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| Founded: | 1928 | ||||||||
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| County: | Tipperary | ||||||||
| Nickname: | The Rovers | ||||||||
| Grounds: | Monroe | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 52°23′57″N7°41′34″W / 52.399277°N 7.692747°W | ||||||||
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Moyle Rovers GAA are a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Tipperary, Ireland. [1]
The club derives its name from the river Moyle that runs through the Parish and joins the River Anner. [2] The club was founded in 1928. Previous to this since the 1800s various teams represented the parish in local leagues most often the Clonmel League. Kilsheelan GAA club have recorded games played against Powerstown in the early 1900s. [3]
The club's grounds, Monroe, was officially opened in 1990. Soon after in 1991 they won their first South senior football title and in 1995 their first ever County senior football championship final win. Further victories in this grade followed in 1996/98/99/00 along with these Moyle Rovers also won four South Senior football titles; and contested two Munster club finals also. In 2018, Moyle Rovers won their 8th county senior football championship beating Ardfinnan 1–15 to 1–7.[ citation needed ]
1993 saw the club's junior hurling teams win the South A & B championships. In 1998 the club when they won the County junior "A" hurling championship for the first time.[ citation needed ]
