The 1972-73 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 26 November 1972 and ended on 9 December 1973.
Blackrock of Cork were the defending champions , however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by St. Finbarr's in the opening round of the Cork Championship .[1]
On 9 December 1973, Glen Rovers won the championship after a 2-18 to 2-08 defeat of St. Rynagh's in the All-Ireland final .[2] It was their first ever championship title.
Qualification [ ]
Results [ ]
Craobh Rua V Carrick 21/01
Tremane V Toureen 21/01
Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Final
First round
v St. Rynagh's
11 March 1973 First round 1-04 - 3-11 St. Rynagh's Cusack Park , Mullingar
N Maher 1-0, C Gavin 0-1, O Egan 0-1, O Gallagher 0-1, V Bradley 0-1.
G Burke 2-1, B Moylan 0-4, M Moylan 1-0, P Mulhaire 0-3, S Moylan 0-2, PJ Whelehan 0-1.
Quarter-finals
Arklow Rock Parnells v Rathnure
10 December 1972 Quarter-final Arklow Rock Parnells 4-03 - 4-08 Rathnure Parnell Park , Arklow
A Byrne 1-1, K Mellon 1-0, K Power 1-0, P Keogh 1-0, T Byrne 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.
P Hendrick 2-1, M Byrne 1-1, J Quigley 1-1, J Murphy 0-2, D Quigley 0-1, S Barron 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.
Referee: D Robinson (Kildare)
Borris-in-Ossory v The Fenians
8 April 1973 Quarter-final Borris-in-Ossory 3-07 - 4-12 The Fenians O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
M Dollard 0-4, P Dollard 1-0, L Dollard 1-0, S Fahy 1-0, B Dollard 0-2, J Phelan 0-1.
P Broderick 2-5, J Moriarty 1-2, W Watson 1-1, M Garrett 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.
Semi-finals
Rathnure v Faughs
22 April 1973 Semi-final Rathnure 3-13 - 2-12 Faughs Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
P Hendrick 1-2, D Quigley 0-5, P Flynn 1-1, M Quigley 1-1, T O'Connor 0-2, J Mooney 0-2.
A Dunworth 1-11, J Aherne 1-0, A Devitt 0-1.
Final
St. Rynagh's v Rathnure
5 May 1973 Final St. Rynagh's 5-05 - 2-13 Rathnure Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
B Moylan 1-4, S Moylan 1-0, G Burke 1-0, R Horan 1-0, B Lyons 1-0, P Horan 0-1.
D Quigley 2-3, P Hendrick 0-3, P Flynn 0-1.
Referee: J Rankins (Laois)
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Roscrea v Newmarket-on-Fergus
11 March 1973 Semi-final Roscrea 3-13 - 4-04 Newmarket-on-Fergus Gaelic Grounds , Limerick
W Stapleton 2-2, J Cunningham 1-3, J Tynan 0-2, L Spooner 0-2, M Minogue 0-1, D Moloney 0-1, J Hannon 0-1, F Loughnane 0-1.
M O'Leary 2-0, M Gilmartin 1-1, G Lohan 1-0, J McNamara 0-2, P McNamara 0-1.
Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)
Final
Final
Semi-finals
Glen Rovers v Castlegar
6 May 1973 Semi-final Glen Rovers 6-09 - 1-07 Castlegar Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
T Buckley 1-4, L McAuliffe 2-0, JJ O'Neill 1-1, P Harte 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, P Doherty 0-2, J Young 0-2.
N Cummins 1-2, M Connolly 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, D Furey 0-1, G Glynn 0-1.
Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)
O'Donovan Rossa v St. Rynagh's
20 May 1973 Semi-final O'Donovan Rossa 2-08 - 5-09 St. Rynagh's Waterfoot
S Collins 1-0, D McConnell 1-0, A Hamill 0-3, P Kane 0-2, L Hamill 0-2, S Clarke 0-1.
B Moylan 1-5, G Burke 2-0, R Horan 1-0, S Lyons 1-0, P Horan 0-3, P Mulhaire 0-1.
Referee: E Devlin (Tyrone)
Final
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