Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship

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Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2023 Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship
Code Hurling
Founded1902
Region Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon (GAA)
TrophyMickey Cunniffe Cup (since 2004) [1]
No. of teams7
Title holders Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads (36th title)
First winner Colours of Wexford.svg Roscommon Gaels
Most titles Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads (36 titles)
SponsorsKepak

The Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Roscommon GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. Since 2008, the champions qualify to the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. Before 2008, the Roscommon champions qualified for the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Contents

Four Roads are the title holders, defeating Athleague by 0-26 to 2-12 in the 2023 final.

History

Four Roads lead the Roll of Honour with 35 titles, followed by Roscommon Gaels with 24 titles (last won in 1970). In the past Roscommon Gaels competed as St Coman's and Roscommon Town, while St Dominic's previously competed as St Patrick's.

Ballygar (County Galway) participated in the championship from the 1920s, winning two titles in 1930 and 1985, before transferring back to Galway in 1994.

Since 1998, seven clubs compete in the championship, namely Athleague, Four Roads, Oran, Pádraig Pearse's, Roscommon Gaels, St Dominic's and Tremane.

Format

Group stage

The 7 clubs start in one group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays four matches other teams in the group resulting in not every team plays each other in the group. 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 qualify for the semi-finals and the next four teams qualify for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the teams from the group are ranked (1-6) in terms of points accumulated and scoring difference. The two top-ranking teams receive byes to separate semi-finals.

Quarter-finals: Teams designated 3-6 contest this round. Third place plays sixth place and fourth place plays fifth place The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and teams designated 1-2 contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

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

Relegation

There is no relegation to the Roscommon Junior Hurling Championship, currently in place.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2023 Teams

TeamLocationColoursChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Laois.svg Athleague Athleague Blue and white202021
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads Four Roads Black and amber352023
Colours of Kerry.svg Oran OranGreen and yellow62016
Colours of Cork.svg Pádraig Pearse's Woodmount Red and white42020
Colours of Wexford.svg Roscommon Gaels Roscommon Purple and gold241970
Colours of Laois.svg St Dominic's Knockcroghery Blue and white31999
Colours of Clare.svg Tremane KnockadanganBlue and gold111995

Hurling Grades

ChampionshipClub
Senior
Senior Colours of Laois.svg Athleague
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads
Colours of Kerry.svg Oran
Colours of Cork.svg Pádraig Pearse's
Colours of Wexford.svg Roscommon Gaels
Colours of Laois.svg St Dominic's
Colours of Clare.svg Tremane
Junior
Junior A Colours of Laois.svg Athleague (2nd team)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads (2nd team)
Colours of Kerry.svg Oran (2nd team)
Colours of Cork.svg Pádraig Pearse's (2nd team)
Colours of Wexford.svg Roscommon Gaels (2nd team)
Colours of Laois.svg St Dominic's (2nd team)
Colours of Clare.svg Tremane (2nd team)

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads 36211905, 1906, 1907, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 20231947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2018
2 Colours of Wexford.svg Roscommon Gaels 2421902, 1903, 1904, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 19701962, 1972
3 Colours of Laois.svg Athleague 20171908, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1928, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1975, 1978, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018, 20211938, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1965, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2023
4 Colours of Clare.svg Tremane 11111956, 1960, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 19951959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2021
5 Colours of Kerry.svg Oran 661989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004, 20161987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2013
6 Colours of Cork.svg Pádraig Pearse's 491984, 1987, 2017, 20201988, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2022
7 Colours of Laois.svg St Dominic's 341967, 1994, 19991995, 1997, 1998, 2001
8Ballygar221930, 19851982, 1983
9Elphin101926—
Boyle (Military)101927—
Castlefrench101934—
12St Patrick’s03—1966, 1971, 1974
Castlerea01—1934
Military (Athlone)01—1935
St Coman's01—1945

