The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate Hurling Championship) is an annual

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 ...

competition contested by mid-tier

Wexford GAA The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Loch Garman) or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexf ...

clubs. The Wexford County Board of the

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has organised it since 1930. The title has been won at least once by 38 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Ferns St Aidan's, who have won the competition six times. Oylegate–Glenbrien are the title-holders (2021) defeating HWH Bunclody in the Final.

History

The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship dates back to 1930. It was the third championship to be established in Wexford following the

Wexford Senior Hurling Championship The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athl ...

in 1889 and the

Wexford Junior Hurling Championship The Wexford Junior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Permanent TSB Junior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by lower-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athleti ...

in 1903. No competition was held between 1937 and 1955, owing to its suspension. The championship was split in two in 2012 with the creation of the new third tier

Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship The Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Top Oil Intermediate A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic ...

. Cloughbawn defeated HWH Bunclody by 3-17 to 0-14 in the 2019 championship decider replay.

Format

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Innovate Wexford Park in October. The championship features a group stage before the top-ranking teams complete a knock-out series of games. Twelve clubs currently participate in the Wexford Intermediate Championship. Participating teams •

Buffers Alley Buffers Alley is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the villages of Kilmuckridge and Monamolin in County Wexford, Ireland. The club fields teams in Intermediate hurling, Gaelic football and camogie. It competes in Wexford compet ...

•HWH Bunclody •Askamore •Ballygarrett •Blackwater •Monageer–Boolavogue • Oylegate–Glenbrien •Gusserane O'Rahillys •St James •Adamstown •Rathgarogue–Cushinstown •Taghmon–Camross

Honours

The Wexford Intermediate Championship is an integral part of the wider

Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship ''For the senior hurling equivalent see: Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship'' The Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between the county champions on intermediate level within the provinc ...

. The winners of the Wexford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. They often do well there with the likes of Ferns St Aidan's and

and Oylegate–Glenbrien among the clubs from Wexford to play in at least one Leinster Championship final after winning the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship.

List of finals

Wins listed by club

Records and statistics

Teams

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles: * 48 years:

(1965-2013) * 40 years: Adamstown (1971-2011) * 36 years: Shamrocks (1960-1996) * 33 years: Oylegate–Glenbrien (1959-1992) * 33 years: Askamore (1976-2009) * 24 years: Fethard St Mogue's (1994-2018) * 22 years: Marshalstown (1983-2005) * 21 years: Ferns St Aidan's (1958-1979) * 20 years: Oylegate–Glenbrien (1992-2012) * 18 years: Geraldine O'Hanrahans (1957-1975) * 18 years: St Anne's, Rathangan (1999-2017)

References

External links

Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship roll of honour
{{Wexford GAA, state=expanded 1 Intermediate hurling county championships Wexford GAA club championships