1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1972–73
Championship Details
Dates	1972–1973
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Glen Rovers (1st win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	St. Rynagh's
Provincial Champions
Munster	Glen Rovers
Leinster	St. Rynagh's
Ulster	O'Donovan Rossa
Connacht	Castlegar
← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 3rd national club hurling competition since its establishment in 1970–71. The first matches of the season were played in the winter of 1972 and the championship ended on 9 December 1973. Blackrock went into the 1972–73 championship as defending champions, having won their first All-Ireland title the previous year.

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland club final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Glen Rovers of Cork and St. Rynagh's of Offaly. Glen Rovers won the game by 2–18 to 2–8. It was their very first All-Ireland title.

Format

The 1972–73 club championship was played on a straight knock-out basis. Each of the participating counties entered their respective club champions. The format of the competition was as follows:

Provincial Championships

The Leinster, Connacht, Munster and Ulster championships were played on a straight knock-out basis. The four respective champions from these provinces advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals.

All-Ireland Series

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The Munster champions played the Connacht champions while the Leinster champions played the Ulster champions. The winners of these two games contested the All-Ireland club final.

Fixtures

Provincial Senior Club Hurling Championship

Castlegar v Tremane

1973-03-18
Connacht

Castlegar	7–12 – 2–7	Tremane

Athleague

O'Donovan Rossa v Ballycran

1973-04-08
Ulster

O'Donovan Rossa	2–8 – 3–2	Ballycran

Waterfoot

Glen Rovers v Roscrea

1973-04-22
Munster

Glen Rovers	2–9 – 1–10	Roscrea

Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

St. Rynagh's v Rathnure

1973-05-06
Leinster

St. Rynagh's	5–5 – 2–13	Rathnure

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Glen Rovers v Castlegar

1973-05-06
Semi-final

Glen Rovers	6–9 – 1–7	Castlegar

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

St. Rynagh's v O'Donovan Rossa

1973-05-20
Semi-final

St. Rynagh's	5–9 – 2–8	O'Donovan Rossa

Waterfoot

Glen Rovers v St. Rynagh's

1973-05-14
Final

Glen Rovers	2–18 – 2–8	St. Rynagh's
T. Buckley (1–9), P. harte (1–0), M. Ryan (0–3), R. Crowley (0–4), J. Young (0–1), J.J. O'Neill (0–1).		B. Moylan (0–6), B. Johnston (1–1), P. Mulhaire (1–0), P. Horan (0–2).

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: S. O’Grady (Limerick)


GLEN ROVERS:
GK	1	F. O’Neill
RCB	2	D. O’Riordan
FB	3	M. O'Doherty
LCB	4	P. Barry
RWB	5	J. O’Sullivan
CB	6	D. Coughlan (c)
LWB	7	M. O’Halloran
M	8	J.J. O’Neill
M	9	P. O’Doherty
RWF	10	P. Harte
CF	11	R. Crowley
LWF	12	T. Buckley
RCF	13	M. Ryan
FF	14	T. Collins
LCF	15	J. Young


ST. RYNAGH’S:
GK	1	D. Martin
RCB	2	J. Dooley
FB	3	F. Whelehan
LCB	4	A. Horgan
RWB	5	P. Moylan
CB	6	P. Horan
LWB	7	H. Dolan
M	8	P.J. Whelahan
M	9	B. Johnston
RWF	10	B. Lyons
CF	11	B. Moylan
LWF	12	J. Horan
RCF	13	R. Horan
FF	14	P. Mulhaire
LCF	15	S. Moylan

MATCH RULES

60 minutes
Replay if scores level

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships

Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Finals	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Connacht Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Ulster Championship