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
Standard colours
Senior Club Championships All Ireland Munster champions Waterford champions Hurling : 0 1 10

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.

[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:

[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:

[edit] Honours

• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championships: 1
  • 2001

• Waterford Senior Hurling Championships: 10
  • 1966, 1967, 1968, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 & 2005

• Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championships: 1
  • 1984

• 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

• Fergal Hartley - 2002

• Paul Flynn - 2004

[edit] Famous Hurlers

• Paul Flynn
• Stephen Frampton
• Fergal Hartley
• Billy O'Sullivan
• Shane O'Sullivan

[edit] External links

• Waterford GAA site
• Waterford GAA club sites
• Waterford on Hoganstand.com