1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 1971–72 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 14 November 1971 and ended on 14 May 1972.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 November 1971 – 14 May 1972 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Blackrock (1st win) |
| Captain | John Horgan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Rathnure |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Blackrock |
| Leinster | Rathnure |
| Ulster | Loughgiel Shamrocks |
| Connacht | Tommy Larkin's |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Dan Quigley (9-30) |
← 1970–71 1972–73 → | |
Roscrea of Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Moyne-Templetuohy in Tipperary Championship.[1]
On 14 May 1972, Blackrock won the championship after a 5–13 to 6–09 defeat of Rathnure in the All-Ireland final.[2] It was their first ever championship title.
Qualification
| Provincial finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Blackrock
| 4-10 | |||||||||||||
| Moyne-Templetuohy
| 3-1 | |||||||||||||
| Blackrock
| 3-7 | |||||||||||||
 Tommy Larkin's
| 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| Tommy Larkin's
| 7-14 | |||||||||||||
| Four Roads
| 0-6 | |||||||||||||
| Blackrock
| 5-13 | |||||||||||||
| Rathnure
| 6-9 | |||||||||||||
| Rathnure
| 2-12 | |||||||||||||
| Bennettsbridge
| 1-8 | |||||||||||||
| Rathnure
| 5-25 | |||||||||||||
 Loughgiel Shamrocks
| 2-4 | |||||||||||||
| Loughgiel Shamrocks
| 3-8 | |||||||||||||
 Portaferry
| 1-12 | |||||||||||||
Results
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
First round
| 12 February 1972 First round | Craobh Rua | 5-04 - 6-09 | St. Brigid's | Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry |
Semi-final
| 20 February 1972 Semi-final | St. Brigid's | 1-02 - 8-07 | Four Roads | Seán O'Heslin Park, Ballinamore |
| F McKeon 1-0, H Smith 0-1, F Moran 0-1. | T Burley 3-0, J Moore 2-0, M Murphy 1-2, F Mitchell 1-2, P Rogerson 1-1, P Dolan 0-1, M Connell 0-1. |
Final
| 26 March 1972 Final | Four Roads | 0-06 - 7-14 | Tommy Larkin's | Ballyforan |
| M Murphy 0-3, B Mitchell 0-2, F Mitchell 0-1. | T Donoghue 2-4, S Stanley 2-3, M Fogarty 1-3, P Madden 1-0, F Fahy 1-0, A Brehony 0-2, E Donoghue 0-2. |
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
First round
| 14 November 1971 First round | Craobh Chiaráin | 3-03 - 2-11 | Éire Óg | Croke Park, Dublin |
| P Dunny 0-7, N Behan 1-3, J Sharpe 1-0, P Sharpe 0-1. | Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow) |
| 12 December 1971 First round | Birr | 0-06 - 2-07 | Camross | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
| M Cuddy 1-2, G Cuddy 1-0, S Cuddy 0-2, F Keenan 0-2, J Lyons 0-1. |
| 12 December 1971 First round | St. Fintan's | 1-04 - 5-15 | Bennettsbridge | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
| 12 December 1971 First round | Arklow Rock Parnells | 3-01 - 5-12 | Rathnure | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| F Reilly 1-0, J McDonald 1-0, J Byrne 1-0, A Byrne 0-1. | D Quigley 3-5, J English 2-1, M Quigley 0-3, J Higgins 0-2, J Mooney 0-1. |
Quarter-finals
| 12 December 1971 Quarter-final | Boardsmill | 1-10 - 2-08 | St. Brigid's | St. Loman's Park, Trim |
| S Garrigan 1-2, M Mooney 0-5, V Guy 0-2, S Carney 0-1. | C Gavin 2-2, O Egan 0-5, K Gavin 0-1. | Referee: D Doody (Dublin) |
| 12 March 1972 Quarter-final | Rathnure | 4-15 - 3-05 | Éire Óg | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| M Quigley 2-5, D Quigley 1-5, P Flynn 1-2, J Murphy 0-1, M Byrne 0-1, J Moore 0-1. | J Sharp 2-0, T Healy 1-0, P Dunny 0-3, P Connolly 0-2. |
| 12 March 1972 Quarter-final | Bennettsbridge | 1-09 - 1-01 | Camross | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| J Kinsella 1-4, P Moran 0-3, K Dunne 0-2. | P Dowling 1-0, O Cuddy 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 12 March 1972 Semi-final | Rathnure | 4-15 - 3-05 | Éire Óg | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| M Quigley 2-5, D Quigley 1-5, P Flynn 1-2, J Murphy 0-1, J Moore 0-1. | J Sharpe 2-0, T Healy 1-0, P Dunny 0-3, P Connolly 0-2. |
