South West Junior A Hurling Championship

The South West Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the RCM Tarmacadam Carbery Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Carbery Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1925 for junior hurling teams in the Barony of Carbery in County Cork, Ireland.

South West Junior A Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomáint Sóisearach A
CodeHurling
Founded1925 (1925)
Region Carbery (GAA)
TrophyFlyer Nyhan Cup
No. of teams11
Title holders Clonakilty (18th title)
Most titles Clonakilty (18 titles)
SponsorsRCM Tarmacadam
Official websiteCarbery GAA

The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a group stage and a knockout stage.

The South West Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the South West Championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

12 clubs currently participate in the championship. The title has been won at least once by 13 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Clonakilty, who have won a total of 18 titles.

Clonakilty are the title-holders after defeating St James' by 1-17 to 0-11 in the 2023 final.

Format

Group stage

The 12 teams are divided into three groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the knockout stage.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: Two lone quarter-finals featuring the four lowest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage. Two teams qualify for the next round.

Semi-finals: The two quarter-final winners and the top two highest-placed qualifying teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Promotion and relegation

At the end of the championship, the winning team enters the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship and by winning this, they will be promoted to the Cork Premier Junior Hurling Championship for the following season. There is no relegation to the Carbery Junior B Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams
Team Location Colours In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Ballinascarthy Ballinascarthy Red and white 7 2022
Bandon Bandon Yellow and white 13 2009
Clonakilty Clonakilty Green and red 18 2023
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Castletown-Kinneigh Blue and gold 5 2010
Dohenys Dunmanway Green and white 4 2013
Kilbree Rossmore Blue and white 2 2018
Newcestown Newcestown Red and yellow 9 2014
Randal Óg Dunmanway Yellow and green 2023 0 -
St. Colum's Kealkill Black and orange 0 -
St. James's Ardfield Green and gold 0 -
St Oliver Plunkett's Ahiohill Black and white 2024 1 2011
St Mary's Enniskean Black and gold 0 -

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The South West Junior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. from 2017 to 2019, the South West finalists qualified for the county series.

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Flyer Nyhan Cup. A native of Clonakilty, John "Flyer" Nyhan (1892-1934) was a member of some excellent Clonakilty teams which contested the county middle grade hurling final in 1912, won the county intermediate football title in 1913 and then won the prestigious South Coast Railway Shields in both football and hurling in 1914.[1] The cup was presented for the first time in 1961.

Roll of honour
# Team Wins Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
1 Clonakilty 18 8 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1952, 1961, 1962, 1976, 1977, 1983, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 1926, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1979, 1980, 2009
2 Courcey Rovers 15 5 1947, 1948, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974 1950, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1972
3 Bandon 13 9 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1949, 1960, 1971, 1975, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2009 1932, 1940, 1941, 1968, 1969, 1984, 1991, 1997, 1998
4 Kilbrittain 12 14 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1978, 1984, 1985 1929, 1931, 1933, 1939, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2005
5 Newcestown 9 8 1967, 1969, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2014 1963, 1964, 1970, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2022
6 Barryroe 7 5 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1994, 2006, 2007 1985, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000
Ballinascarthy 7 5 1989, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2019, 2021, 2022 1966, 1971, 2001, 2017, 2018
8 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 5 5 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010 1983, 1993, 2006, 2014, 2015
9 Dohenys 4 9 1958, 1959, 1963, 2013 1936, 1937, 1938, 1960, 1974, 1975, 2010, 2011, 2012
10 O'Donovan Rossa 3 8 1931, 1932, 1933 1928, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1956, 2008
Argideen Rangers 3 3 1993, 1996, 2003 1990, 1994, 1995
12 Kilbree 2 1 2016, 2018 2019
13 St. Oliver Plunkett's 1 0 2011 -
14 St Mary's 0 5 - 1942, 1978, 1987, 2020, 2021
St. Colum's 0 3 - 1986, 2013, 2016
Knockavilla 0 1 - 1927
Valley Rovers 0 1 - 1930
Timoleague 0 1 - 1934
Darrara 0 1 - 1935
Ballydehob 0 1 - 1951
Bantry Blues 0 1 - 1952
Ballineen 0 1 - 1953
Round Towers 0 1 - 1967
Randal Óg 0 1 - 1988
St James' 0 1 - 2023

