Waterford Junior A Hurling Championship

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Waterford Junior A Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Waterford Junior A Hurling Championship
Irish Craobhchomórtas Iomána Shóisearach A Phort Láirge
Code Hurling
Founded1924;101 years ago (1924)
Region Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (GAA)
No. of teams2
Title holders First Flag of Argentina.svg Kilrossanty (1st title)
First winner Colours of Kilkenny.svg Lismore
Most titles Colours of Kilkenny.svg Lismore (7 titles)
Sponsors JJ Kavanagh & Sons
Official website Waterford GAA

The Waterford Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Junior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Waterford JAHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1924 and contested by the divisional junior champions in the county of Waterford in Ireland. It is the fourth 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 Intermediate Championship the following season.

Lismore are the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won it seven times each. Kilrossanty are the title holders after defeating Ballygunner by 1-17 to 2-11 in the 2025 final. [1]


History

The Waterford Junior Championship was established in 1924. For 40 years, the Waterford Junior Championship was the second tier championship in the Waterford hurling championship system. [2] This changed in 1964 with the creation of the Waterford Intermediate Championship.

Qualification

DivisionChampionshipQualifying teams
Eastern Board Eastern Junior A Hurling Championship Champions
Western Board Western Junior A Hurling Championship Champions

Qualification for subsequent competitions

From its inception in 2002, the Waterford JAHC champions automatically qualify for the Munster Club JHC. Geraldines were the first team to represent Waterford in the provincial series. [3] Ballysaggart (2013), Modeligo (2014) and Ardmore (2017) are the only Waterford clubs to have won the Munster club title. [4] [5] [6]

