Saggart fight fire with ice cool collective response

The next tour date for the Ballysaggart show is Mallow on December 8 after steady performances from all cast members rather than another Stephen Bennett solo effort. Knockshegowna rattled into them but Saggart managed to spread the play and verify their 1/6 favouritism beforehand.

Stephen Bennett managed 1-5, including the hammer blow on 38 minutes, but five other players also threw in an offering. Wing back Barry Murphy walloped over two screamers from distance inside ten minutes. Kieran and Shane Bennett ran themselves to a standstill and scored three between them. Darren Meagher and Ronan Walsh shovelled a mountain of ball in the half forward line. Their defence held the North Tipperary side to a single score from play, a consolation goal from Declan Costello on the stroke of full time.

In a similar manner to the quarter final, they gained a jump start. Two apiece from Stephen Bennett and Barry Murphy gave the impression of a comfortable afternoon ahead. Their rugid opponents preferred the confrontation at close quarters and for a spell they dragged the blue and navy into a dogfight. A pair of frees from 41 year old Declan Costello perked their interest. Crucially Kieran Bennett answered the second of those almost immediately. It was Saggart’s first score in fifteen minutes. Darren Meagher then started a sweet team move as barrelled down the centre before offloading to Tom Bennett. He combined with Michael Kearney who slotted between the uprights (0-6 to 0-2 at half time).

Saggart always threatened to cut loose and eight minutes into the second period, Bennett pounced. A nice piece of vision from Ronan Walsh spotted the number fourteen and he dashed away before skimming a shot along the floor and under the hurley of goalkeeper Richard King. Knockshegowna continued to agitate and Costello plugged away with the frees. Limerick official Declan O’Driscoll flashed yellows to four players for one particularly messy situation and showed a total of seven. Saggart started to stretch them however as Stephen, Kieran and Shane Bennett lengthen their lead to double figures. Costello’s late corker only put a slightly better complexion on the scoreboard.

Adrian Meagher, Pat Bennett and the rest of the management team will toss and turn over a few miscues. 11 wides (four in the first half and seven in the second half ) will provide the first port of call. Secondly, several players lost possession by turning needlessly into traffic. They also tend to fall asleep for periods when at the wheel.

Their eagerness to burst from the traps is most encouraging for the final against Feenagh/Kilmeady from Limerick. Ballysaggart are just the second Waterford club to reach a Munster junior hurling final. Tramore fell to Ballygarvan from Cork in 2004. The small community, that all flocked onto the Fraher Field after Sunday’s game, are enjoying this adventure and they are well equipped at both ends of the field to improve on this steely semi final showing.

Cratloe pass stamina test - Cratloe 1-10 Ballinacourty 0-11

“We probably didn’t hit the heights, like we did against Stradbally in the county final, in any two of our Munster club games.” The frank thoughts that Ballinacourty selector Neil Moore gave to WLR FM after their dreams of making a second provincial final disappeared.

They couldn’t crack Cratloe despite their best efforts to slip away. A thin line separated them throughout and that always kept the Blues in with a sniff. The green and white led by 0-6 to 0-5 at half time. Even after Conor McGrath sank his second half putt , only Courty’s fourth concession all season long, they got their noses back in front (0-9 to 1-5) on 35 minutes.

The newly crowned Clare champions outgunned them by five points to two for the remainder however. They didn’t score for an eighteen minute period. Gary Hurney did manage to level the match for an eighth occasion but again Cratloe came back for more and kicked for home. Liam Markham and Conor McGrath signed off a weekend of history making.

The 24 hour angle was overstated perhaps and a superiority in stamina level didn’t kick in for the visitors. Cratloe boss Colm Collins explained to the Irish Examiner how they dealt with the situation after defeating Doonbeg. “On Saturday night we finished the game went to the cryotherapy and then the pool. We had our meal and we all went home. We came up against Ballinacourty today and showed great fighting spirit. It was a tremendous occasion. I was never prouder of a team in my life. It was a massive display. In 48 hours, we are in a Munster final. Joe O’Connor needs to be thanked also. He is the strength and conditioning coach with the Clare hurlers. The fitness has stood to them and even though we played yesterday, I thought we finished the stronger team which is great credit to Joe. The lads don’t slack. They watch what they eat. They don’t mess around. Thankfully they have got their reward. “

As hard as it may seem right now, Courty can take heart in the manner that they devoured the county championship. They motored through the group stages and knock out rounds (scoring 15 goals) and ripped the heart out of Stradbally in the final. The material is there to build a body of work. It’s well within their grasp.

