Blackrock–St Finbarr's hurling rivalry

Blackrock v St Finbarr's
LocationCork
TeamsBlackrock
St Finbarr's
Latest meeting6 August 2022
Blackrock 1-20 – 0-24 St Finbarr's
Cork PSHC
Next meeting16 October 2022

The Blackrock–St Finbarr's rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Cork city club teams Blackrock and St Finbarr's. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Cork hurling.[1][2]

Regarded as two of Cork club hurling's "big three", with Glen Rovers making up the trio, a county final between "the Rockies" and "the Barrs" is historically regarded as a special occasion.[3][4]

History

Formation

Blackrock at the turn of the 20th century. Their hurling dominance at county and national level led to the area being nicknamed the "home of hurling".

Formed as St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club in Togher in 1876, the club had been active and competitive in the years before the establishment of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884.[5] They entered a team in the inaugural Cork County Championship in 1887 and claimed their first title in 1899.[6]

Formed as Cork Nationals in Blackrock in 1883, the club predates the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association by one year. They entered a team in the inaugural Cork County Championship in 1887, eventually being declared champions without having to play the final.[7] They quickly established themselves as one of the preeminent teams, not only in Cork but in the country, and claimed ten championships in 21 years. Both St. Finbarr's and Blackrock are the only two teams that have never been relegated or faced regrading from senior level.[8]

Honours, results and records

Honours

County honours
Competition Blackrock St Finbarr's
Titles Year Titles Year
Senior Championship 33 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1956, 1961, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2020 25 1899, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1965, 1968, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993
Intermediate Championship 1 2019 1 1990
Junior Championship 5 1895, 1901, 1910, 1931, 1947 3 1902, 1903, 1956
County total 39 29
National and provincial honours
All-Ireland Club Championship 3 1972, 1974, 1979 2 1975, 1978
Munster Club Championship 5 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 3 1968, 1974, 1977
National and provincial total 8 5
Combined total
Combined total 47 34

Recent results

Date Venue Matches Competition
Team 1 Score Team 2
10 August 1980 Ballinlough Grounds Blackrock 2-10 – 0-12 St Finbarr's Cork SHC group stage
10 October 1982 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 2-17 – 3-09 Blackrock Cork SHC final
16 September 1984 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 4-09 – 2-10 Blackrock Cork SHC semi-final
19 August 1988 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 3-12 – 2-15 Blackrock Cork SHC semi-final
15 September 1988 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 2-06 – 0-07 Blackrock Cork SHC semi-final replay
22 June 1996 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 4-15 – 1-09 Blackrock Cork SHC second round
3 October 1999 Páirc Uí Rinn St Finbarr's 0-16 – 2-10 Blackrock Cork SHC semi-final
10 October 1999 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Blackrock 1-17 – 0-15 St Finbarr's Cork SHC semi-final replay
28 July 2002 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Blackrock 1-12 – 1-09 St Finbarr's Cork SHC round 3
20 August 2005 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 2-14 – 1-13 Blackrock Cork SHC quarter-final
14 June 2008 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 0-14 – 0-14 Blackrock Cork SHC round 3
22 June 2008 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Blackrock 1-14 – 2-04 St Finbarr's Cork SHC round 3 replay
21 June 2015 Páirc Uí Rinn Blackrock 2-11 – 0-15 St Finbarr's Cork SHC round 2
15 September 2018 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Blackrock 1-20 – 1-11 St Finbarr's Cork SHC quarter-final
10 October 2021 Páirc Uí Chaoimh Blackrock 3-22 – 0-21 St Finbarr's Cork PSHC round 3
6 August 2022 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 0-24 – 1-20 Blackrock Cork PSHC round 2
16 October 2022 Páirc Uí Chaoimh St Finbarr's 2-14 – 1-07 Blackrock Cork PSHC final

References

  1. ^ O'Callaghan, Therese (26 September 2022). "Old friends are best: Rockies and Barrs set up classic championship finale". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Club GAA round-up: St Finbarr's and Blackrock set up Cork hurling final". Sky Sports. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ "My Club: Ger Cunningham - St Finbarr's". GAA website. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  4. ^ Coleman, John (2 October 2020). "Glen Rovers v Blackrock: What caused the pull of city hurling to diminish?". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ^ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Histrionics a founding aspect to a rivalry that has real history, but least we can expect a game now". Irish Times. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Histrionics a founding aspect to a rivalry that has real history, but least we can expect a game now". Irish Times. 7 August 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  8. ^ Keane, Eoin (11 May 2020). "Great Cork hurling clubs had real rivalry going back to the early 20th century". The Echo. Retrieved 25 August 2020.