2019 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship Explained

2019 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
Dates:3 September 20 October 2019
Teams:19
Sponsor:JJ Kavanagh and Sons
Champions: O'Loughlin Gaels
Count:3
Runners-Up: Conahy Shamrocks
Relegated:none
Previous Year:2018
Previous Tournament:2018 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship
Next Year:2020
Next Tournament:2020 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

The 2019 Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship was the 109th staging of the competition since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1905 and ran from 3 September to 20 October 2019.

The competition consisted of 19 teams divided into sections A and B. Section A comprised 12 junior-grade clubs represented by their first-team panels. Section B comprised seven senior/intermediate-grade clubs represented by their second-team panels. Three teams from Section A (quarter-final winners) and one from Section B (final winner) advanced to the combined semi-final stage. [1]

O'Loughlin Gaels defeated Conahy Shamrocks by 117 to 115 in the final on 20 October 2019 at Nowlan Park. [2] As 2019 junior champions they were promoted to the 2020 Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship.

No team was relegated from the 2019 junior championship.

Teams

Section A

Section B

Results

Section B

Final

Section A

Quarter-finals

Combined Play-offs

Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019 results . kilkennygaa.ie. Kilkenny County Board. 1 May 2024.
  2. Web site: O’Loughlin Gaels Captain says Junior final was their “biggest test to date”. scoreline.ie. KCLR. 21 October 2019. 1 May 2024.