The next target to aim for is back to back county titles. This is a height that the club have only reached once in their history (1978 and 1979). The last team to achieve that feat, other than Stradbally, was Rathgormack when they doubled up in 1995 and 1996. Courty’s must hit 2014 harder.

Saggart’s winter of possibility – Ballysaggart 1-12 Grenagh 1-9

 Stephen Bennett is wintering well. 3-6 in the Western final, 1-12 in the county final and 1-11 in a Munster quarter final. This latest solo mission matched his stratospheric standards. Grenagh were powerless to stop him.

With the scores tied at 1-9 each, he sorted out a sticky patch for Saggart. A scooped point off the hurley, a routine free and an incredible overhead effort dodged a Cork comeback. That final high wire act will be hard to replicate. With his back to goal and surrounded by defenders, he flipped the sliotar up in the air and over the bar in an audacious piece of improvisation that brought the house down.

They had sailed close to the wind after clutching a six point lead at one point. Selector Pat Bennett was out of breath but not out of words to express the pride he felt afterwards. "Our side have come back from the dead all this year. That Grenagh side have never been led in Cork, no team ever led at any stage of this championship all year. We led from the word go. When they came back our lads showed their mettle and showed their hurling. I’m so proud of those guys because not alone did they show their hurling and their skill, they showed their work rate and commitment and that’s what you want."

As Pat Bennett describes, Saggart led right from the first blast. Stephen Bennett thieved a goal in the fifth minute. Shane Bennett’s point attempt was collected by goalkeeper Mark Kenny but Stephen blocked him down and wasted no time in belting the sliotar home. They departed to the dressing rooms four in front (1-5 to 0-4) after Grenagh clocked up 12 stray shots. That soon swelled to six as Bennett piled on three more points. The last of those came out on the far side of the ground where he cheekily flicked over the head of the full back and retrieved to score.

The eight minute delay to treat Grenagh midfielder Niall Doherty (who was stretchered off with a serious knee injury) appeared to unsettle the Waterford champions. On 47 minutes, Seamus Coleman snuck in a daisy cutter after Ballysaggart initially dealt with the danger. Points through Ultan Duggan, Tom Kenny (free), Martin Barry and DD Dorgan tied them on 65 minutes. A ground shot also rattled the side netting in the middle of that. The boisterous away following started to believe in the comeback effort. Stephen Bennett also backed himself to go for goal from a 21 metre free and saw his stinger saved. In the almost never ending injury time (fourteen minutes in all), Bennett had three more tricks up his sleeve. Grenagh raided at the death but Matty Meagher rose highest and they were through.

The Cork side will reflect on 15 wides and the first half dozen that cost them dearly. Saggart’s brave defending also played a part. Barry Murphy’s block led to a point for Shane Bennett while Daniel Devine and Caileain O’Gorman starred down the right flank. Tom Kenny was held scoreless from play by Eugene O’Brien. Matty Meagher stopped from point blank range when Sean Bourke was favourite to score.

It's the first win for a Déise team over the Cork winners at this grade and a first win of any description for six years. They will need that bravery and more Bennett magic next Sunday as Another Fraher Field tie against Knockshegowna from Tipperary is the obstacle in the way of Waterford’s second appearance in a junior final. Pat Bennett doesn't want this adventure to end. "It’s brilliant for Waterford to get another home one. We got savage support in Dungarvan and we will be hoping for more again next Sunday. It’s a Munster semi final and it’s a huge chapter in our club. Today must have been the greatest day for our club. If you are going to get to a Munster final you have to beat Cork and Tipperary and that’s no mean feat. "

Waterford's record in Munster club JHC 2004-2012

Ballysaggart will seek to banish a seven year losing streak for Waterford clubs in the Munster junior championship when they meet Cork champions Grenagh on Sunday. Tramore made the final of this competition in 2004 but were defeated by Ballygarvan. Fenor were the last Deise representatives to register a win in 2006. Cork lead the roll of honour with seven titles.

