British University Gaelic football Championship

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The British University Gaelic football Championship is an annual Gaelic football held for universities on the island of Britain. It is organised by the BUGAA which is a branch of the Higher Education GAA committee which oversees Gaelic Games in Universities. The competition is also overseen by the British Universities Sports Association. See also the British University Hurling Championship

Contents 1 History 2 Previous Years 2.1 A Championship 2.2 B Championship (Division 2) 2.3 C Championship (Plate) 3 2005 Championship 3.1 A Championship 3.2 B Championship 3.3 C Championship (Plate) 4 2006 Championship 4.1 A Championship 4.2 B Championship 4.3 C Championship (Plate) 5 2007 Championship 5.1 A Championship 5.2 B Championship 5.3 C Championship (Plate) 6 See also 7 External link

[edit] History

The first attempt to start a British colleges Gaelic football tournament was in 1989, but it lapsed the following year and was revived in 1991 by the University of Crewe and Alsager who hosted and won a five-team tournament. In 1992 Newcastle and Sunderland Universities hosted a ten-team event on converted rugby pitches, and St. Mary's, Strawberry Hill (London) took the first of its titles. The British Universities' Gaelic football Championship - as it then became - started back in the 1992/93 academic session. Twelve teams congregated on Páirc na hÉireann, Catherine-de-Barns Lane, Solihull, Birmingham, with Swansea recording Wales' first and only club championship success thus far. The competition had found its true 'home', both in terms of geography and facilities, and there it has remained ever since.

The number of participants had risen to sixteen by 1994, but in 1995 an uncharacteristically heavy snowfall rendered the Birmingham pitches unplayable, and the competition had to be cancelled. The experience led to a championship review, arising out of which it was decided to divide Britain into four regions. Thus from 1996 the regions held their own qualification schemes, each sending two qualifying teams to the finals weekend.

The quota was raised to three teams per region in 1997, thus making for a 12-team weekend. In 1999 Joe McDonagh became the first GAA President to attend the British Universities' championships, and his lead has been followed by his successor, Seán McCague in 2001 and 2002.

[edit] Previous Years

[edit] A Championship

The winners of the A Championship qualify to play in the Trench Cup - which is the B Championship for universities in Ireland - at the semi-final stage. In 2004 St. Mary's, London won that competition. In 2007 John Moore's qualified for the final of this competition by beating University of Ulster Colerine 1-9 to 0-9.

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
1991	Crewe and Alsager University**
1992	St. Mary's
1993	Swansea
1994	Dundee
1995	Cancelled*
1996	Liverpool John Moore's		St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London
1997	St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London
1998	St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London		Liverpool John Moore's
1999	Liverpool John Moore's		Abertay University, Dundee
2000	St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London		Abertay University, Dundee
2001	Abertay University, Dundee
2002	St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London
2003	St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London
2004	St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London	1-8	Liverpool Hope	0-10
2005	St. Mary's Strawberry Hill, London	1-3	John Moore's, Liverpool	0-5
2006	Liverpool John Moore's	0-7	Hope University, Liverpool	0-5
2007	Liverpool John Moore's	1-15	Napier University	2-5

* Cancelled due to heavy snowfall in Birmingham
** Unofficial Championships

[edit] B Championship (Division 2)

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
2005	Glamorgan	2-4	Bangor	1-1
2006	Preston	3-9	Glasgow	0-10
2006	Sunderland	2-13	Preston	1-3

[edit] C Championship (Plate)

The prize for the third division of BU Gaelic football is the plate. The following are the winners and finalists of this tournament:

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score
2002	Glamorgan		Bolton
2003	Bolton		Aberdeen
2005	Leeds	3-5	Brighton	1-5
2006	Sunderland	2-7	Chester	0-7
2007	Chester	3-17	Huddersfield	0-4

[edit] 2005 Championship

14th Competition held in and around Birmingham on the Weekend of the ##, ## and ##th of Febuaray 2005.

[edit] A Championship

On the 10th of February four groups of four teams battled it out to qualify for the quarterfinals. The top two teams entered the last eight while the bottom two teams entered the B Championship.

Last 8 of A Championship Competition between top two teams from each group.

