1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

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.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1972–73
Championship Details
Dates26 November 1972 - 9 December 1973
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGlen Rovers (1st win)
CaptainDenis Coughlan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upSt. Rynagh's
Provincial Champions
MunsterGlen Rovers
LeinsterSt. Rynagh's
UlsterO'Donovan Rossa
ConnachtCastlegar

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

Provincial finals All-Ireland semi-finals All-Ireland final
         
Glen Rovers 2-9
Roscrea 1-10
Glen Rovers 6-9
Castlegar 1-7
Castlegar 7-12
Tremane 2-7
Glen Rovers 2-8
St. Rynagh's 2-8
St. Rynagh's 5-5
Rathnure 2-13
St. Rynagh's 5-9
O'Donovan Rossa 2-8
O'Donovan Rossa 2-8
Ballycran 3-2

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Craobh Rua V Carrick 21/01 Tremane V Toureen 21/01

Quarter-finals

21 January 1973 Quarter-finalTooreen3-06 - 3-06TremaneHollymount
Referee: M Burke (Sligo)
Quarter-final replayTremanew/o - scr.Tooreen

Semi-final

4 March 1973 Semi-finalTremane5-10 - 2-06Craobh RuaAthleague Sportsfield, Athleague
Referee: M Flaherty (Galway)

Final

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

26 November 1973 First roundArklow Rock Parnells5-11 - 5-03PalatineParnell Park, Arklow
A Byrne 1-4, J McDonald 2-0, M O'Brien 0-5, O'Reilly 1-1, K Mellon 1-1. T Nolan 3-0, JJ Canavan 2-0, W Cullen 0-2, C Keegan 0-1.
11 March 1973 First roundSt. Brigid's1-04 - 3-11St. Rynagh'sCusack 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.
11 March 1973 First roundÉire Óg1-07 - 2-07Borris-in-OssorySt. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
J Winders 0-5, R Donnelly 1-0, J Murphy 0-1, J Sharpe 0-1. P Dollard 2-1, PJ Jones 0-4, S Fahy 0-1, J Hanrahan 0-1,

Quarter-finals

10 December 1972 Quarter-finalArklow Rock Parnells4-03 - 4-08RathnureParnell 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)
8 April 1973 Quarter-finalBorris-in-Ossory3-07 - 4-12The FeniansO'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

22 April 1973 Semi-finalRathnure3-13 - 2-12FaughsNowlan 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.
22 April 1973 Semi-finalThe Fenians3-01 - 2-13St. Rynagh'sNowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: M Bowe (Wexford)

Final

5 May 1973 FinalSt. Rynagh's5-05 - 2-13RathnureDr. 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)

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

14 January 1973 Quarter-finalSouth Liberties2-07 - 3-10Glen RoversGaelic Grounds, Limerick
J McKenna 2-1, É Grimes 0-3, M Shanahan 0-3. J Young 2-1, J O'Neill 1-1, J McCarthy 0-2, P Doherty 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, T Buckley 0-1, P Harte 0-1.
28 January 1973 Quarter-finalRoscrea5-11 - 1-09Mount SionSt. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
F Loughnane 1-10, J Tynan 1-1, M Minogue 1-0, P Roland 1-0, J Hannon 1-0. S Greene 1-3, J Greene 0-2, F Walsh 0-2, M Geary 0-1, W Power 0-1. Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-finals

10 March 1973 Semi-finalBallyduff0-01 - 5-06Glen RoversAustin Stack Park, Tralee
P Costello 0-1. F Cunningham 4-0, T Buckley 1-2, P Harte 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1, P Harte 0-1. Referee: J Quaid (Limerick)
11 March 1973 Semi-finalRoscrea3-13 - 4-04Newmarket-on-FergusGaelic 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

22 April 1973 FinalGlen Rovers2-09 - 1-10RoscreaGaelic Grounds, Limerick
L McAuliffe 2-2, D Coughlan 0-2, P Harte 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, P Doherty 0-1. F Loughnane 0-6, J Cunningham 1-1, J Tynan 0-2, J Crampton 0-1. Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Final

8 April 1973 FinalO'Donovan Rossa2-08 - 3-02BallycranWaterfoot

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

6 May 1973 Semi-finalGlen Rovers6-09 - 1-07CastlegarCork 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)
20 May 1973 Semi-finalO'Donovan Rossa2-08 - 5-09St. Rynagh'sWaterfoot
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

9 December 1973 FinalGlen Rovers2–18 – 2–08St. Rynagh'sCroke Park
T Buckley 1–9, R Crowley 0–4, P Harte 1–0, M Ryan 0–3, J Young 0–1, JJ O'Neill 0–1. B Moylan 0–6, B Johnston 1–1, P Mulhaire 1–0, P Horan 0–2. Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)
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References

  1. Keys, Colm (17 March 1999). "Rathnure stalwarts who hurl aside ravages of time". The Mirror. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. "Whelahans keeping it in the family". Irish Examiner. 15 March 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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