Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship Explained

First:1902
Firstwin: Roscommon Gaels
Sponsors:Kepak
Trophy:Mickey Cunniffe Cup (since 2004)[1]
Current: Four Roads
Super:nd
Currentordinal:36
Most: Four Roads
Mostordinal:36
No. Of Teams:7
Currentlyrunning:2023 Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship
Code:Hurling
Region: Roscommon

The Roscommon Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Roscommon GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. Since 2008, the champions qualify to the Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. Before 2008, the Roscommon champions qualified for the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Four Roads are the title holders, defeating Athleague by 0-26 to 2-12 in the 2023 final.

History

Four Roads lead the Roll of Honour with 35 titles, followed by Roscommon Gaels with 24 titles (last won in 1970). In the past Roscommon Gaels competed as St Coman's and Roscommon Town, while St Dominic's previously competed as St Patrick's.

Ballygar (County Galway) participated in the championship from the 1920s, winning two titles in 1930 and 1985, before transferring back to Galway in 1994.

Since 1998, seven clubs compete in the championship, namely Athleague, Four Roads, Oran, Pádraig Pearse's, Roscommon Gaels, St Dominic's and Tremane.

Format

Group stage

The 7 clubs start in one group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays four matches other teams in the group resulting in not every team plays each other in the group. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams qualify for the semi-finals and the next four teams qualify for the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Following the completion of the group stage, the teams from the group are ranked (1-6) in terms of points accumulated and scoring difference. The two top-ranking teams receive byes to separate semi-finals.

Quarter-finals: Teams designated 3-6 contest this round. Third place plays sixth place and fourth place plays fifth place The two winners from these two games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and teams designated 1-2 contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

There is no relegation to the Roscommon Junior Hurling Championship, currently in place.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2023 Teams

TeamLocationColoursChampionship titlesLast championship title
AthleagueAthleagueBlue and white202021
Four RoadsFour RoadsBlack and amber352023
OranOranGreen and yellow62016
Pádraig Pearse'sWoodmountRed and white42020
Roscommon GaelsRoscommonPurple and gold241970
St Dominic'sKnockcrogheryBlue and white31999
TremaneKnockadanganBlue and gold111995

Hurling Grades

Roll of honour

ClubTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
1 Four Roads36211905, 1906, 1907, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1971, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022, 20231947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2016, 2017, 2018
2Roscommon Gaels2421902, 1903, 1904, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 19701962, 1972
3Athleague20171908, 1909, 1910, 1916, 1928, 1929, 1937, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1975, 1978, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2018, 20211938, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1958, 1965, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2023
4 Tremane11111956, 1960, 1963, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 19951959, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1996, 2021
5 Oran661989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2004, 20161987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2013
6 Pádraig Pearse's491984, 1987, 2017, 20201988, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2022
7 St Dominic's341967, 1994, 19991995, 1997, 1998, 2001
8Ballygar221930, 19851982, 1983
9Elphin101926
Boyle (Military)101927
Castlefrench101934
12St Patrick’s031966, 1971, 1974
Castlerea011934
Military (Athlone)011935
St Coman's011945

