All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship Explained

The All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship is an annual competition involving the strongest schools affiliated to Hockey Ireland. The competition is held in the Autumn term of each school year.

Banbridge Academy, Down, are the current champions, having defeated The High School, Dublin in the 2022 final in The Maradyke, Cork

Venues

The venue of the competition is on a three-year rota betweenMunsterLeinster andUlster

History

The competition began in the 1982 school year. It was initially dominated by schools from Ulster, with the first fourteen winners coming from that province. The monopoly was finally broken in 1996-97 15th tournament, when Newpark School from Dublin became the first winners from Leinster.Ashton were the first school from Munster to win the All Ireland tournament. In 2019 all four semifinalists hailed from Leinster, with eventual winners, The High School, defeating King’s Hospital 1-0 to reach their first ever final. The same scoreline stood in the other semi, where Wesley College were beaten by tournament runners-up St. Andrew’s College.

Format

Sixteen teams compete in the finals. The teams are drawn into four pools with four teams each. Each team plays the other three teams in their group once. Each group winner then play one of the other group winners in a semi-final match. The two semi-final winners then play each other in the final. The winner of the final is presented with the Tasmanian Shield.

Performance table

School Winners Runner-up Total Finals Year of last win
7 5 12 2013-14
7 1 8 2017-18
6 4 9 2022
3 9 12 2009-10
3 0 3 1984-85
2 2 4 2021-22
2 2 4 2000-01
2 0 2 1997-98
1 6 7 1987-88
1 2 3 2007-08
1 2 3 1985-86
1 1 2 1996-97
1 1 2 2019
1 0 1 1999-00
1 0 1 1993-94
1 0 1 2018
0 1 1

Finals

1982-1988

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1982BangorNewry High SchoolBanbridge Academy
1983DublinNewry High SchoolWallace High School, Lisburn
1984CorkNewry High SchoolWallace High School, Lisburn
1985CookstownMethodist College BelfastWallace High School, Lisburn
1986KilkennyRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionBandon Grammar School
1987LimerickWallace High School, LisburnMethodist College Belfast
1988LisburnRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionBanbridge Academy

1989-1998

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1989DublinBangor Grammar SchoolRoyal Belfast Academical Institution
1990WaterfordRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionNewpark Comprehensive School
1991CookstownRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionWesley College, Dublin
1992DublinBanbridge AcademyRoyal Belfast Academical Institution
1993CorkWellington College BelfastFriends School Lisburn
1994BelfastRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionCookstown High School
1995DublinRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionMethodist College Belfast
1996CorkNewpark Comprehensive SchoolWesley College, Dublin
1997BangorBangor Grammar SchoolAshton School
1998DublinAshton SchoolWesley College, Dublin

1999-2008

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
1999CorkKilkenny CollegeAshton Schoolpenalty strokes
2000BangorAshton SchoolWesley College, Dublin
2001DublinSt. Andrew's College, Dublin10Wesley College Dublin
2002CorkWesley College, DublinRoyal Belfast Academical Institution
2003BanbridgeRoyal Belfast Academical InstitutionBandon Grammar School
2004DublinWesley College, DublinBandon Grammar School
2005CorkBandon Grammar School43Royal Belfast Academical Institutionextra time
2006BelfastBanbridge Academy54Royal Belfast Academical Institutionextra time - golden goal
2007DublinCookstown High School42Banbridge Academy[1]
2008LimerickSt. Andrew's College, Dublin21Wesley College, Dublin[2]

2009-

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
2009BelfastWesley College Dublin32Wallace High School, LisburnExtra time - Silver goal[3]
2010DublinBanbridge Academy42St. Andrew's College, Dublin[4]
2011CorkBanbridge Academy21Cookstown High School[5]
2012BelfastSt. Andrew's College, Dublin31Wesley College Dublin[6]
2013DublinSt. Andrew's College, Dublin61Wesley College Dublin[7]
2014CorkSt. Andrew's College, Dublin31Wallace High School, Lisburn[8]
2015Belfast32Wesley College Dublin[9]
2016DublinSt. Andrew's College, Dublin32Banbridge Academy[10]
2017CorkSt. Andrew's College, Dublin1 (4)1 (1)Wesley College DublinPenalty Strokes[11]
2018Belfast10Banbridge Academy
2019Dublin2 (7)2 (6)St. Andrew's CollegePenalty Strokes [12]

2020-

YearVenueWinnerRunner-upNotes
2020Belfast00No Competition
2021-2022Dublin2 (3)2 (1)Banbridge AcademyShuttles [13]
2022Cork2 (3)2 (1)The High SchoolShuttles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belfast Newsletter Final Report 2007-08. 2007-10-27.
  2. News: Irish Times Final Report 2008-09. 2008-10-28 . The Irish Times. 2008-10-10.
  3. Web site: Chadwick's silver goal strikes gold for Wesley. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081127/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2009/10/chadwicks-silver-goal-strikes-gold-for-wesley/#.WlzYtfkrKUk. usurped. January 16, 2018. Hook Hockey. 2009-10-23. 2009-10-23.
  4. News: Irish Independent Final Report 2010-11. 2010-10-25 . 2010-10-23.
  5. Web site: Bann win back-to-back Schoolboys champs. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107181047/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2011/10/bann-win-back-to-back-schoolboys-champs/. usurped. November 7, 2011. 2011-11-01.
  6. Web site: St Andrew's defeat Wesley to clinch All-Ireland honours. Irish Times. 2012-10-27. 2012-10-29.
  7. Web site: St Andrew’s celebrate six of the best. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004525/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2013/10/st-andrews-celebrate-six-of-the-best/#.WlzLj_krKUk. usurped. January 16, 2018. Hook Hockey. 2013-10-25. 2013-10-25.
  8. Web site: Andrew’s join illustrious company with third successive All-Ireland Schoolboys victory. https://web.archive.org/web/20170528044744/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2014/10/andrews-join-illustrious-company-with-third-successive-all-ireland-schoolboys-victory/#.WlzRHvkrKUk. usurped. May 28, 2017. Hook Hockey. 2014-10-24. 2014-10-24.
  9. Web site: Rowe lines up trio of drag-flicks to propel Bann win. https://web.archive.org/web/20170528052641/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2015/10/rowe-lines-up-trio-of-drag-flicks-to-propel-bann-win/#.WlzXyPkrKUk. usurped. May 28, 2017. Hook Hockey. 2015-10-23. 2015-10-23.
  10. Web site: Andrew’s in a Walker wonderland as Saints eventually see off Bann in All-Ireland final. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081051/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2016/10/andrews-in-a-walker-wonderland-as-saints-eventually-see-off-bann-in-all-ireland-final/#.WlzSMfkrKUk. usurped. January 16, 2018. Hook Hockey. 2016-10-28. 2016-10-28.
  11. Web site: Stroke Judge-ment works for Andrew’s to land seventh All-Ireland title. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004510/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2017/10/stroke-judge-ment-works-for-andrews-to-land-seventh-all-ireland-title/#.WlzE3vkrKUk. usurped. January 16, 2018. Hook Hockey. 2017-10-28. 2017-10-28.
  12. Web site: High School complete amazing rise from obscurity to All Ireland Champions. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028120604/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2019/10/high-school-complete-amazing-rise-from-obscurity-to-all-ireland-champions/#.X9wI-hP7Tow. usurped. October 28, 2019. Hook Hockey. 2019-10-25.
  13. Web site: Ireland Hockey . Bandon GS leave it late to end 17-year All-Ireland wait – Hockey Ireland . 2022-11-10 . en-GB.

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