Arravale Rovers GAA ( ga, Fánaithe Gleann Árann) is
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include the traditional ...
(GAA) club in
County Tipperary
County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...
,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. Based in the town of
Tipperary
Tipperary is the name of:
Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
, it competes at senior level in
Tipperary GAA
The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Thiobraid Árann) or Tipperary GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Cou ...
county and divisional
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
and
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
championships and leagues. Now part of the West Division of Tipperary GAA, it formerly played in the South Division Up to 1930. The Club has an illustrious history and was one of the leading clubs during the foundation era of the GAA, winning the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in its formative years.
History
The club was founded in 1885, a year after the formation of the GAA and within 10 years were All-Ireland Senior Football Champions. During their first decade, it was said that Tipperary Town had the strongest clubs in Ireland due to the presence of Bohercrowe and Rosanna. Bohercrowe winning the All-Ireland SFC in 1889, thus paving the way for Arravale's glorious year of 1895.
Gaelic football
In 1895, Arravale Rovers won the
All-Ireland
All-Ireland (sometimes All-Island) refers to all of Ireland, as opposed to the separate jurisdictions of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. "All-Ireland" is most frequently used to refer to sporting teams or events for the entire islan ...
Football Final, representing Tipperary. This was the first football final played at Jones' Road (later
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 ...
).
Football results 1887-1910 - GAA website
In 2011 Arravale Rovers beat Éire Óg Annacarty by 1-7 to 0-7 to win the West Tipperary Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1993. The Title was lost in 2012 to Éire Óg, Annacarty who won their first Divisional title in that year. However, Rovers came good again in 2013 when defeating old rivals, Galtee Rovers of Bansha in the final, played at Lattin. This win brought the club's tally in the Divisional Senior Football Championship roll of honour to 11, including the often disputed victory of 1942 which the club always claim to have won, though a scarcity of records give credence to the notion that they were the only team affiliated at senior level in that season. The Club also won further championships in 2015 and 2017 has now surpassed the Lattin-Cullen Club near the top of the honours list, with Galtee Rovers topping the roll of honour with 25 wins.
Honours
*All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...
(1)
**1895
*Munster Senior Football Championship
The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It i ...
(1)
**1895
* Tipperary Senior Football Championship
The Tipperary Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster ...
(6)
**1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1941, 1985
*Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship
The Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised since 1974 by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association for the second-tier Gaelic football clubs in County Tipperary
...
(2)
**1988, 2007
*Tipperary Junior Football Championship (1)
**1997
*Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (3)
**1972, 1973, 2011
*Tipperary Under-21 'B' Football Championship (1)
**2002
*Tipperary Minor Football Championship (11)
**1933, 1959, 1966, 1972, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 2004, 2007
* West Tipperary Senior Football Championship (14)
** 1942, 1948, 1955, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1984, 1992, 1993, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022.
* South Tipperary Senior Football Championship (2)
**1936, 1941
*West Tipperary Junior Football Championship (9)
**1933, 1945, 1953, 1965, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997
* Tipperary Junior B Football Championship (1)
** 2016
*West Tipperary Junior 'B' Football Championship (2)
** 2008, 2016
*West Tipperary Under-21 Football Championship (16)
** 1959, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 & 2019
*West Tipperary U-21 'B' Football Championship (1)
** 2002
*West Tipperary Minor Football Championship (25)
**1933, 1942, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013
*South Tipperary Minor Football Championship (3)
**1934, 1939, 1949
*Tipperary Man's Cup County Senior Football League (1)
**1936
*West Tipperary Senior Football League (O'Donoghue Cup) (6)
**1973, 1975, 1987, 1992, 1993, 2004
*West Tipperary Junior Football League (2)
**1984, 1985
Hurling
In 1997, Arravale Rovers won the Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1979 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland.
Th ...
final with a very experienced team which had challenged for a number of years before. A period followed without success. In 2009 the Rovers reached the Intermediate county final against Carrick Davins
Carrick is an Anglicised version of ''creag/carraig'', Gaelic for "rock", and may refer to:
People
*Carrick (surname)
* Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick (died 1250), Scottish Mormaer and first Earl of Carrick
* Marjorie of Carrick (1256–1292), moth ...
, but lost 1-13 to 1-6. They also reached the Minor hurling final against Loughmore-Castleiney
Loughmore-Castleiney is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. It is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. The area is made up of the villages of Loughmore and Castleiney and their hinterland. Loughmore ...
.
Honours
*Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1979 for the third-tier hurling teams in the county of Tipperary in Ireland.
Th ...
(1)
**1997
*Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (2)
**1926, 2020
*Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (1)
**2012
*West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2)
**1966, 1970
*West Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (7)
**1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2013
*West Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (3)
**1934, 1964, 2020
*South Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship (1)
**1926 (amalgamation with Solohead)
*West Tipperary Junior No. 2 Hurling Championship (1)
**1958
*West Tipperary Junior 'B' Hurling Championship (1)
**2011
*West Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Championship (2)
**1959, 2011
*West Tipperary Under-21 'B' Hurling Championship (1)
**2004
*West Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship (4)
**1933, 1958, 2006, 2009
*West Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship (4)
**1984, 1996, 2011, 2012
Notable players
* John O'Donoghue (hurler)
* Tommy Gleeson (footballer)
References
Further reading
* Tom O'Donoghue, ''Arravale Rovers H. & F. Club: the Arravale Rovers story: the G.A.A. in the parish of Tipperary'' (1995)
* Marcus De Búrca, ''The GAA: a history'' (1999)
External links
Tipperary GAA
website
Arravale Rovers GAA Club
website
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Hurling clubs in County Tipperary
Gaelic football clubs in County Tipperary
Gaelic games clubs in County Tipperary