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London Hurling - Hurling in London

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London Hurling received a massive boost this year (2005) when London won the inaugral Liam Rackard Trophy - the Tier 3 All-Ireland championship. They did so by defeating a determined Louth side by 5-8 to 1-5 in the final. The London hurling team are now promoted to the Tier 2 hurling championship next year, the Christy Ring Cup, where they will come up against much stiffer opposition with the likes of Antrim, Down, Meath and others waiting for them.

The current London hurling team draws on players from all over Ireland who base themselves in London. There were 4 Antrim, 4 Cork, 3 Tipperary, and 2 Kilkenny men among others in this years Liam Rackard winning squad.

Here at the Cuchulainn-Puirseil hurling club we aim to further develop our squad over the coming years by attracting more high quality players moving to London to join us in our quest to build the Cuchulainn-Puirseil club into the best hurling club in London. We have no doubt that great things will happen with the Cuchulainn-Puirseil hurling club in the next few years with great opportunities for competing for the London Senior Hurling title.

On another note, some people don't actually realise that the London Hurling team have one All-Ireland Hurling title to their name, as well as one Liam Rackard trophy. London won the All-Ireland hurling title back in 1901, back in the days when there were Home and Away finals where the home winners took on London for the All-Ireland title. In this period, London appeared in 4 finals in a row, winning one of them as mentioned in 1901. That year they beat Cork by 1-5 to 0-4.

See below for the scorers and details of this years Nicky Rackard Cup Final:

Nicky Rackard Cup Final At Croke Park
London 5-8 Louth 1-5
London - JJ Burke, E Phelan, T Simms, B Forde, J Dillon, F McMahon, B Foley 0-1, M Harding 0-1, M O’Meara 0-1, D Smyth, J Ryan, J McGaughan, D Bourke 1-4, B Shortall 1-0, K Mullan 2-1. Subs: G Fenton for O’Meara, E Kinlon for Smyth, S Quinn 1-0 for Shorthall, P Doyle for Phelan, P Finnegan for McMullan
Louth - S Smith, D Black, A Carter, S Darcy, D Mulholland, P Dunne, R Byrne, D McCarthy, S Callan 0-1, T Hilliard, J Carter, D Byrne, G Smith 1-2 , D Dunne 0-1, N McEneaney 0-1. Subs: S Conroy for Black, G Collins for R Byrne, S Byrne for J Carter, A Mynes for McEneaney, N Byrne for Darcy
Referee - T Mahon (Fermanagh)

As you can see above, hurling in London is alive and well and none more so than at Cuchulainns - so come along and join us and start playing hurling in London for one of London's greatest hurling and GAA clubs - and bring your friends with you! There's always room for more hurlers. To start playing for Cuchulainns London hurling team you can either download the players registration form from the online form on the top-left of this page or you can contact one of our club officers below or from our Contact Us page:

Hurling Secretary/Manager - Eddie Naughton (Phone: 07763 314 702)
Club Secretary - Micky Biggane (Phone: 07940 000 532)
Club Chairman - Eddie Naughton (Phone: 07763 314 702)

Enjoy Your Hurling in London - Hurling with Cuchulainns
Cuchulainn (aka Setanta) - the Original Hurler!

 

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