List of finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Score
1926 Kilbrittain 3-04 Clonakilty 1-01
1927 Kilbrittain 7-01 Knockavilla 1-01
1928 Kilbrittain 5-02 Skibbereen 1-04
1929 Bandon 6-01 Kilbrittain 4-02
1930 Kilbrittain 2-07 Valley Rovers 2-03
1931 Skibbereen 1-06 Kilbrittain 1-01
1932 Skibbereen 5-05 Bandon 2-03
1933 Skibbereen 7-02 Kilbrittain 0-01
1934 Bandon 3-05 Timoleague 4-05
1935 Bandon 6-01 Darrara 4-02
1936 Bandon 9-04 Dohenys 2-01
1937 Bandon 1-05 Dohenys 2-01
1938 Kilbrittain 4-07 Dohenys 2-04
1939 Clonakilty 8-01 Kilbrittain 2-01
1940 Kilbrittain 5-00 Bandon 1-00
1941 Kilbrittain Bandon
1942 Kilbrittain 3-03 St. Mary's 2-04
1943 Clonakilty 4-04 Skibbereen 1-01
1944 Clonakilty 3-03 Skibbereen 2-02
1945 Clonakilty 8-04 Skibbereen 3-01
1946 Clonakilty 9-08 Skibbereen 0-03
1947 Courcey Rovers 8-03 Clonakilty 3-02
1948 Courcey Rovers 9-00 Skibbereen 2-01
1949 Bandon 3-07 Clonakilty 1-04
1950 Clonakilty 6-04 Courcey Rovers 3-02
1951 Courcey Rovers 3-03 Ballydehob 3-05
1952 Clonakilty 2-07 Bantry Blues 2-05
1953 Courcey Rovers 4-07 Ballineen 3-03
1954 Courcey Rovers w/o Clonakilty scr.
1955 Courcey Rovers 3-02 Clonakilty 3-01
1956 Courcey Rovers 6-05 O'Donovan Rossa 2-04
1957 Courcey Rovers 6-05 Kilbrittain 3-03
1958 Dohenys 4-03 Courcey Rovers 3-03
1959 Dohenys 4-09 Kilbrittain 0-01
1960 Bandon 4-09 Dohenys 1-02
1961 Clonakilty 6-08 Courcey Rovers 6-01
1962 Clonakilty 5-03 Courcey Rovers 4-05
1963 Dohenys 3-06 Newcestown 2-07
1964 Courcey Rovers 3-06 Newcestown 2-03
1965 Courcey Rovers 4-10 Kilbrittain 1-06
1966 Courcey Rovers 5-11 Ballinascarthy 1-04
1967 Newcestown 3-06 Round Towers 1-04
1968 Courcey Rovers 1-09 Bandon 1-06
1969 Newcestown 2-09 Bandon 2-08
1970 Courcey Rovers 3-06 Newcestown 0-09
1971 Bandon 3-13 Ballinascarthy 2-05
1972 Newcestown 5-07 Courcey Rovers 2-04
1973 Courcey Rovers 1-11 Kilbrittain 0-05
1974 Courcey Rovers 6-11 Dohenys 1-04
1975 Bandon 6-08 Dohenys 1-06
1976 Clonakilty 2-09 Kilbrittain 2-05
1977 Clonakilty 1-11 Kilbrittain 2-05
1978 Kilbrittain 3-13 St. Mary's 2-04
1979 Newcestown 2-08 Clonakilty 2-04
1980 Newcestown 2-16 Clonakilty 1-11
1981 Barryroe 5-04 Kilbrittain 1-05
1982 Barryroe 2-09 Kilbrittain 2-04
1983 Clonakilty 3-09 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2-10
1984 Kilbrittain 2-12 Barryroe 0-08
1985 Kilbrittain 3-16 Barryroe 1-05
1986 Barryroe 1-10 St. Colum's 0-03
1987 Barryroe 1-11 St. Mary's 1-04
1988 Newcestown 3-10 Randal Óg 1-04
1989 Ballinascarthy 1-09 Newcestown 0-07
1990 Bandon 1-08 Argideen Rangers 0-10
1991 Newcestown 2-10 Bandon 4-03
1992 Newcestown 0-12 Barryroe 0-06
1993 Argideen Rangers 2-07 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-08
1994 Barryroe 2-08 Argideen Rangers 2-04
1995 Bandon 4-07 Argideen Rangers 1-15
1996 Argideen Rangers 3-14 Barryroe 2-15
1997 Ballinascarthy 0-15 Bandon 0-10
1998 Ballinascarthy 6-07 Bandon 1-10
1999 Bandon 0-17 Barryroe 1-12
2000 Ballinascarthy 0-12 Barryroe 0-09
2001 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-15 Ballinascarthy 0-05
2002 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1-09 Kilbrittain 0-07
2003 Argideen Rangers 0-13 Newcestown 1-06
2004 Clonakilty 1-11 Newcestown 1-08
2005 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-11 Kilbrittain 0-08
2006 Barryroe 0-16 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2-05
2007 Barryroe 3-12 Newcestown 0-06
2008 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-09 O'Donovan Rossa 0-07
2009 Bandon 1-10 Clonakilty 1-09
2010 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 3-12 Dohenys 1-15
2011 St. Oliver Plunketts 2-15 Dohenys 0-12
2012 Clonakilty 3-13 Dohenys 2-14 [2]
2013 Dohenys 4-09 St. Colum's 1-09 [3]
2014 Newcestown 0-16 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-10 [4]
2015 Clonakilty 4-14 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-08 [5]
2016 Kilbree 3-07 St. Colum's 0-12 [6]
2017 Clonakilty 2-21 Ballinascarthy 1-16 [7]
2018 Kilbree 1-18 Ballinascarthy 2-12 [8]
2019 Ballinascarthy 2-18 Kilbree 1-11 [9]
2020 Clonakilty 2-17 St. Mary's 0-19 [10]
2021 Ballinascarthy 0-22 St. Mary's 0-14 [11]
2022 Ballinascarthy 1-25 Newcestown 1-11
2023 Clonakilty 1-17 St James' 0-11

