2018–19 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Junior Club
Year:2018-19
Dates:14 October 2018 - 10 February 2019
Teams:29
Connacht:Carrick Hurling Club
Connachtlink:St Mary's GAA (Leitrim)
Munster:Cloughduv
Leinster:Dunnamaggin
Ulster:Castleblayney
Ulsterlink:Castleblayney Hurling Club
Team:Dunnamaggin
Titles:1st
Captain:William Phelan
Manager:Eamonn Kennedy
Team2:Castleblayney
Team2link:Castleblayney Hurling Club
Captain2:Peter Treanor
Manager2:Jimmy Lacey
Totalgoals:74 (2.64 per game)
Totalpoints:755 (26.96 per game)
Matches:28
Topscorer: Fergal Rafter (3-48)
Previous:2017-18
Next:2019-20

The 2018–19 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's junior inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 14 October 2018 to 10 February 2019.

The All-Ireland final was played on 10 February 2019 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Dunnamaggin from Kilkenny and Castleblayney from Monaghan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dunnamaggin won the match by 1-17 to 1-13 to claim their first ever championship title.[1] [2]

Castleblayney's Fergal Rafter was the championship's top scorer with 3-48.

Connacht Junior Club Hurling Championship

Connacht final

Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Leinster final

Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-final

Munster final

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Ulster final

All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Fergal RafterCastleblayney3-485769.50
2Barry SlevinNa Fianna2-253147.75
3Ronan CoffeyDunnamaggin4-172955.80
4Thomas MaherDunnamaggin0-272755.60
5John FitzpatrickDunnamaggin3-162555.00
Clement CunniffeCarrick1-222538.33
7Mark SlevinNa Fianna5-092446.00
Anthony HartnettTournafulla0-2424212.00
9Hugh ByrneCastleblayney3-112063.33
10Conor McHughRobert Emmets0-191936.33
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Fergal RafterCastleblayney1-1114Clonduff
Anthony HartnettTournafulla0-1414Kilgarvan
3Shane FennellKnocknridge2-0713Maynooth
John NewmanWolfe Tones0-1313Avondale
5Mark SlevinNa Fianna3-0312Crookedwood
6Ronan CoffeyDunnamaggin2-0511Na Fianna
Fergal RafterCastleblayney1-0811John Mitchels
Fergal RafterCastleblayney0-1111Robert Emmets
9Ronan CoffeyDunnamaggin1-0710St. Maur's
Fergal RafterCastleblayney1-0710Burt
Danny MageeCastleblayney1-0710Burt
Eoghan KearneyDunnamaggin0-1010Knockbridge
J. M. SheridanErin's Own0-1010Burt
Eoghan KearneyDunnamaggin0-1010Cloughduv
Anthony HartnettTournafulla0-1010Ballinameela
Brian VerlingCloughduv0-1010Boherlahen-Dualla

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dunnamaggin survive major fright against Monaghan side to land All-Ireland junior crown. 10 February 2019. The 42. 18 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Superb underdog effort from Castleblaney falls just short as Dunnamaggin take All-Ireland junior hurling crown. 10 February 2019. Irish Independent. 18 February 2023.