Robert Emmetts GAA is a

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club located in

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. The club is primarily concerned with the game of

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 ...

History

Robert Emmetts hurling club was founded in Bow Palais on 20 March 1948, with a

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 ...

club initiated less than six months later. The club's first game was against Thomas McCurtains and they competed in the London IHC for much of their existence. Robert Emmetts made their big breakthrough in 2004 when they defeated Fr. Murphy's to win the London SHC title. It was the first of the club's nine senior titles. Robert Emmetts defeated

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to become the first overseas winners of the All-Ireland Club IHC title in 2007.

Honours

London Senior Hurling Championship The London Senior Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association cup competition between the top hurling clubs in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United ...

(9): 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 *

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the second highest inter-county ...

(1):

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Notable players

Ronan Crowley Ronan Crowley (born 1990) is an Irish hurler who plays as a left corner-forward for the Lancashire senior team. Born in Bandon, County Cork, Crowley first played competitive hurling and Gaelic football at St. Brogan's College. He simultaneous ...

: All-Ireland IHC-winner (

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References

External links

Robert Emmetts GAA website
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