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2023 [2] Four Roads 0-26 Athleague 2-12
2022 [3] Four Roads 3-14 Padraig Pearses 0-15
2021 Athleague 3-12 Tremane 0-15
2020 [4] Padraig Pearses 2-22 Athleague 1-18
2019 [5] Four Roads 1-19 Athleague 1-08
2018 Athleague 2-13 Four Roads 1-13
2017 [6] Padraig Pearses 1-20 Four Roads 1-13
2016 [7] [8] Oran 3-08, 2-15 (R) AET Four Roads 0-17, 1-12 (R)
2015 [9] Four Roads 0-16, 0-17 (R) Pádraig Pearse's 1-13, 1-11 (R)
2014 [10] Four Roads 3-11 Athleague 0-11
2013 [11] Four Roads 2-15 Oran 2-09
2012 [12] Four Roads 0-16, 1-12 (R) Pádraig Pearse's 1-13, 1-09 (R)
2011 Four Roads 1-14 Athleague 0-06
2010 Four Roads 5-15 Pádraig Pearse's 0-11
2009 Four Roads 2-15 Oran 2-04
2008 Four Roads 0-06 Pádraig Pearse's 0-05
2007 Athleague 2-11 Pádraig Pearse's 1-10
2006 Athleague 1-11 Pádraig Pearse's 1-06
2005 Four Roads 1-14 Athleague 2-09
2004 Oran 2-07 Four Roads 0-10
2003 Athleague 2-13 Oran 3-06
2002 Four Roads 2-08 Pádraig Pearse's 1-08
2001 Four Roads 1-16 St Dominic's 1-08
2000 Four Roads 1-11 Athleague 0-05
1999 St Dominic's 1-11 Oran 0-09
1998 Oran 2-10 St Dominic's 2-07
1997 Four Roads 1-15 St Dominic's 1-05
1996 Four Roads 2-19 Tremane 0-13
1995 Tremane 1-09, 2-11 (R) St Dominic's 1-09, 0-09 (R)
1994 St Dominic's 2-05 Four Roads 1-06
1993 Four Roads 0-14 Athleague 0-10
1992 Oran 2-12 Four Roads 0-14
1991 Four Roads 2-12 Oran 2-07
1990 Oran 2-13 Four Roads 0-13
1989 Oran 3-08 Four Roads 1-05
1988 Four Roads 2-09 Pádraig Pearse's 1-05
1987 Pádraig Pearse's 2-05, 1-11 (R) Oran 0-11, 1-06 (R)
1986 Four Roads 2-07 Tremane 0-10
1985Ballygar3-09 Tremane 2-06
1984 Pádraig Pearse's 1-07 Four Roads 2-03
1983 Four Roads 2-14Ballygar0-07
1982 Four Roads 0-10Ballygar0-07
1981 Four Roads 1-12, 1-13 (R) Tremane 1-12, 1-08 (R)
1980 Tremane 1-10 Athleague 1-07
1979 Tremane 0-13 Athleague 0-03
1978 Athleague 2-08 Tremane 1-10
1977 Four Roads 2-14 Tremane 2-07
1976 Tremane 2-11 Athleague 2-04
1975 Athleague 2-08 Four Roads 1-10
1974 Tremane 2-12 St Patrick's 0-03
1973 Tremane 3-10 Four Roads 3-09
1972 Tremane 5-09 Roscommon Gaels 2-05
1971 Four Roads 3-03 St Patrick's 2-04
1970 Roscommon Gaels 2-08 Four Roads 2-02
1969 Roscommon Gaels 3-10 Four Roads 1-02
1968 Tremane 5-03 Four Roads 3-05
1967 St Patrick's 3-07 Tremane 2-05
1966 Roscommon Gaels 0-08 St Patrick's 0-03
1965 Roscommon Gaels Athleague
1964 Roscommon Gaels 1-08 Tremane 1-05
1963 Tremane 4-04 Four Roads 0-10
1962 Four Roads 4-03 Roscommon Gaels 1-03
1961 Roscommon Gaels 4-10 Tremane 5-05
1960 Tremane
1959 Athleague Tremane
1958 Four Roads 3-05 Athleague 3-04
1957 Athleague
1956 Tremane 2-08 Four Roads 2-04
1955 Athleague 3-06 Four Roads 1-05
1954 Four Roads
1953 Athleague 7-00 Four Roads 3-04
1952St Coman's7-05 Four Roads 4-07
1951St Coman's4-02 Athleague 0-02
1950 Four Roads
1949 Athleague Four Roads
1948 Four Roads Athleague
1947 Athleague (R) Four Roads (R)
1946 Four Roads Athleague
1945 Four Roads St Coman's
1944St Coman's
1943No Championship
1942No Championship
1941No Championship
1940No Championship
1939No Championship
1938 Roscommon Town 4-02 Athleague 2-00
1937 Athleague
1936 Roscommon Town
1935 Roscommon Town Military (Athlone)
1934Castlefrench3-04Castlerea0-04
1933 Roscommon Town
1932 Roscommon Town
1931 Roscommon Town
1930Ballygar
1929 Athleague
1928 Athleague
1927Boyle (Military)
1926Elphin
1925 Roscommon Town
1924 Roscommon Town
1923 Roscommon Town
1922No Championship
1921No Championship
1920No Championship
1919No Championship
1918No Championship
1917No Championship
1916 Athleague
1915 Roscommon Town
1914 Roscommon Town
1913 Roscommon Town
1912No Championship
1911No Championship
1910 Athleague
1909 Athleague
1908Araghty Gaels (Athleague)
1907Tisara (Four Roads)
1906Tisara (Four Roads)
1905Tisara (Four Roads)
1904 Gaels Roscommon
1903 Gaels Roscommon
1902 Gaels Roscommon

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