1971 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final

1971 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Final

Event

1970–71 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Roscrea	St. Rynagh's

4–5	2–5

Date

19 December 1971

Venue

St. Brendan's Park, Birr

Referee

Frank Murphy (Cork)

The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final was the inaugural All-Ireland club final and the culmination of the 1970–71 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the champion club teams in Ireland. The match took place on 19 December 1971, at St. Brendan's Park, Birr. The match was contested by Roscrea and St. Rynagh's, and it was refereed by Frank Murphy from Cork.

Background

Due to fixture congestion the inaugural All-Ireland club final wasn't played until the week before Christmas, a full year after the competition began. In the interveing period both Roscrea and St. Rynagh's had lost their respective county championship titles. The match saw a number of inter-county stars shine for their respective clubs. Roscrea had Tadhg O'Connor, Kieran Carey and Francis Loughnane while St. Rynagh's called on Offaly starts such as Damien Martin, P.J. Whelehan and Paudge Mulhaire.

Match

Report

The match was played in deplorable conditions in the height of winter, however, in spite of this, both sides were said to have played excellent hurling. The Tipperary champions, Roscrea, were at their brillinat best and had an interval lead of 2–4 to 0–1. St. Rynagh's had a very slow start and were held scoreless against the wind for 29 minutes. An early goal by Barney Moylan held out prospects of a St. Rynagh's comeback early in the second half, however, a solo-run goal by Joe Tynan produced a goal that put Roscrea back in command. Roscrea were regarded as the fitter side with Francis Loughnane leading a set of forwards who could not be held. Roscrea's half-back line also came in for praise in nullifying the St. Rynagh's attack. The finals core of 4–5 to 2–5 gave Roscrea the honour of being the inaugural All-Ireland club champions. This victory came three months after Tipperary had claimed the All-Ireland title at inter-county level.

Details

Roscrea v St. Rynagh's

December 19

Roscrea	4–5 – 2–5	St. Rynagh's
J. Tynan (2–0), J. Cunningham (1–0), M. Nolan (1–0), F. Loughnane (0–3), P. Roland (0–2).		B. Moylan (1–2), B. Johnston (1–1), P. Mulhaire (0–1), B. Lyons (0–1).

St. Brendan's Park, Birr
Referee: Frank Murphy (Cork)

Roscrea

St. Rynagh's

References

"Upsets unlikely in light programme", Irish Times, 1971-12-18. Retrieved 2010-10-27.
"Roscrea brilliant in defeat of St. Rynagh's", Irish Times, 1971-12-20. Retrieved 2010-10-27.

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