1946 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
The 1946 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It was the first championship to be completed in the aftermath of the Emergency.
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kilkenny (2nd win) |
| Captain | P. Dack |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | London |
| Captain | M. Wade |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Galway |
← 1941 1947 → | |
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 6 October 1946 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Kilkenny won the match by 5-04 to 2-02 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1928.[3][4]
Results
All-Ireland semi-final
| 25 August 1946 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 4-05 - 2-05 | Limerick | Waterford Sportsfield |
All-Ireland home final
| 15 September 1946 Home final | Kilkenny | 4-02 - 2-03 | Galway | O'Moore Park |
All-Ireland final
| 6 October 1946 Final | Kilkenny | 5-04 - 2-02 | London | Nowlan Park |
References
- "Limerick profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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