Affane Cappoquin GAA explained

Club Gaa:Affane Cappoquin GAA Club
Irish:Áth Meadhon Ceapach Choinn CLG
County:Waterford
Province:Munster
Colours:Red and Black
Grounds:sportsfield
Coordinates:52.1447°N -7.8509°W
Founded:1969
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Affane Cappoquin GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Cappoquin, County Waterford, Ireland.[1] The club was formed in 1969 [2] with the merging of Affane GAA and Cappoquin GAA. At present, the team is called Cappoquin when playing hurling and Affane when playing gaelic football.

Its finest hour in football came in 1974 when, having beaten Stradbally in the quarter-final and The Nire in the semi-final, Affane defeated Dunhill by 1-8 to 0-6 to win its only Waterford Senior Football Championship title. Affane went on to represent Waterford in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship, losing to Austin Stacks of Kerry. As Cappoquin, the club has reached one Waterford Senior Hurling Championship final, losing to Mount Sion in 1956. Their most recent success came in 2014 winning the Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship beating St Saviours 2-19 to 2-11 in the county final. They also won the Munster championship beating Limerick champions Bruff 1-11-0-13.

The club grounds, located on the Dungarvan Road, hosted the 1945 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final where Antrim beat Waterford.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sports Capital Funding - Waterford . 2008-04-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060503161726/http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/pdfs/grants_country/waterford98-04grantees.pdf . 3 May 2006 .
  2. Web site: Club History, briefly . 2008-04-06 .
  3. Web site: Cappoquin Affane grab the glory . 24 November 2014. Irish Examiner. 24 November 2014.