The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1977 was the fourth staging of Ireland's secondary

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knock-out competition. Laois won the championship, beating London 3-21 to 2-9 in the final at

Croke Park Croke Park ( ga, Páirc an Chrócaigh, ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Dublin, Ireland. Named after Archbishop Thomas Croke, it is referred to as Croker by GAA fans and locals. It serves as both the principal national stadium of Ireland and he ...

, Dublin.

The championship

Format

''First round:'' (3 matches) These are three matches between the first six participating teams. Three teams are eliminated at this stage while the three winning teams qualify for the semi-final stages. ''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The three winners from the first round games join a fourth team who received a bye to this stage to contest the semi-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the 'home' final. ''Home final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the 'proper' All-Ireland final. ''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the All-Ireland 'home' final join London to contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.

Fixtures

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1974 and 2004 for the so-called 'weaker' hurling teams in Ireland. The teams now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup (Tie ...

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References

* Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). {{All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...