Rockwell Rovers GAA
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| Founded: | 1887 | ||
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| County: | Tipperary | ||
| Club colours: | Blue and white | ||
| Grounds: | New Inn | ||
| Coordinates: | 52°26′37″N 7°52′50″W / 52.443573°N 7.880502°WCoordinates: 52°26′37″N 7°52′50″W / 52.443573°N 7.880502°W | ||
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Rockwell Rovers is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club located in the village of New Inn in Tipperary, Ireland. The Rockwell GAA club was founded on the 20th October 1887 and the scroll prescribing this is displayed in Rockwell College. The club was originally located in Rockwell College but moved to the village in 1932.[1] The club came to national attention in 2009 when they took part in the second series of the reality TV programme Celebrity Bainisteoir, when they were managed by Tipperary model Andrea Roche.[2][3]
Rockwell won 5 Intermediate West Football Titles in a row between 2007 and 2011 inclusive, beating Arravale Rovers, Golden/Kilfeacle twice, Cappawhite and Emly in the finals, as well as two O'Donoghue Cup Senior Football Titles during this period, beating Golden/Kilfeacle and Arravale Rovers in the deciders. The club also won the 2013 title beating Cashel 0-16 to 2-06 in the final. The club also won the West Title in this grade in 1979, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1998 and 2013 and O'Donoghue Cups in 1983 and 1984.
It also won West Junior A Football Titles in 1947, 1951, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1972, 2002 (v Cappawhite) and 2005 (v Solohead), winning the county title also in 1967 and 2005 (beating St Paticks Drangan 1-14 to 0-9 in the final after extra time.
The club also won West Junior B Hurling Titles in 1994 (v Cashel),1996 (v Solohead) and in 2002 (v Solohead) again. Junior A West Hurling Titles were won in 1939, 1950, 1967 and 2011 (beating Emly) and a West Intermediate Hurling Title was won in 2012 (beating Galtee Rovers, Arravale Rovers and then Sean Treacys in the final 2-12 to 1-10 on route to the title). The 2011 side also won the County Title beating Moneygall in the quarter final, St Patricks/Drangan in the semi and in the final itself against Thurles Sarsfields 1-14 to 0-13, overturning a 5 point half time deficit.
The club won West and County Under 21 Football Titles in 1987 (v Ardfinnan) and 2010 (v Mullinahone), as well as West and County Intermediate Football Titles in 1987 (v Borrisokane). West Under 21 Football Titles were also won in 1961, 1971, 1989, 1994, 2005, 2006 and 2008.
A West Senior Football Title was also won in 1980 amalgamated with Golden Kilfeacle.
County Juvenile Hurling and Football Titles were won in 1955 and the footballers repeated the feat in 1956.
References
- ↑ "History of Rockwell Rovers". Official Site. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ "Celebrity Bainisteoir". RTE Entertainment. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ "Andrea Roche teams up with Rockwell Rovers for Celebrity Bainisteoir". The Nationalist. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2012.