2012 Semi Final
Kildorrery 4-19 Butlerstown 0-11

2011 Semi Final
Cappamore 3-10 Ballinameela 2-6

2010 Semi Final
St Patricks 3-13 Ballydurn 2-13 (AET)

2009 Quarter Final
Aherlow 3-20 Tourin 2-15

2008 Quarter Final
Dripsey 3-17 Modeligo 0-12

2007 Semi Final
Ballyroe 2-13 Ballysaggart 2-7

2006 Semi Final
Kilworth 4-19 Fenor 0-6

2006 Quarter Final
Fenor 2-13 Meelick 0-8

2005 Semi Final
Knockshegowna 0-12 Brickey Rangers 0-7

2004 Final
Ballygarvan 0-16 Tramore 1-5

2004 Semi Final
Tramore 1-4 Ennistymon 0-3

Courty on the road to somewhere - Ballinacourty v ? preview

The Villagers are Banner bound from around eight o’clock on Sunday morning with a second Munster club final within their grasp based on the evidence of the nine games to hand. The cloudy fixture situation is far from ideal in terms of pre-match planning but if they shift that to one side, there is an inviting path to the December 1 showpiece.

All departments are functioning properly. The defensive record stands at six clean sheets and three goals conceded, the midfield are grabbing possession at key points and the attack is distributing the scoring load. After only experiencing brief periods of turbulence in the county championship, Drom Broadford pushed them close to the cliff edge. That test should make them aware of potential pitfalls. They must offload possession a lot quicker on this occasion and improve their shot selection. The concession of cheap frees clocked up a nice number in the quarter final (25) and foul trouble leads to card trouble down the line.

The uncertainty over their destination is an irritation. In the era of precise preparation, the green and white will have to wait for the close of business in Clare on Saturday to find out both their opponents and the venue. If Cratloe prevail, Cusack Park will host the semi final. If Doonbeg prevail, an extra 45 minutes will be added to the journey time in order to play at the home ground of the Magpies. The Waterford winners appear to be penalised here for Clare failing to complete their championship on schedule. Less than a day of notice for a Munster semi final venue is a most unsatisfactory situation. Cusack Park should have been engraved as the home ground no matter what result materialised on Saturday.

The newly crowned Clare champions will call the tune and Ballinacourty have to move on with that. They will arrive as the fresher team but they can’t rely on that completely. Two games in two days works out in different ways. Back in 1992, Ballygunner defeated Mount Sion in the county final at Fraher Field and travelled to Sixmilebridge the following day for the Munster semi final. They lost by sixteen points. A fornight ago, Whitegate ignored the 24 hour turnaround to draw with Youghal after extra time in the intermediate hurling championship.

Cratloe are chasing their first title backed by Podge Collins, Conor McGrath, Cathal McInerney and Brendan Bugler amongst others. David Tubridy’s Doonbeg have claimed eighteen titles and last lifted the trophy in 2010. The new arrivals enter as marginal 8/13 favourites. The verdict should be known by around 4 o’clock on Saturday. Ballinacourty must prey on the physical and mental vulnerability of their opponents the following day in whatever part of the Banner county they land in.

Waterford's recent Munster club football clashes with Clare

2004 final
Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-9 Stradbally 0-9

2004 final replay
Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-9 Stradbally 0-8

2009 semi final
Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-9 Stradbally 0-6

2010 quarter final
Stradbally 0-7 Doonbeg 0-4

Tiny breaks and restricted supply halt Passage - Na Piarsaigh 0-20 Passage 3-9

Passage emptied everything. They hassled and hounded down another unlikely victory in a final quarter push that really rattled Na Piarsaigh. A bossy Sky Blue half back line led by David Breen, a couple of curious refereeing calls and the sustained excellence of Kevin Downes stopped them.

Their suffocating tactics up front and the hooking and blocking in defence showed that their hunger remained even after the four week break. Peter Queally told the Irish Examiner of how they hit their pre-match targets. “If you go into the dressing room, we have signs up, three things we covered – three subjects. We have Passage up on a sign, hunger up on a sign and pride up on a sign. We’re happy with how we did under those headings.” Five star goalkeeper Eddie Lynch kept them afloat and that show of defiance inspired a trademark late rally. “Peter has been telling us all year to believe and focus on the next ball. He has instilled that throughout the team and there was a great belief to go to the bitter end. We showed that there today as the lads kept plugging away with a few points and a few goals. It was nip and tuck until the last two or three minutes and Na Piarsaigh managed to pull away from us.”