Notes:

  • 1928 - An objection by Kilbrittain was upheld and a replay was ordered.
  • 1940 - The first match ended in a draw: Kilbrittain 2-07, Bandon 3-04.
  • 1951 - An objection by Courcey Rovers was upheld and they were awarded the title.
  • 1982 - The first match ended in a draw: Barryroe 2-10, Kilbrittain 3-07.
  • 1983 - The first match ended in a draw: Clonakilty 1-05, Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1-05.
  • 1990 - The first match ended in a draw: Bandon 1-08, Argideen Rangers 0-11.
  • 1999 - The first match ended in a draw: Bandon 2-21, Barryroe 6-09.
  • 2000 - The first match ended in a draw: Ballinascarthy 1-13, Barryroe 2-10.
  • 2001 - The first match ended in a draw: Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-15, Kilbrittain 2-09.
  • 2005 - The first match ended in a draw: Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-14, Kilbrittain 3-05.
  • 2006 - The first match ended in a draw: Barryroe 1-08, Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1-08.
  • 2012 - The match ended in a draw and extra-time was played.

Records

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of South West Junior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Winners and finalists

The Double

Five teams have won the South West Junior Hurling Championship and the South West Junior Football Championship in a single year as part of a hurling-Gaelic football double. Kilbrittain became the first team to win the double in 1926. Bandon are the record holders having claimed the double on four occasions - 1929, 1960, 1971 and 1975. Dohenys are the only club to have won a back-to-back double - 1958 and 1959. Newcestown (1967) and Clonakilty (1977) complete the list of double-winning teams.

Club sides Argideen Rangers, Ballinascarthy and O'Donovan Rossa also hold the distinction of being dual divisional junior championship-winning teams, however, these were not achieved in a single calendar season.

2023 Championship

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1 Kilbree 3 3 0 0 +16 6 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Clonakilty 3 2 0 1 +19 4
3 Dohenys 3 1 0 2 -14 2
4 St Colum's 3 0 0 3 -21 0

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1 Ballinascarthy 2 2 0 0 +6 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 St James 2 1 0 1 -1 2
3 Bandon 2 0 0 2 -5 0

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 3 2 0 1 -2 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Newcestown 3 2 0 1 +9 4
3 Randal Óg 3 1 0 1 -2 2
4 St Mary’s 3 1 0 2 -5 2

Knockout stage
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Kilbree 1-09
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 2-16 St James 1-19
St James 1-19p St James 0-11
Clonakilty 1-17
Ballinascarthy 2-22
Clonakilty 1-16 Clonakilty 3-20 AET
Newcestown 0-14

See also

References
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