Ballybacon–Grange GAA

Ballybacon–Grange GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the areas of Goatenbridge and Ardfinnan in County Tipperary, Ireland. The club plays hurling in the Intermediate competitions at county level and in the South division of Tipperary GAA. The club has a fraternal co-existence with Ardfinnan Gaelic Football Club which is also affiliated to the GAA. As a consequence, some club hurlers also play football with Ardfinnan GAA.

Ballybacon–Grange

Baile Bhéacáin–An Ghráinseach
Founded:	1927
County:	Tipperary
Colours:	Green and gold
Grounds:	Goatenbridge
Coordinates:	52°16′24.96″N 7°52′16.15″W
Playing kits
Standard colours

Hurling

In 2018, the club won its 13th South Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship after a four-point win against Carrick Davins in the final.^[1]

On 4 November 2017, they won the Tipperary Junior 'A' Hurling Championship after a 0–19 to 1–11 win against Toomevara, it was their first ever adult county title.^[2] On 12 November 2017, Ballybacon–Grange reached the 2017 Munster Club Junior Hurling Championship final after a 1–11 to 0–9 win against St Catherine's from Cork in the semi-final in Ardfinnan. They had earlier defeated Kenmare in the quarter-final by 5–24 to 1–4. In the final on 3 December 2017, they faced Ardmore in Mallow.^[3][4][5][6] They lost the final on a 3–11 to 2–8 scoreline in a match where four players were sent off, three from Ardmore.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Honours

• South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1)
  • 1968
• South Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship (14)
  • 1966, 1976, 1980, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2012, 2013 2018, 2019
• Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship (1)
  • 2017
• South Tipperary Junior 'A' Hurling Championship (3)
  • 1962, 2016, 2017
• South Tipperary Junior 'B' Hurling Championship (3)
  • 1992 2001 2019
• South Tipperary Under-21 'A' Hurling Championship (5)
  • 1961, 1963, 1968, 1984 1995
• South Tipperary Under-21 'B' Hurling Championship (3)
  • 1992, 2002, 2010
• South Tipperary Minor 'A' Hurling Championship (5)
  • 1945, 1961, 1991, 1992, 2009
• South Tipperary Minor 'B' Hurling Championship (6)
  • 1984 1989, 1994, 2001, 2012, 2013

Notable players

• Michael "Babs" Keating, Tipperary hurler of the 1960s and 70s, holder of 2 All Ireland senior hurling medals & 2 All Ireland senior hurling titles as manager in 1989 & 1991
• Brendan Cummins
• Michael Phelan

Camogie

Ballybacon–Grange formed a juvenile camogie club in 2013.^[11]

References

1. "Keeper turned forward Brendan Cummins seals the deal for Ballybacon/Grange". Nationalist. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
2. "Ballybacon–Grange crowned Tipperary junior hurling champions". The Nationalist. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
3. "Tipperary Junior hurling champions Ballybacon/Grange reach Munster Final". The Nationalist. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
4. "Ballybacon/Grange will be outsiders in Munster Club Junior Hurling Final". The Nationalist. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
5. "Ardmore (Waterford) v Ballybacon–Grange (Tipperary)". AIB.ie. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
6. "Legendary Tipperary goalkeeper Brendan Cummins ready for huge club clash with Ballybacon Grange". The Nationalist. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
7. "Munster Club JHC Final: Prendergast double drives Ardmore". Irish Independent. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
8. "Prendergast points 12-man Ardmore to Munster glory over Brendan Cummins' Ballybacon–Grange". The 42. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
9. "Ardmore overcome Ballybacon–Grange in Munster club JHC final". Irish Examiner. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
10. "Ballybacon/Grange beaten by Ardmore in ill-tempered Munster Junior Hurling Final". The Nationalist. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
11. Club blog, 30 February 2013

External links

• Ballybacon–Grange GAA on Twitter
• Club blog
• Tipperary GAA site