These two teams defied the conditions to produce 32 scores in a clean and fair tussle driven by hard work but also economical use of possession. Conor Lane only blew his whistle for fourteen frees in an uncharacteristically expansive November match. Sean Stack’s side were frustrated by Lynch but still managed to establish a five point hold (0-15 to 2-4) entering the final quarter. Kevin Downes continued to enjoy the freedom of his centre forward role. Passage may wonder if Noel Connors might have inhibited that confidence. Although wearing number fourteen, Pat Gleeson wandered out to midfield to pillage three points. Adrian Breen also beamed brightly in the corner with another three. David Breen left the Passage forwards feeding off scraps. They were starved of a score for 23 minutes.

Passage didn’t buckle even after corner forward Kevin Ryan stopped Eoin Kelly’s second penalty. They continued to press Na Piarsaigh and John Whitty’s goal revived them after Thomas Connors made a dash that attracted five defenders. That made it 20 goals in championship 2013. 1-4 in the space of six minutes (the points provided by Owen Connors (2), Killian Fitzgerald and immediate impact sub Joseph McClean) turned a five point deficit into a one point advantage. Shane Dowling finally settled down after a patchy shooting display overall and Na Piarsaigh clutched a slender lead. Killian Fitzgerald’s sidestep and strike tied the scores for the seventh time (0-18 to 3-9).

A Munster final spot rested on the last three and a bit minutes. The fine margins favoured the 2011 provincial winners. That extra layer of inter county class lowered their error count. Passage continued to rely on a drip, drip supply compared to their opponents. Na Piarsaigh generated 33 scoring chances as opposed to 17. Conor Lane handled the game sensibly but a pair of decisions towards the finish are up for debate. With less than three minutes left on the clock, Michael Casey was deemed to be fouled when Passage appeared to hold their discipline in surrounding the corner back. Peter Queally was livid along the line. They survived the initial delivery from the free but Na Piarsaigh quickly earned a turnover and Shane Dowling spotted wing back Alan Dempsey who delivered from distance. Shortly afterwards, Lane blew up Thomas Connors for overcarrying when no clear offence was committed. Passage also lost possession over the sideline in the short spell leading up to that decisive Downes point. There will be a few nagging doubts in the away ranks but that still can’t take away from how the number eleven crowned his six point showing. With two Passage players exerting pressure and hassled towards the sideline, Downes somehow shaped and shot over his shoulder straight between the sticks for the insurance single.

The newly crowned Waterford champions were out and yet had no reason to get down over it. A two point defeat couldn’t spoil the time of their lives. The noise and colour of the red and white fans even outdid the home following among the 1,350 on Sunday. They exceeded all expectations in climbing from a mid table 25/1 team to county champions after an unexpected endgame never witnessed before and unlikely to see again. The 2013 journey will be revisited over and over during the shortest of winters down Passage way.

The goalkeepers' union - Aisling O'Brien and Eddie Lynch

Courtesy of Munster Camogie

 

Courtesy of Sportsfile

 

Two awards for Waterford goalkeepers on the one weekend is a rare and wonderful feat. On Saturday, Lismore camogie keeper Aisling O'Brien held out against Newmarket in a low scoring Munster Intermediate final replay at Lattin-Cullen. Second half saves from Jenny Kelly and Niki Kaiser kept them on track for a third provincial crown in four years. Passage stopper Eddie Lynch performed five fantastic saves to capture the TG4 award in an unsuccessful Munster semi final trip to the Gaelic Grounds. This included two spectacular diving saves to deny David Dempsey and Kieran Kennedy. The 22 year old has acted as first choice for the seniors since 2010. He kept his third clean sheet of a fairytale nine game season on Sunday.

Waterford v Limerick Munster club hurling rivalry

 

2011 Semi Final

Na Piarsaigh 3-9 Ballygunner 0-12

Ballygunner appeared to be in control of their own destiny at Walsh Park until three costly concessions allowed newcomers Na Piarsaigh into the Munster final. Pauric Mahony ‘s prolific return from placed balls pushed them 0-10 to 0-4 ahead at half time. A couple of defensive mishaps  in the final quarter unravelled that enterprise.  A Shane Dowling double in the space of three minutes started the surprise recovery for the Sky Blues. A third goal courtesy of David Breen rammed home the win.

2008 Final

De La Salle 1-9 Adare 0-10

A tale of two halves as captain John Mullane led by example to cap Salle’s breakthrough season. They were held scoreless at half time but only trailed by five as Adare struck eight wides. Although Brian Phelan got Salle on the board, they fell further behind (0-9 to 0-2) on 38 minutes. John Mullane’s goal on 41 minutes finally fired them into life and a flood of points followed to stun Ger O’Loughlin’ s side.

