2017–18 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Junior Club
Year:2017–18
Dates:1 October 2017 – 4 February 2018
Teams:30
Connacht:Sylane
Munster:Ardmore
Leinster:Fethard St. Mogue's
Leinsterlink:Fethard St Mogues GAA Club
Ulster:Setanta Hurling Club (Donegal)
Team:Ardmore
Titles:1st
Captain:Declan Prendergast
Manager:Thomas Cronin
Team2:Fethard St. Mogue's
Team2link:Fethard St Mogues GAA Club
Captain2:Garrett Foley
Manager2:Lorcan Barden
Totalgoals:92 (3.17 per game)
Totalpoints:756 (26.06 per game)
Matches:29
Topscorer: Mark Wallace (0-59)
Previous:2016–17
Next:2018–19

The 2017–18 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship is the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's junior inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 1 October 2017 and ended on 4 February 2018.

The All-Ireland final was played on 4 February 2018 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Ardmore from Waterford and Fethard St. Mogue's from Wexford, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Ardmore won the match by 3-11 to 0-18 to claim their first ever championship title.[2] [3] This was their first All-Ireland title in the grade.

Fethard's Mark Wallace was the championship's top scorer with 0-59.

Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

Connacht final

Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster final

Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Munster final

Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster final

All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Mark WallaceFethard St. Mogue's0-595959.83
2Séamus PrendergastArdmore7-3455511.00
3James PowerJohn Locke's0-262638.33
Kevin CampbellSetanta0-262646.50

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prendergast excited by Croke Park return as Ardmore seek history. 22 February 2023. Waterford News & Star. 30 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Ardmore pick up silverware following gruelling extra-time battle in Croke Park. 4 February 2018. Irish Examiner . 4 February 2018.
  3. Web site: Prendergast rolls back years to inspire Ardmore in epic. 22 February 2023. Irish Independent. 5 February 2018.
  4. Web site: GAA schedule severely hit by the poor weather conditions across the country. 22 February 2023. The Irish News. 22 January 2018.