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2023[2] Four Roads0-26Athleague2-12
2022[3] Four Roads3-14Padraig Pearses0-15
2021Athleague3-12Tremane0-15
2020[4] Padraig Pearses2-22Athleague1-18
2019[5] Four Roads1-19Athleague1-08
2018Athleague2-13Four Roads1-13
2017[6] Padraig Pearses1-20Four Roads1-13
2016[7] [8] Oran3-08, 2-15 (R) AETFour Roads0-17, 1-12 (R)
2015[9] Four Roads0-16, 0-17 (R) Pádraig Pearse's1-13, 1-11 (R)
2014[10] Four Roads3-11Athleague0-11
2013[11] Four Roads2-15Oran2-09
2012[12] Four Roads0-16, 1-12 (R)Pádraig Pearse's1-13, 1-09 (R)
2011Four Roads1-14Athleague0-06
2010Four Roads5-15Pádraig Pearse's0-11
2009Four Roads2-15Oran2-04
2008Four Roads0-06Pádraig Pearse's0-05
2007Athleague2-11Pádraig Pearse's1-10
2006Athleague1-11Pádraig Pearse's1-06
2005Four Roads1-14Athleague2-09
20042-07Four Roads0-10
2003Athleague2-133-06
2002Four Roads2-08Pádraig Pearse's1-08
2001Four Roads1-16St Dominic's1-08
2000Four Roads1-11Athleague0-05
1999St Dominic's1-110-09
19982-10St Dominic's2-07
1997Four Roads1-15St Dominic's1-05
1996Four Roads2-19Tremane0-13
1995Tremane1-09, 2-11 (R)St Dominic's1-09, 0-09 (R)
1994St Dominic's2-05Four Roads1-06
1993Four Roads0-14Athleague0-10
1992Oran2-12Four Roads0-14
1991Four Roads2-122-07
1990Oran2-13Four Roads0-13
1989Oran3-08Four Roads1-05
1988Four Roads2-09Pádraig Pearse's1-05
1987Pádraig Pearse's2-05, 1-11 (R)Oran0-11, 1-06 (R)
1986Four Roads2-07Tremane0-10
1985Ballygar3-09Tremane2-06
1984Pádraig Pearse's1-07Four Roads2-03
1983Four Roads2-14Ballygar0-07
1982Four Roads0-10Ballygar0-07
1981Four Roads1-12, 1-13 (R)Tremane1-12, 1-08 (R)
1980Tremane1-10Athleague1-07
1979Tremane0-13Athleague0-03
1978Athleague2-08Tremane1-10
1977Four Roads2-14Tremane2-07
1976Tremane2-11Athleague2-04
1975Athleague2-08Four Roads1-10
1974Tremane2-12St Patrick's0-03
1973Tremane3-10Four Roads3-09
1972Tremane5-09Roscommon Gaels2-05
1971Four Roads3-03St Patrick's2-04
1970Roscommon Gaels2-08Four Roads2-02
1969Roscommon Gaels3-10Four Roads1-02
1968Tremane5-03Four Roads3-05
1967St Patrick's3-07Tremane2-05
1966Roscommon Gaels0-08St Patrick's0-03
1965Roscommon GaelsAthleague
1964Roscommon Gaels1-08Tremane1-05
1963Tremane4-04Four Roads0-10
1962Four Roads4-03Roscommon Gaels1-03
1961Roscommon Gaels4-10Tremane5-05
1960Tremane
1959AthleagueTremane
1958Four Roads3-05Athleague3-04
1957Athleague
1956Tremane2-08Four Roads2-04
1955Athleague3-06Four Roads1-05
1954Four Roads
1953Athleague7-00Four Roads3-04
1952St Coman's7-05Four Roads4-07
1951St Coman's4-02Athleague0-02
1950Four Roads
1949AthleagueFour Roads
1948Four RoadsAthleague
1947Athleague (R)Four Roads (R)
1946Four RoadsAthleague
1945Four RoadsSt Coman's
1944St Coman's
1943No Championship
1942No Championship
1941No Championship
1940No Championship
1939No Championship
1938Roscommon Town4-02Athleague2-00
1937Athleague
1936Roscommon Town
1935Roscommon TownMilitary (Athlone)
1934Castlefrench3-04Castlerea0-04
1933Roscommon Town
1932Roscommon Town
1931Roscommon Town
1930Ballygar
1929Athleague
1928Athleague
1927Boyle (Military)
1926Elphin
1925Roscommon Town
1924Roscommon Town
1923Roscommon Town
1922No Championship
1921 No Championship
1920No Championship
1919No Championship
1918No Championship
1917No Championship
1916Athleague
1915Roscommon Town
1914Roscommon Town
1913Roscommon Town
1912No Championship
1911No Championship
1910Athleague
1909Athleague
1908Araghty Gaels (Athleague)
1907Tisara (Four Roads)
1906Tisara (Four Roads)
1905Tisara (Four Roads)
1904Gaels Roscommon
1903Gaels Roscommon
1902Gaels Roscommon

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Club Sidelines . . 43 . 2008-10-21 .
  2. News: Strong start helps Four Roads retain Roscommon SHC title. 1 October 2023 . . 1 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Roscommon SHC final: Four Roads finish strong to win . GAA . 22 October 2022 . 10 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Glynn the hero in extra-time win for Padraig Pearses . 27 September 2020 . . 27 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Four Roads get back to winning ways . 7 October 2019 . . 7 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Roscommon SHC final: Pearses prevail in fine style . 10 October 2017 . . 8 October 2017.
  7. Web site: Dolan rescues Four Roads . 17 October 2016 . . 17 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Roscommon SHC final: Oran gatecrash Four Roads' nine in-a-row party . 2 November 2016 . . 29 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Roscommon SHC final: g-eight day for Four Roads . 17 October 2015 . . 17 October 2015.
  10. Web site: Roscommon SHC final: Four Roads in seventh heaven . 13 October 2014 . . 13 October 2014.
  11. Web site: Four Roads edge brave Oran . 14 October 2013 . . 14 October 2013.
  12. Web site: Roscommon SHC final: five-in-a-row for Four Roads . 15 October 2012 . . 15 October 2012.