2005 Quarter Final

Ballygunner 2-12 Garryspillane 1-11

2-4 from Paul Flynn (1-2 in play and 1-2 in frees) got the Gunners past a sticky test in the Gaelic Grounds. Tony Considine’s side,  boosted by a Frankie Carroll goal, made the early running (1-3 to 0-1 after eight minutes). Two Flynn blasts in a four minute burst twisted the game towards the visitors and sent them 2-4 to 1-5 at the break. They kept one step ahead thereafter.

2004 Quarter Final

Mount Sion 4-8 Ahane 2-11

Sean Ryan scored four goals, including an injury time winner, to sway this tie in Sion’s favour. After a change of venue from Walsh Park to Fraher Fied, the Limerick champions took advantage of the strong breeze to depart seven points in front (1-10 to 1-3). Padraig Ryan grabbed the goal with James Moran supplying four points. A Ryan double and Ken McGrath’s point taking turned the tables in the second half. Padraig Ryan’s second major looked to have levelled for Ahane before Sean Ryan intervened with a scrappy clinching strike.

2003 Semi Final

Patrickswell 0-16 Mount Sion 1-11

Sion, playing for the third week in succession, stacked up 15 wides as Paul O'Grady powered a Patrickswell comeback at the Gaelic Grounds. The sides couldn't be seperated at half time (1-4 to 0-7) with Barry Browne delivering the goods. The Waterford winners moved four clear in the second half but O'Grady (scorer of nine points in total) edged the Well in the right direction.

2002 Quarter Final

Mount Sion 2-13 Adare 1-13

In front of 3,500 fans at Walsh Park, nine points from Ken McGrath and two Sean Ryan goals sneaked Sion through by three. Adare seized the initiative with a Mark Foley  penalty on 11 minutes but Sean Ryan quickly replied. Ryan added his second shortly after the interval and they held off an away revival to reach the last four.

 

Courty continue the learning process – Ballinacourty 2-7 Drom Broadford 0-11

Ballinacourty are in a good spot after picking up only their second win in the Munster championship. They survived their most searching test of the season last Sunday yet have a couple of troubling numbers tugging away.

The wides count rested at ten by full time (five in each half). Mid way through the second half, they created chance after chance to dispose of Drom Broadford but failed to do so. Several players were also guilty of running into traffic and taking too much out of the ball, particularly in the opening period. 19 minutes of the second half zipped by before Gary Hurney and Michael O’Halloran removed the uncertainty with the clinching points. “For some reason today we tended to slow down the ball around the middle of the field whereas all year we were more direct,” said selector Neil Moore. “Dromcollogher were flooding back with bodies and made it hard for us. We are delighted with the win but certainly a lot of improvement to do before we travel to Clare in two weeks’ time.”

Cork referee Conor Lane penalised Courty repeatedly during the second half as they started to concede territory and allowed Broadford to rebuild. 44 frees were squashed into the 60 minutes. Some were puzzling including a call against Gary Hurney for overcarrying when the game was in the fire. The concession of 25 frees (18 in the second half) left Moore frustrated. “When Dromcollogher flood the middle of the field, you are going to have that type of a game. There was very few players within the 45s on both teams so it seemed to be condensed in the middle third. That makes for a lot more physical contact which gives a lot more frees. I thought that we came out the wrong end of a few calls there when the game was in the melting pot.” The most pleasing part was how they dug out the scores while playing below their best. Jason O’Brien and Mark Ferncombe gambled around the goalmouth and they stuck away two predatory three pointers when they appeared to be running out of ideas. “I thought in the first half we played quite poorly,” admitted Richie Foley. “Only for those goals, it would have been a different first half. We kind of woke up half way through with those goals.” They took a hold of midfield through Gary and Patrick Hurney in those tense moments when Broadford closed to within a single point. Their defence remains robust despite leaking four from play to Derry McCarthy. In fact, Broadford eased the pressure by bizarrely withdrawing the dangerous number ten. The half backs like to attack at will but Courty are still a mean unit. Brian Looby and David Collins are holding their positions in unfussy fashion to aid Sean O’Hare in the last line. Stephen Enright has only seen three goals fly by him. Overall, Ballinacourty’s willingness to work and persevere is driving them deep into the winter months. No one is spared from mucking in. Mark Ferncombe has scored freely in this run yet it was noticeable in the first half how he tracked back into the half back line to retrieve possession.

