, 2007
St Molleran's 21995, 2008
Ballygunner 22019, 2022
9 Ferrybank 11996
Roanmore 12010
St Saviour's 12014

List of finals

List of finals (1995–present)

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Portlaw 3-21 St Molleran's 0-13
2023 Portlaw 3-22 Erin's Own 3–11 [4]
2022 Ballygunner 1–18 Ballyduff Lower 1–12 [5]
2021 Dunhill 0–17 Ferrybank 1-08 [6]
2020 Ballyduff Lower 2–18 Dunhill 1-20 [7]
2019 Ballygunner 3-21 Dunhill 1-09 [8]
2018 Clonea 0-22 Dunhill 0–19 [9]
2017 Clonea 3–15 Erin's Own 0–11 [10]
2016 Dunhill 2–15 Erin's Own 0–13 [11]
2015 Portlaw 3–15 Clonea 2–15 [12]
2014 St Saviour's 1–19 Ballygunner 2–12 [13]
2013 Dunhill 1–12 Portlaw 0-07 [14]
2012 Portlaw 1–19 Clonea 3-09 [15]
2011 Dunhill 2–12 Portlaw 0–17
2010 Roanmore 1–14 Clonea 0–13
2009 Clonea 2–12 Mount Sion 2-07
2008 St Molleran's 0–13 St Saviour's 1-08
2007 Passage 0-09 Portlaw 0-08
2006 Clonea 1–11 Portlaw 0–12
2005 Passage 3–15 Clonea 1-08
2004 Portlaw 3-08 Clonea 2-09
2003 Erin's Own 3–14 Dunhill 3-06
2002 Clonea 1–10 Dunhill 0–11
2001 Dunhill 1-09 Ballydurn 1-03
2000 Ballyduff Lower 5-06 Ballydurn 1-08
1999 Dunhill 0–10 Ferrybank 1-04
1998 Ballyduff Lower 4–16 St Saviour's 1–11
1997 Erin's Own 2–12 Ferrybank 1–12
1996 Ferrybank 2–11 Mount Sion 1-07
1995 St Molleran's 1–10Kill1-09

Notes

See also

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References

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