Arravale Rovers GAA
Encyclopedia
Arravale Rovers GAA is Gaelic Athletic Association
(GAA) club in Tipperary Town, County Tipperary
, Ireland
. It was founded in 1885. In 1895, Arravale Rovers won the All-Ireland
Football Final, representing Tipperary. This was the first football final played at Jones' Road (later Croke Park
).
, but unluckily lost 1-13 to 1-6. They also reached the Minor hurling final against Loughmore-Castleiney
2010 - Arravale Rovers beat Eire Og Annacarty 3-10 to 0-9 points in the West Football championship.
2011 - Arravale Rovers beat Eire Og Annacarty 1-7 to 0-7 to win the West Championship for the first time since 1993
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
(GAA) club in Tipperary Town, County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. It was founded in 1885. In 1895, Arravale Rovers won the All-Ireland
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
Football Final, representing Tipperary. This was the first football final played at Jones' Road (later Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...
).
Hurling
In 1997, Arravale Rovers won the Intermediate Hurling County final with a very experienced team which had challenged for a number of years before. A period followed without success. Then in 2009 a historical year for 'The Rovers.', they reached the Intermediate Hurling County final against Carrick DavinsCarrick Davins GAA
Carrick Davins GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club is located in the town of Carrick-on-Suir in south County Tipperary in Ireland. It is one of three GAA clubs in the town, one of which, St. Molleran's, is in County Waterford in the southern suburb of Carrickbeg across the River Suir. The...
, but unluckily lost 1-13 to 1-6. They also reached the Minor hurling final against Loughmore-Castleiney
Loughmore-Castleiney GAA
Loughmore-Castleiney GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in County Tipperary, Ireland. The club draws its players and support from the small parish of the same name. The area comprises the villages of Loughmore and Castleiney and their surrounding hinterland.-History:Loughmore-Castleiney has...
Football
2010 - Arravale Rovers beat Moyne Templetuohy 2-13 to 1-7 in the first round of the County Senior Football championship.2010 - Arravale Rovers beat Eire Og Annacarty 3-10 to 0-9 points in the West Football championship.
2011 - Arravale Rovers beat Eire Og Annacarty 1-7 to 0-7 to win the West Championship for the first time since 1993
Hurling
- West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 2
- 1966, 1970
- County Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1
- 1997
- West Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: 6
- 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1997
- County Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship:
- 1926
- South Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship: 1
- 1926 (as a formation between them and Solohead)
- West Tipperary Junior Hurling Championship: 2
- 1934, 1964
- West Tipperary Junior No 2 Hurling Championship: 1
- 1958
- West Tipperary Minor Hurling Championship: 4
- 1933, 1958, 2006, 2009
- West Tipperary Minor B Hurling Championship: 2
- 1984,96
- West Tipperary Under 21 Hurling Championship: 1
- 1959
- West Tipperary Under 21 B Hurling Championship: 1
- 2004
Football
- All Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1
- 1895
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1
- 1895
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 6
- 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1941, 1985
- South Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 2
- 1936, 1941
- West Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 10
- 1942, 1948, 1955, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1984, 1992, 1993, 2011
- County Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: 2
- 1988,2007
- West Tipperary Junior Football Championship: 11
- 1933, 1945, 1953, 1965, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1997,2008
- County Tipperary U21 Football Championship: 3
- 1972, 1973, 2011
- West Tipperary U21 Football Championship: 11
- 1959, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
- County Tipperary Minor Football Championship: 11
- 1933, 1959, 1966, 1972, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1997, 2004, 2007
- South Tipperary Minor Football Championship: 3
- 1934, 1939, 1949
- West Tipperary Minor Football Championship: 23
- 1933, 1942, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- 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
- County Tipperary Under 21 B Football Championship: 1
- 2002
- West Tiperary Under 21 B Football Championship: 1
- 2002
Further reading
- Tom O'Donoghue, Arravale Rovers H. & F. Club: the Arravale Rovers story: the G.A.A. in the parish of Tipperary (1995) ISBN 0952607328
- Marcus De Búrca, The GAA: a history (1999)