Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship

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Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship
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Irish Craobhchomórtas Idirmheánach Iomáint Phort Láirge
Code Hurling
Founded1964;60 years ago (1964)
Region Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (GAA)
No. of teams2
Title holders Colours of Kilkenny.svg Brickey Rangers (1st title)
First winner Colours of Cork.svg Ballyduff Upper
Most titles Colours of Mayo.svg Clonea
Colours of Cork.svg Ballyduff Upper (4 titles)
Sponsors JJ Kavanagh & Sons
Official website Waterford GAA

The Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Waterford IHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 and contested by the divisional intermediate champions in the county of Waterford in Ireland. It is the third tier overall in the entire Waterford hurling championship system.

Contents

In its current format, the championship begins after the conclusion of the respective Eastern and Western divisional championships. Both divisional champions contest the final, usually at Walsh Park, to determine the county champions. The winner gains automatic promotion to the Waterford Premier Intermediate Championship the following season.

The competition has been won by 30 teams. Ballyduff Upper and Clonea are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it four times each. Brickey Rangers are the title holders after defeating Portlaw by 0-23 to 1-14 in the 2023 final. [1]

History

The Waterford Intermediate Championship was established in 1964 in an effort to bridge the standard of play between the Waterford Senior Championship and the Waterford Junior Championship. For almost 60 years, the Waterford Intermediate Championship was the second tier championship in the Waterford hurling championship system.

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]

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipQualifying teams
Eastern Board Eastern Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions
Western Board Western Intermediate Hurling Championship Champions

Qualification for subsequent competitions

From its inception in 2004, the Waterford IHC champions automatically qualified for the Munster Club IHC. Portlaw were the first team to represent Waterford in the provincial series. [3] No team represented Waterford in the provincial championship in 2007 and 2008. Cappoquin (2014) and Lismore (2016) were the only two Waterford clubs to win the Munster club title. [4] [5] Runners-up Ballysaggart represented Waterford in 2022 due to the fact that Ballygunner's second team were not allowed to participate. [6] From 2023, the Waterford PIHC champions represent Waterford in the Munster Club IHC.

List of finals

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2023 Brickey Rangers 0-23 Portlaw 1-14
2022 Ballygunner 2-29 Ballysaggart 3-20 [7]
2021 Dunhill 0-22 An Rinn 2-11 [8]
2020 Ballyduff Upper 1-32 Ballyduff Lower 2-23 [9]
2019 Ballysaggart 1-19 Ballygunner 1-16 [10]
2018 Clonea 2-13 Clashmore-Kinsalebeg 1-12 [11]
2017 An Rinn 0-18 Clonea 0-13 [12]
2016 Lismore 5-19 Dunhill 1-07 [13]
2015 Portlaw 1-11 Modeligo 0-12
2014 Cappoquin 2-19 St. Saviour's 2-11 [14]
2013 Ardmore 0-23 Dunhill 2-13 [15]
2012 An Rinn 1-14 Portlaw 0-04 [16]
2011 Dunhill 0-10 Tourin 1-06
2010 Roanmore 0-16 Ardmore 1-10 [17]
2009 Dungarvan 1-20 Clonea 2-16
2008 An Rinn 3-05 St. Molleran's 2-05
2007 Passage 2-16 Dungarvan 1-13
2006 Clonea 2-09 Dungarvan 2-04
2005 Ballyduff Upper (1-13) 1-15 (R) Passage (1-13) 0-08 (R)
2004 Portlaw 0-18Shamrocks1-02
2003 Abbeyside 3-12 Erin's Own 4-08
2002 Ardmore 2-05 Clonea 0-10
2001 Fourmilewater 1-14 Dunhill 2-07
2000 Ballyduff Lower 2-07 Abbeyside 0-09
1999Shamrocks1-12 Dunhill 0-07
1998 Stradbally 0-11 Ballyduff Lower 1-06
1997 Erin's Own 1-09Shamrocks0-07
1996 Abbeyside 0-18 Ferrybank 0-14
1995 St. Molleran's 1-14 Cappoquin 2-09
1994 Erin's Own 0-09 Abbeyside 0-04
1993 Stradbally 3-07 Clonea 1-09
1992 Colligan Rockies 0-09 Clonea 0-05
1991 St. Saviours 2-05 Erin's Own 2-04
1990 De La Salle 2-13Shamrocks0-06
1989 Fourmilewater 1-11 Erin's Own 1-08
1988 Passage 4-08 Fourmilewater 1-08
1987 Tallow 2-09 Erin's Own 2-03
1986 Dungarvan 0-16 Passage 3-05
1985 Colligan Rockies 3-10 Passage 1-11
1984 Ballygunner 1-12 Dungarvan 2-04
1983 St. Mary's 2-07 Ballygunner 1-09
1982Shamrocks0-14 Ballygunner 1-08
1981 Clonea 2-13 Ferrybank 1-10
1980 St. Mary's 2-16 Dungarvan 3-10
1979 Fourmilewater 3-09 St. Mary's 1-08
1978 Dungarvan 1-14 Stradbally 0-08
1977 Clonea 3-07 Fourmilewater 0-04
1976 Cappoquin 0-13 Passage 1-01
1975 Ballyduff Upper 4-11 Clonea 4-09
1974 Tallow 4-11 Clonea 1-02
1973 Ballydurn 2-12 - Fourmilewater 1-05
1972Shamrocks4-09 Ballydurn 1-02
1971Butlerstown4-07 Tallow 2-03
1970 St. Molleran's 4-09 Cappoquin 4-03
1969 Lismore 5-07 Tramore 0-03
1968Eire Og (Dungarvan)4-06Griffiths Place (Waterford)1-04
1967Geraldines2-07 St. Molleran's 1-03
1966 Dunhill 4-06 Ardmore 2-04
1965 De La Salle 4-14Geraldines2-04
1964 Ballyduff Upper 3-05 Ballyduff Lower 1-09

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesWinning years
1 Clonea 41977, 1981, 2006, 2018
Ballyduff Upper 41964, 1975, 2005, 2020
3 Dunhill 31966, 2011, 2021
Dungarvan 31978, 1986, 2009
Fourmilewater 31979, 1989, 2001
Shamrocks 31972, 1982, 1999
An Rinn 32008, 2012, 2017
8 Passage 21988, 2007
Erin's Own 21994, 1997
Ballygunner 21984, 2022
Portlaw 22004, 2015
Cappoquin 21976, 2014
Ardmore 22002, 2013
Abbeyside 21996, 2003
St Molleran's 21970, 1995
Tallow 21974, 1987
Stradbally 21993, 1998
St Mary's 21980, 1983
Lismore 21969, 2016
Colligan Rockies 21985, 1992
De La Salle 21965, 1990
22 Brickey Rangers 12023
Ballysaggart 12019
Ballyduff Lower 12000
St Saviour's 11991
Ballydurn 11973
Geraldines11967
Roanmore 12010
Butlerstown11971
Éire Óg11968

Records and statistics

Final

Team

  • Most wins: 4:
  • Most appearances in a final: 11:
    • Clonea (1974, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2017, 2018)
  • Most appearances in a final without ever winning: 2:
  • Most defeats: 7:
    • Clonea (1974, 1975, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2009, 2017)

Teams

Gaps

Longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Top scorers

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
2019 Stephen Bennett Ballysaggart 0-1111
2020 Mikey Kearney Ballyduff Upper 0-1919
2021 Shane Casey Dunhill 0-1313
2022 Stephen Bennett Ballysaggart 2-1319
2023 Tom O'Connell Brickey Rangers 0-1111

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