Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship
Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship | |
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Code | Hurling |
Founded | 2012 |
Region | ![]() |
No. of teams | 12 |
Title holders | ![]() |
Sponsors | Top Oil |
Official website | Official website |
The Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Top Oil Intermediate A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2012 for the third tier hurling teams in the county of Wexford in Ireland.
The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played in October. The championship features a group stage before the top-ranking teams complete a knock-out series of games. Each year the winners of the Wexford Junior Hurling Championship are promoted to the Intermediate A championship with one team being relegated each year to the Junior level.
The winners of the Intermediate A championship are promoted to the Intermediate Championship (2nd tier) and participate in the Leinster Junior Hurling Championship. One team is relegated from the Intermediate Championship each season to take their place
Twelve clubs currently participate in the Wexford Intermediate A Championship.
Gusserane O'Rahilly's are the title-holders after defeating Craanford by 4-20 to 1-09 in the 2020 championship decider.[1]
History[]
The Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship dates back to 2012. It was the fourth championship to be established in Wexford following the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship in 1889, the Wexford Junior Hurling Championship in 1903 and the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1930.
Participating teams[]
•Craanford
•Our Lady's Island
•Liam Mellows
•Tara Rocks
• Oulart the Ballagh GAA (second team)
• Shelmaliers GAA (second team)
•Shamrocks
• St Martin's GAA (County Wexford) (second team) (Junior Champions)
•St Patrick’s Camolin
List of recent finals[]
Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Score | Venue | |
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2012 | Naomh Éanna | Marshalstown-Castledockrell | Wexford Park, Wexford | |||
2013 | Shamrocks | 0-15 | Monageer-Boolavogue | 1-07 | Wexford Park, Wexford | [2] |
2014 | Crossabeg-Ballymurn | Monageer-Boolavogue | Wexford Park, Wexford | |||
2015 | Monageer-Boolavogue | 3-10 | St. James's | 1-15 | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford | [3] |
2016 | St. James's | 2-13 (0-12) | Fethard St. Mogue's | 0-11 (0-12) | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford | |
2017 | Fethard St. Mogue's | 1-14 | Duffry Rovers | 0-13 | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford | [4] |
2018 | Taghmon-Camross | 1-13 | Duffry Rovers | 3-06 | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford | |
2019 | Ballygarrett | 1-14 | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | 1-13 | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford | |
2020 | Gusserane O'Rahilly's | 4-20 | Craanford | 1-09 | Innovate Wexford Park, Wexford | |
2021 | Tara Rocks | 0-16 | Liam Mellows | 2-08 | Chadwick's Wexford Park |
References[]
- ^ "Youthful Taghmon pip Duffry". Enniscorthy Guardian. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Shamrocks are Co Champions". Wexford GAA website. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ Aherne, Alan (10 November 2015). "Monageer-Boolavogue pull through in incredible finish". Wexford People. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "St Mogue's Fethard Top Oil Intermediate A Champions". Wexford GAA website. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- Hurling competitions in County Wexford
- Wexford GAA club championships
- Intermediate hurling county championships