The fog hanging over the Clare championship is starting to clear. Cratloe qualified for the final last weekend with a 2-8 to 0-9 win over Eire Og Ennis. Doonbeg and Lisseycasey clash in the second semi final this weekend. In the overall Munster picture, Dr Crokes are cast iron certainties to win with the bookies at 1/20. With nine wins from nine, the 14/1 long shots are moving up quietly on the rails and with some fine tuning, they may end up as the final provincial hurdle for Gooch and company to jump over on the first of December.

Opportunity knocks for Courty - Munster quarter final preview

 

Despite making three Munster final appearances in the last decade (2004, 2006 and 2007), it’s hardly been a rich return for Déise sides in this company. Since the turn of the millennium, Waterford clubs have won five, drawn two and lost eleven out of eighteen provincial ties. Stradbally were the last team to record a win back in 2010 (0-7 to 0-4 over Doonbeg). Taxing and physically exhausting county finals haven’t helped their cause. In 2003 and 2008, the championship didn’t finish on schedule to meet the Munster deadlines. Ballinacourty are better placed to boost that record.

With a fortnight to retune the dial, Courty should arrive with a fresh appetite to kick on for the rest of the winter. Eight wins out of eight in the county by an average margin of eleven points breathes confidence. The forwards have reached the dizzy digits of around 19 points per game and the backs are letting through less than nine on average. A wholesome team performance knocked Stradbally over by seven. Eight different players split the uprights and they only conceded two points in 54 minutes of football. The bite was back in their play and that really showed in how they scoffed the breaks and surrounded the Red shirts in numbers. John Hurney’s suspension is the only minus mark ahead of the weekend.

Drom Broadford have collected seven out of twelve on Shannonside (2001, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2013) and lifted the Munster cup in 2008. In their latest triumph over Monaleen, they emerged as two point victors but bossed the game for the majority. New recruit Killian Phair from Cavan, was responsible for 1-3. He previously won county crowns in his native county and in London. Man of the match Gareth Noonan and Seanie Buckley are their only two current county representatives. Jason Stokes and evergreen attacker Michael Reidy soldiered under Liam Kearns when Limerick narrowly lost back to back Munster finals against Kerry in 2003 and 2004. They will start without full back Tom McLoughlin on Sunday.

This quarter final will be settled around the centre. Seanie Buckley resides there for the visitors and his creative influence will need to be curbed. Courty clearly studied Stradbally’s kick outs and they used Gary Hurney’s height to gain a leg up. They are unlikely to exert a similar vice like grip on this occasion and their hunger for dirty ball will have to be as high as two weeks ago. With Dr Crokes and Castlehaven on the opposite side of the draw and the Clare championship in disarray, a Munster final appearance is within the grasp of Sunday’s victors. Courty’s midfield (helped by attack minded half backs and hard running half forwards) can provide the platform to get around awkward opponents.

Ballinacourty 4/6 Draw 7/1 Drom Broadford 6/4

Prediction: Ballinacourty

Waterford's Munster club football record (2000-2012)

2000 quarter final

Moyle Rovers 2-2 The Nire 0-7

2001 quarter final
Drom Broadford 2-9 Stradbally 0-9

2002 quarter final
Monaleen 1-12 Stradbally 2-6

2003
No Waterford representative

2004 quarter final
Stradbally 0-11 Loughmore Castleiney 1-7

2004 semi final
Stradbally 1-12 Bishopstown 0-12

2004 final
Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-9 Stradbally 0-9

2004 final replay
Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-9 Stradbally 0-8

2005 semi final
Nemo Rangers 1-14 Stradbally 0-10

2006 semi final
The Nire 1-6 Aherlow 1-6

2006 semi final replay
The Nire 1-10 Aherlow 0-6

2006 final
Dr Crokes 2-5 The Nire 0-8

2007 semi final
Ballinacourty 2-6 Kilcummin 0-8

2007 final
Nemo Rangers 1-10 Ballinacourty 1-7

2008
No Waterford representative

2009 semi final
Kilmurry Ibrickane 0-9 Stradbally 0-6

2010 quarter final
Stradbally 0-7 Doonbeg 0-4

2010 semi final
Nemo Rangers 1-12 Stradbally 1-5

2011 quarter final
Dr Crokes 3-13 Ballinacourty 0-7

2012 semi final
Castlehaven 1-5 Stradbally 0-7