| 26 March 1972 Semi-final | Bennettsbridge | 4-08 - 1-10 | St. Brigid's | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| J Kinsella 1-6, B O'Brien 2-0, W Kennedy 1-0, P Moran 0-1, J McGovern 0-1. | O Egan 0-10, P Bradley 1-0. |
Final
| 2 April 1972 Final | Rathnure | 2-12 - 1-08 | Bennettsbridge | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| P Flynn 1-1, J English 1-0, D Quigley 0-3, T O'Connor 0-3, J Higgins 0-2, S Barron 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Byrne 0-1. | W Kennedy 1-4, P Moran 0-2, J Kinsella 0-2. |
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
| 23 January 1972 Quarter-final | Portlaw | 1-04 - 3-09 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Portlaw Sportsfield |
| D Power 1-0, M Hickey 0-3, J Whelan 0-1. | J Woods 1-1, J McNamara 1-1, M O'Leary 1-0, P McNamara 0-3, L Danaher 0-2, M Kilmartin 0-2. |
| 23 January 1972 Quarter-final | Blackrock | 2-18 - 2-11 | Claughaun | Church Road, Cork |
| P Moylan 1-9, D Collins 1-2, R Cummins 0-2, B Cummins 0-2, D Prendergast 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1. | W Galligan 0-7, R Prendergast 1-2, D Sheehan 1-0, B Duggan 0-1, J Hehir 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 20 February 1972 Semi-final | Kilmoyley | 2-04 - 3-11 | Moyne-Templetuohy | Ardfert |
| P Regan 1-0, J Flanagan 1-0, D Lovett 0-3, JM Brick 0-1. | Referee: J Quaid (Limerick) |
| 8 April 1972 Semi-final | Blackrock | 5-14 - 2-05 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| P Moylan 1-9, J Rothwell 1-2, D Prendergast 1-0, B Cummins 1-0, G Buckley 1-0, R Cummins 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1. | P McNamara 1-0, P Daly 1-0, T Ryan 0-3, L Danaher 0-2. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
Final
| 25 April 1972 Final | Blackrock | 4-10 - 3-01 | Moyne-Templetuohy | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| P Moylan 1-5, M Murphy 1-1, B Cummins 1-0, J Rothwell 1-0, N O'Keeffe 0-1, D Collins 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, A Creagh 0-1. | M Troy 2-0, A Egan 1-0, T Quinlan 0-1. | Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick) |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
| 30 April 1972 Semi-final | Rathnure | 5–25 – 2–04 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |
| D Quigley 2–8, M Quigley 1–5, J English 1–3, J Murphy 0–5, J Higgins 1–1, P Flynn 0–2, T O'Connor 0–1. | JJ Smith 1–2, B Mulholland 1–1, S McMullen 0–1. |
| 30 April 1972 Semi-final | Tommy Larkin's | 2-08 - 3-07 | Blackrock | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe |
| T Donohoe 1–1, C Farrell 0–4, M Fogarty 1–0, C Stanley 0–2, P Donohoe 0–1. | W Cronin 1–1, P Moylan 0–4, D Collins 1–0, R Cummins 1–0, J Rothwell 0–1, F Cummins 0–1. |
Final
| 14 May 1972 Final | Blackrock | 5-13 - 6-09 | Rathnure | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| J Rothwell 3–1, P Moylan 0–8, D Prendergast 2–0, D Collins 0–3, R Cummins 0–1. | D Quigley 2–4, S Barron 2–0, M Quigley 1–0, J English 1–0, T O'Connor 0–2, M Byrne 0–1, J Murphy 0–1, P Flynn 0–1. | Referee: N Dalton (Waterford) |
Championship statistics
Scoring
- Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Quigley | Rathnure | 9-30 | 57 | 6 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 3-35 | 44 | 5 | 8.80 |
| 3 | Martin Quigley | Rathnure | 6-18 | 36 | 6 | 6.00 |
References
- "History". Moyne-Templetuohy GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- Keys, Colm (17 March 1999). "Rathnure stalwarts who hurl aside ravages of time". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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