Quarterfinals February 11

Semifinals February 11

Final February 12

St. Mary's

won

Liverpool Hope

lost

St. Mary's

won

Napier

lost

Napier

won

Aberdeen

lost

St. Mary's

1-3

JMU

0-5

RGU

won

Abertay

lost

JMU

won

RGU

lost

JMU

won

Dundee

lost

[edit] B Championship

Competition between bottom two teams in each group from the 'A' Championship. The final: Glamorgan 2-4 Bangor 1-1.

[edit] C Championship (Plate)

Plate Championship Final: Brighton 1-5, Leeds 3-5. Other team included Aston University, University of Sunderland, University of Cambridge.

[edit] 2006 Championship

15th Competition held in and around Birmingham on the Weekend of the 10, 11 and 12th of Febuaray 2006.

[edit] A Championship

On the 10th of February four groups of four teams battled it out to qualify for the quarterfinals. The top two teams entered the last eight while the bottom two teams entered the B Championship.

Last 8 of A Championship Competition between top two teams from each group.

	Quarterfinals February 11					Semifinals February 11					Final February 12
		St. Mary's	0-4
		RGU	0-5
							RGU	0-2
							Liverpool Hope	1-6
		Liverpool Hope	2-5
		Edinburgh	0-2
												Liverpool Hope	0-5
												JMU	0-7
		JMU	2-5
		Dundee	0-4
							JMU	2-4
							Napier	0-8
		Napier	3-8
		Newcastle	1-4

[edit] B Championship

Competition between bottom two teams in each group from the 'A' Championship. The final: Preston 3-9 Glasgow University 0-10.

[edit] C Championship (Plate)

Group Stage

Group 1	Group 2
Team Sunderland Abertay (Dundee) Glamorgan Manchester Met Cambridge Rennes (France)	Team Chester Brighton Aston Huddersfield Carmarthen

Plate Championship Final: Sunderland 2-7, Chester 0-7.

[edit] 2007 Championship

Held in and around Greenford, London on the Weekend of the 16, 17 and 18th of Febuaray 2007.

[edit] A Championship

Group Stage

Group 1	Group 2
Team Pld W D L Pts Aberdeen 3 2 1 0 0 Dundee 0 0 0 0 0 Edinburgh 0 0 0 0 0 Bangor 0 0 0 0 0	Team Pld W D L Pts Napier 0 0 0 0 0 RGU 0 0 0 0 0 Preston 0 0 0 0 0 South Wales 0 0 0 0 0
Group 3	Group 4
Team Pld W D L Pts St. Mary's 0 0 0 0 0 JMU 0 0 0 0 0 Heriot Watt 0 0 0 0 0 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0	Team Pld W D L Pts Hope 0 0 0 0 0 Newcastle 0 0 0 0 0 Glasgow 0 0 0 0 0 Manchester 0 0 0 0 0

Last 8 of A Championship Competition between top two teams from each group.

Quarterfinals February 17

Semifinals February 17

Final February 18

JMU

JMU

Liverpool Hope

Liverpool Hope

JMU

1-15

Napier

2-5

Napier

Northumbria

Napier

Aberdeen

St. Mary's

Aberdeen

[edit] B Championship

Competition between bottom two teams in each group from the 'A' Championship.

Quarterfinals February 17

Semifinals February 17

Final February 18

Sunderland University

Glasgow

Sunderland University

Manchester

Manchester

Edinburgh

Sunderland University

2-13

Preston University

1-03

Preston University

Preston University

Bangor, Glasgow and Heriott Watt also.

[edit] C Championship (Plate)

Group Stage

Group 1	Group 2
Team Pld W D L Pts Chester 3 3 0 0 6 Cambridge 3 2 0 1 4 South Wales 3 1 0 2 2 Stirling 3 0 0 0 0	Team Pld W D L Pts Abertay 2 2 0 0 4 Brighton 2 1 0 1 2 Rennes 2 0 0 2 0
Group 3	Group 4
Team Pld W D L Pts Worcester 0 0 0 0 0 Aston 0 0 0 0 0 Sheffield Hallam 0 0 0 0 0	Team Pld W D L Pts Huddersfield 2 2 0 0 4 Lincoln 2 1 0 1 2 Oxford 2 0 0 2 0

Last 4 of Plate

	Semifinals February 17					Final February 18
	Chester		won
	Abertay		lost
						Chester		3-17
						Huddersfield		0-4
	Worcester		lost
	Huddersfield		won

[edit] See also

• Gaelic Athletic Association
• Sigerson Cup
• Fitzgibbon Cup
• British University Hurling Championship

[edit] External link

• BU GAA Website