UCC GAA explained

Irish:C.L.G. Coláiste na hOllscoile, Corcaigh
Club Gaa:University College Cork G.A.A.
Nickname:The College
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Colours:Red and Black
F1:0
F2:2
F3:10
H1:0
H2:0
H3:2
Pattern La:_blackline_border
Pattern B:_ucc2020
Pattern Ra:_blackline_border
Pattern Sh:_adidasonblack
Pattern So:_3_stripes_red
Leftarm:F62217
Body:F62217
Rightarm:F62217
Shorts:F62217
Socks:000000

UCC is a football and hurling club associated with University College Cork. UCC teams play in the Cork Senior Football Championship and Cork Senior Hurling Championship as well as the two main third-level competitions namely the Sigerson Cup in football, the Fitzgibbon Cup in hurling and the Ashbourne Cup in camogie. They also compete against inter-county sides in the pre-season McGrath Cup (football) and Waterford Crystal Cup (hurling).[1] [2] The piratical skull and crossbones logo on the team shirt, which first appeared on the rugby team of what was then known as Queen’s College Cork (composed mostly of medical students, hence the bones) was appropriated in the mid-1910s by the GAA clubs, and in 1929 by the UCC hockey club.[3] [4]

Notable players

Football
Hurling

Honours

CompetitionWinsYears won
Sigerson Cup221913, 1914, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1943, 1946, 1951, 1952, 1965, 1966,1969,1970,1972,1988,1994, 1995, 2011, 2014, 2019
Fitzgibbon Cup421913, 1914, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1937,1939, 1940, 1947, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2019
Ashbourne Cup321919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1996, 1998[5] 2000,[6] 2000, 2002,[7] 2003,[8]
O'Connor Cup31988, 1990, 2012 [9]
Cork Senior Football Championship101920, 1927, 1928, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1999, 2011
Cork Senior Hurling Championship21963, 1970
Munster Senior Club Football Championship31970, 1973, 1999
Cork Senior Camogie Championship11936
McGrath Cup0
Waterford Crystal Cup0

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Christmas tips . UCC march past Banner to semis - Gaelic Football - Independent.ie . Independent.ie . 2006-01-16. 2008-12-28.
  2. News: Sonia down under . Callanan shines as Tipp ease past UCC - Hurling - Independent.ie . Independent.ie . 2008-01-14. 2008-12-28.
  3. News: The Brilliant Story Behind The UCC Skull And Crossbones, AKA The Best GAA Jersey Ever. balls.ie. Mahoney. Donny. 4 December 2016. 12 December 2021.
  4. News: The Real Story Behind The Skull And Crossbones. UCC Sport. 12 December 2021.
  5. 1998 final UCC 1-7 WIT 1-6, report in Irish Examiner
  6. 2000 final UCC 2-3 UCD 1-5 in Galway, report on RTÉ online
  7. 2002 final UCC 1-11 WIT 1-4 at Ballinlough, Cork, report on RTÉ online
  8. 2003 final UCC 1-10 UCD 0-6 at The Mardyke, report on UCC.ie
  9. Web site: HEC Roll of Honour. ladiesgaelic.ie. 2 December 2019.