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up#
ClubScoreClubScore
2025 Kilrossanty 1-17 Ballygunner 2-11
2024 Roanmore 4-17 Kilrossanty 1-10
2023 Ardmore 2-16 Roanmore 0-12 [7]
2022 Colligan Rockies 3-16 Ballygunner 2-14 [8]
2021 Brickey Rangers 3-18 Mount Sion 1-14
2020 Tramore 3-08 Colligan Rockies 0-13 [9]
2019 St. Mary's 1-11 Ballydurn 0-12
2018 Ballinameela 0-21 Tramore 1-10
2017 Ardmore 5-17 Ballydurn 0-09
2016 Ballyduff Lower 2-14 St. Mary's 0-11
2015 Fenor 1-12 St. Mary's 0-14
2014 Modeligo 2-15Bonmahon0-08
2013 Ballysaggart 1-18 Tramore 1-09
2012Butlerstown2-11Geraldines0-05
2011 Ballinameela 1-14Butlerstown0-09
2010 Ballydurn 1-09 Ballysaggart 0-07
2009 Tourin/Glen Rovers 1-15Kill1-12
2008 Modeligo 3-05 Fenor 0-03
2007 Ballysaggart 3-10Bonmahon1-08
2006 Lismore 1-10 Fenor 1-08
2005 Brickey Rangers 1-11 Fenor 0-10
2004 Tramore 3-07 Tourin 1-09
2003Kilgobinet0-12 Tramore 1-06
2002Geraldines2-09 Fenor 1-09
2001 Ardmore 0-17 Fenor 0-12
2000 Clashmore 1-08 Fenor 1-05
1999 Lismore 1-08Butlerstown1-05
1998 Passage 1-07Geraldines1-06
1997 Ballyduff Lower 2-12Geraldines4-05
1996 Ballygunner 2-14Geraldines2-08
1995 Ferrybank 3-20 Lismore 0-04
1994Kill2-08Geraldines1-10
1993Kilmacthomas1-11 Clashmore 2-05
1992 Ballysaggart 2-08Kilmacthomas0-06
1991 Rinn O gCuanach 3-06Kilmacthomas1-10
1990 Ballydurn 1-07 Rinn O gCuanach 0-09
1989 St. Mary's 1-06 Ballydurn 1-04
1988Geraldines0-12 Clonea 2-05
1987 Stradbally 3-04 Roanmore 2-06
1986Kilgobinet1-10 Tramore 1-02
1985 Ballinameela 0-10 Fenor 0-06
1984 Colligan Rockies 2-19 Fenor 0-04
1983 Ballyduff Lower 4-07 Stradbally 2-08
1982 Tramore 2-10 Colligan Rockies 0-09
1981 Tallow 1-12 Tramore 2-07
1980 Roanmore 2-13 Tallow 0-03
1979 Ardmore 3-06 Fenor 1-07
1978 St. Mary's 0-16 Rathgormack 1-06
1977 Tourin 3-06 Rathgormack 2-08
1976Geraldines1-06 Portlaw 0-07
1975 Dungarvan 2-11 Portlaw 0-07
1974 Stradbally 1-10 Mount Sion 0-09
1973 Dunhill 1-11 Tourin 2-06
1972 Ballysaggart 3-05 Mount Sion 0-07
1971 Ballyduff Upper 1-09 Rathgormack 2-04
1970 Clonea 2-07 Ballysaggart 2-06
1969 Clashmore 2-07 Fenor 1-04
1968 Ferrybank 8-08Shamrocks1-03
1967 Lismore 4-09 Ballygunner 2-03
1966Kill4-10 Abbeyside 2-03
1965 Dunhill 4-06 Affane 5-02
1964 St. Mollerans 1-08 Ardmore 1-03
1963 Fourmilewater 3-07 De La Salle 4-03
1962 Ballydurn 3-15 Fourmilewater 2-02
1961 Ballyduff Lower 4-04 The Nire 3-03
1960 Colligan Rockies 4-03 Ballyduff Lower 2-06
1959 Brickey Rangers 9-02Gael Óg3-06
1958 Ferrybank 6-05 Colligan Rockies 2-03
1957 Ballygunner 7-08 Lismore 3-03
1956Geraldines4-12 Ballygunner 2-05
1955 Fourmilewater 3-06 Ballyduff Lower 3-04
1954 De La Salle 3-01 Fourmilewater 2-03
1953 Ballyduff Upper 5-04 Mount Sion 3-02
1952 Dunhill 2-04 Ballyduff Upper 0-03
1951Éire Óg3-10 Dunhill 2-04
1950 St. Augustine's 2-04 Dunhill 1-03
1949 Tourin 5-07 Portlaw 0-00
1948 Cappoquin 7-06 Mount Sion 1-01
1947St.Patrick's, Knockanore4-02 St. Molleran's 4-01
1946Butlerstown3-03St. Augustine's1-02
1945 Brickey Rangers 2-01Butlerstown1-02
1944 Cappoquin 4-04 Clonea 3-03
1943P.H Pearce's Ferrybank 6-03 Tourin 3-04
1942 Erin's Hope (Kilkanavee)3-05 Cappoquin 3-03
1941 Tourin 2-02Ballytruckle1-02
1940 Lismore 5-03 Erin's Own 2-01
1939 Clonea 3-01 Dungarvan 0-05
1938 Lismore 6-01St Stephens3-01
1937 Passage 6-02 Ballyduff Upper 3-00
1936 Lismore Clonea
1935 Portlaw Lismore
1934 Erin's Own 7-04 Dungarvan 7-01
1933 De La Salle 1-04 Dungarvan 0-04
1932 Dunhill 4-02 Dungarvan 0-06
1931Éire Óg Dungarvan2-02 Dunhill 2-01
1930 Tallow 2-02Ballytruckle1-01
1929 Clonea Dungarvan
1928 Erin's Own 5-01 Fourmilewater 4-03
1927 Dungarvan 4-02 Ferrybank 0-00
1926 Erin's Own 6-00 Lismore 1-03
1925 Tallow 2-02 Ballyduff Lower 2-00
1924 Lismore 9-00O Rourke's2-00

See also

References

  1. "Junior A success for Sky Blues". WLRfm. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. "Club Titles - Waterford". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. "Ballinahinch return to Munster fare". The Nenagh Guardian. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  4. Fogarty, John (9 December 2013). "Meagher shares out Ballysaggart plaudits". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Devine intervenes for Modeligo". Irish Examiner . 8 December 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  6. Moynihan, Michael (3 December 2017). "Ardmore overcome Ballybacon-Grange in Munster club JHC final". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. "Keating shoots Ardmore to junior glory". WLRfm. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. "Last-gasp Colligan claim first Waterford junior title in 38 years". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  9. "Junior joy for Tramore". Irish Examiner. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.