Ballygunner GAA
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| Ballygunner | |||||||||||||||||
| Baile Mhic Gonair | |||||||||||||||||
| Founded: | 1954 | ||||||||||||||||
| County: | Waterford | ||||||||||||||||
| Nickname: | Gunners | ||||||||||||||||
| Club colours: | Red and Black Hoops | ||||||||||||||||
| Grounds: | James McGinn Park | ||||||||||||||||
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Ballygunner GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the parish of Ballygunner in County Waterford, Ireland. The club is exclusively concerned with hurling.
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[edit] History
Ballygunner GAA is a hurling club based in Ballygunner Village, on the outskirts of Waterford City. The club was founded in 1954 by local schoolteacher Jimmy McGinn. The club holds ten Waterford Senior Hurling Titles: 1966–1968, 1992, 1995–1997, 1999, 2001, and 2005.
[edit] Hurling
[edit] 2001 Munster Champions
In 2001 Ballygunner beat Lismore GAA 4-12 to 1-16 to claim its 9th Waterford Senior Hurling Title.
In the same year they enjoyed a very successful Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship beating St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield 2-19 to 2-13 and Toomevara 2-10 to 0-15 after a reply before beating Blackrock of Cork 2-14 to 0-12 in the Munster Final.
[edit] 2001 Munster Senior Club Hurling Winning Squad
The following is the team that lined out for Ballygunner in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship final on December 2, 2001:
| Number | Player | Position | |||
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| 1 | Ray Whitty | Goalkeeper | |||
| 2 | Niall O'Donnell | Right Corner-Back | |||
| 3 | Alan Kirwan | Full-Back | |||
| 4 | Rory O'Sullivan | Left Corner-Back | |||
| 5 | Stephen Frampton | Right Wing-Back | |||
| 6 | Fergal Hartley | Centre Back | |||
| 7 | Colin Kehoe | Left Wing-Back | |||
| 8 | Tom Fives | Midfield | |||
| 9 | Paul Power | Midfield | |||
| 10 | Michael Mahony | Right Wing-Forward | |||
| 11 | Paul Flynn | Centre Forward | |||
| 12 | Andy Maloney | Left Wing-Forward | |||
| 13 | Billy O'Sullivan | Right Corner-Forward | |||
| 14 | Paul Foley | Full Forward | |||
| 15 | Darragh O'Sullivan | Left Corner-Forward | |||
| Substitutes | |||||
| 16 | Pat Haran | Goalkeeper | |||
| 17 | Tony Carroll | Left Corner-Forward | |||
| 18 | Alan Hearn | Midfield | |||
| Management Team | |||||
| Gordan Ryan | Manager | ||||
[edit] 2005 Munster Finalists
Ballygunner beat De La Salle to win the 2005 Waterford Hurling Championship. This was a very important victory for the club as defeat would have meant their fourth straight loss in the County Final, having lost the previously three finals to Mount Sion.
The club later beat Garryspillane 2-12 to 1-11 and Clarecastle 3-13 to 2-9, Paul Flynn scoring a tally of 4-7 in those matches. However Ballygunner later lost their sixth Munster Club Championship Final to Newtownshandrum of Cork despite a Man of the Match performance from Fergal Hartley.
[edit] 2005 Munster Senior Club Hurling Squad
The following is the team that lined out for Ballygunner in the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship final on December 4, 2005:
| Number | Player | Position | |||
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| 1 | Pat Haran | Goalkeeper | |||
| 2 | Niall O'Donnell | Right Corner-Back | |||
| 3 | Willie Kiely | Full-Back | |||
| 4 | Rory O'Sullivan | Left Corner-Back | |||
| 5 | Alan Kirwan | Right Wing-Back | |||
| 6 | Fergal Hartley | Centre Back | |||
| 7 | Wayne Hutchinson | Left Wing-Back | |||
| 8 | Colin Kehoe | Midfield | |||
| 9 | Andy Moloney | Midfield | |||
| 10 | Billy O'Sullivan | Right Wing-Forward | |||
| 11 | Paul Foley | Centre Forward | |||
| 12 | Shane O'Sullivan | Left Wing-Forward | |||
| 13 | Tommy Power | Right Corner-Forward | |||
| 14 | Paul Flynn | Full Forward | |||
| 15 | Gearoid O'Connor | Left Corner-Forward | |||
| Substitutes | |||||
| 16 | Patrick O'Sullivan | Goalkeeper | |||
| 17 | Darragh O'Sullivan | Left Corner-Forward | |||
| 18 | Shane Walsh | Wing Forward | |||
| Management Team | |||||
| John Fitzpatrick | Manager | ||||
[edit] Honours
- Waterford Senior Hurling Championships: 10
- 1966, 1967, 1968, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 & 2005
- Waterford Junior Hurling Championships: 2
- 1957 & 1996
- Waterford Under-21 Hurling Championships: 3
- 1988, 1989 & 2005
- Waterford Minor Hurling Championships: 4
- 1954, 1992, 2002, 2006, 2007
[edit] All-Stars
- Paul Flynn - 2004
[edit] Famous Hurlers
- Paul Flynn
- Stephen Frampton
- Fergal Hartley
- Billy O'Sullivan
- Shane O'Sullivan
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Sixmilebridge |
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship 2001 |
Succeeded by Mount Sion |
| Preceded by Mount Sion GAA |
Waterford Senior Hurling Championship 2005 |
Succeeded by Mount Sion GAA |
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