Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship

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Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023 Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Sóisear B na Mumhan
Code Hurling
Founded2005;19 years ago (2005)
Region Munster (GAA)
TrophyMichael Fitzmaurice Memorial Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Cork.svg Bruff (1st title)
SponsorsKilleedy GAA Club

The Munster Junior B Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by Killeedy GAA Club in Limerick since 2005 for the champion junior B hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.

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The series of games are played during the winter months with the Munster final currently being played in January. The prize for the winning team is the Michael Fitzmaurice Memorial Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Junior B Club Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the Munster final join the winners and runners-up of the Leinster in the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland Championship.

Bruff are the title-holders after defeating Thurles Sarsfields by 0–10 to 1–06 in the 2022 Munster final. [1]

History

A Munster Club Championship for respective junior B champions was the idea of the Killeedy GAA Club who, after winning the Limerick JBHC title in 2005, realised there was no provincial competition in that grade of hurling. [2] A senior championship had been running side 1965, while intermediate and junior competitions had been recently introduced by GAA President Seán Kelly. [3] [4] Members of the Killeedy club approached a supportive Kelly, however, their proposal was rejected by Central Council. [5] In spite of this setback, Killeedy organised their own unofficial provincial competition for Junior B championship winners before eventually securing the official support of the Munster Council. [6]

The championship

Overview

The Munster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level there are penalties. Only the final, if both teams are still level after a period of extra time, goes to a replay.

Competition format

Quarter-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Qualification

CountyChampionshipQualifying team
Clare Clare Junior B Hurling ChampionshipChampions
Cork Cork Junior B Hurling Championship Champions
Kerry Kerry Junior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
Limerick Limerick Junior B Hurling ChampionshipChampions
Tipperary Tipperary Junior B Hurling ChampionshipChampions
Waterford Waterford Junior B Hurling ChampionshipChampions

Trophy

At the end of the Munster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The cup, named the Michael Fitzmaurice Memorial Cup in honour of a former Killeedy hurler, is held by the winning team until the following year's final. [7] [8] Traditionally, the presentation is made by a high-ranking official from the Munster Council. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to lift the cup.

Roll of honour

#CountyWinnersRunners-upTotalWinning yearsRunner-up years
1 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 6172005, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017,2007
2 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 59142007, 2012, 2014, 2019, 20212006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 5492008, 2009, 2013, 2018, 20222005, 2011, 2014, 2019
4 Colours of Clare.svg Clare 13420112012, 2018, 2021

List of finals

YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScore
2005 St James' 0-20 Killeedy 2-12 [9]
2006 Dohenys 1-14 Kiladangan 3-07
2007 Ballingarry 2-12 St. Ita's 0-12 [10]
2008 Bruree 1-12 Moyne-Templetuohy 2-07
2009 St. Mary's/Seán Finns 0-14 Templederry Kenyons 0-13
2010 Doneraile 4-11 Thurles Sarsfields 1-07
2011 Clonlara 1-12 Croom 1-08
2012 Roscrea 4-05 Tubber 1-11 [11]
2013 Templeglantine 2-12 Holycross-Ballycahill 1-09 [12]
2014 Killenaule 2-11 Doon 1-13 [13]
2015 Shanballymore 0-14 Éire Óg Annacarty 1-09 [14]
2016 Whitechurch 0-17 Upperchurch–Drombane 1-11 [15]
2017 Killavullen 0-10 Thurles Sarsfields 0-05 [16]
2018 Cappamore 0-10 Inagh-Kilnamona 0-08
2019 Drom-Inch 2-23 Garryspillane 2-17
2020No championship
2021 Clonoulty-Rossmore 2-06 Scariff 0-10
2022 Bruff 0-10 Thurles Sarsfields 1-06

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