Players Champions Cup

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Players Champions Cup
New York Hurling Classic 2019 logo.jpg
Logo of the 2019 event
CodeHurling
Founded2015
TrophyPlayers Champions Cup
Title holders Kilkenny (1st title)
Most titles Galway, Clare, Limerick, Kilkenny (first titles)
Sponsors Aer Lingus

The Players Champions Cup is the trophy awarding to the winner of a hurling competition held periodically in the United States. It has been staged three times as the Fenway Hurling Classic in Boston, Massachusetts, and once as the New York Hurling Classic in Queens, New York. The first two editions were sponsored by AIG, [1] [2] while the most recent editions have been sponsored by Aer Lingus. [3] [4]

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Format

Matches are played in the Super 11’s format, which only permits goals to be scored, not points. Goals scored inside the 20 yards (18 m) exclusion zone are worth three points, else five points from outside. The 2015 event was a single match, divided into four 15-minute quarters with unlimited substitutions. Later events have had two semi-final matches then a final match, all held on the same day, with matches divided into two 20-minutes halves. Yellow cards result in a two-minute spell in the sin bin and frees are taken on a tap-and-go basis. A team has 30 seconds after gaining possession to attempt a shot at goal. This is reduced to 20 seconds in the final two minutes of each period. The dimensions of the pitch are 100 yards (91 m) x 53 yards (48 m)—the size of a gridiron football pitch, without the end zones—which is laid into halves, with a defensive zone marked by a line drawn 20 yards (18 m) from each goal line. [5] [6] [7]

Results

2015

This was the first time that hurling was played at Fenway Park since November 1954, when Cork defeated an American team. [1] [8] With Galway facing Dublin in the event's only match, the contest was marred by a brawl in the second quarter in front of the Dublin goal. [9] [10] A bout of pushing and shoving quickly started with players throwing punches, wrestling on the ground. Galway's Iarla Tannian and Andy Smith along with Dublin's Conor Dooley were all yellow-carded. [11] [12] Each side was later fined €5,000 by the Central Competitions Control Committee of the GAA. [13]

Fenway Hurling Classic
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 50 – 47 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
J Flynn (18), C Whelan (12), B Molloy (11), C Mannion (3), G Lally (3), S Moloney (3) Report E Dillon (17), F McGibb (10), D Sutcliffe (6), N McMorrow (5), D O'Callaghan (3), J McCaffrey (3), C McBride (3)
Fenway Park, Boston
Attendance: 27,776
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

2017

The 2017 competition took place on 19 November at Fenway Park and was a doubleheader with Dublin playing Galway and Tipperary playing Clare in the Super 11's format. The winners of the two semi-finals played in the final for the Players Championship Cup. [14] [15] [16] Clare defeated Galway in the final 50–33 to win the Players Champions Cup. [17] [18] [19] [20]

Fenway Hurling Classic
Semi Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 55 – 39 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin
Jason Flynn (20), Conor Cooney (10), Padraig Breheny (9), Shane Moloney (5), Davy Glennon (5), Conor Whelan (3), Joseph Cooney (3) Report Danny Sutcliffe (8), John Hetherton (8), Donal Burke (5), Fergal Whitely (3), Paul Crummy (3), James Madden (3), Emmet McKenna (3), Cian O'Sullivan (3), Paul Winters (3)
Fenway Park, Boston
Referee: Johnny Ryan (Tipperary)
Fenway Hurling Classic
Semi Final
Tipperary Colours of Tipperary.svg 45 – 50 Colours of Clare.svg Clare
J McGrath 16, N McGrath 10, C Kenny 6, J O'Dwyer, G Browne 5 each, S Curran 3 Report P Duggan 25, T Kelly 8, C McGrath 6, I Galvin 5, D Fitzgerald, D Corry 3 each
Fenway Park, Boston
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
Fenway Hurling Classic
Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 33 – 50 Colours of Clare.svg Clare
C Cooney 13, J Flynn 6, E Burke 5, Whelan, P Flaherty, S Maloney 3 each Report P Duggan 27, C O'Connell, J Conlon 6 each, D McInerney 5, D Correy, J Browne 3 each
Fenway Park, Boston
Attendance: 27,862
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

2018

The 2018 competition took place at Fenway Park on 18 November and was a doubleheader with Cork playing Clare and Limerick playing Wexford in the Super 11's format. The winners of the two semi-finals played in the final for the Players Championship Cup, with Limerick defeating Cork. [21] [22] [23]

Fenway Hurling Classic
Semi Final
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 42 – 37 Colours of Clare.svg Clare
P Horgan 20, D Kearney 10, B Cooper 6, T O’Mahony 6 Report T Kelly 13, P Duggan 9, S O'Donnell 6, D Conroy 6, P Collins 3
Fenway Park, Boston
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
Fenway Hurling Classic
Semi Final
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 45 – 53 Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg
L Chin 11, Jack O'Connor 10, P Morris 8, H Kehoe 6, K Foley 5, S Casey 5 Report P Ryan 15, C Lynch 8, G Mulcahy 8, A Gillane 8, D Byrnes 5, G Hegarty 3, K Hayes 3, T Morrissey 3
Fenway Park, Boston
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
Fenway Hurling Classic
Final
Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 38 – 30 Colours of Cork.svg Cork
B Murphy 13, C Lynch 10, T Morrissey 9, K Hayes 3, A la Touche Cosgrave 3 Report P Horgan 16, B Cooper 6, S Kingston 5, C Lehane 3
Fenway Park, Boston
Attendance: 12,674
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

2019

The 2019 competition was held at Citi Field in Queens on 16 November. In first-round games, defending champion Limerick defeated Wexford, and event newcomer Kilkenny defeated Tipperary. In the final, Kilkenny took a 34–22 halftime lead over Limerick, and continued on to a 64–40 win. [24]

New York Hurling Classic
Semi Final
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 52 – 20 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford
A Costello 8, G Hegarty 6 (1 pen), B Hennessy 6 (1 pen), S Flanagan 6, D O’Donovan 4, P O'Loughlin 4, P Ryan 4 Report C Dunbar 6 (1 pen), S Murphy 6, D Reck 4, P Morris 4
Citi Field, Queens
New York Hurling Classic
Semi Final
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 86 – 36 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary
B Ryan 20, G Alylward 18 (1 pen), W Walsh 12, R Leahy 8, J Maher 8, L Blanchfield 6 (1 pen), A Murphy 6, M Carey 4, C Browne 4 Report S Callanan 14 (1 pen), J Forde 10, C Darcy 4, M Breen 4, J Morris 4
Citi Field, Queens
New York Hurling Classic
Final
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 64 – 40 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
A Murphy 24 (3 pen), B Ryan 18 (1 pen), C Fogarty 6, G Alylward 4, L Blanchfield 4, M Cody 4, L Scanlon 4 Report P Ryan 16 (2 pen), C Ryan 8, P O’Loughlin 4, G Hegarty 4, D Hannon 4, A Costello 4
Citi Field, Queens
Attendance: 11,214

Appearances

Includes all matches played through the 2019 event.

TeamWinsLosses Win pct. Years played
Kilkenny 201.0002019
Limerick 31.7502018, 2019
Clare 21.6672017, 2018
Galway 21.6672015, 2017
Cork 11.5002018
Tipperary 02.0002017, 2019
Wexford 02.0002018, 2019
Dublin 02.0002015, 2017

Championship years are denoted by bold type.

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