Rounders Association of Ireland All Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2003

Final Tables

PWDLPts
Northern Section
Erne Eagles (Co. Cavan) (SF)22004
Ni Mhichil (Co. Derry) (SF)20111
St. Claire’s (Co. Cavan) (SF)20111
Southern Section
The Heath (Co. Laois) (SF)33006
Limekiln (Co. Dublin)32014
Cuchulainns (Co. Carlow)20020
Rathdowney (Co. Laois)20020
Rounders Association of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Men’s Championship Tables 2003 [Ref: 3]

Legend: SF: Qualify for All Ireland Semi-Finals

All-Ireland Series

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
2003Erne Eagles21Naomh Mhichil0
2003The Heath15St. Claire’s11
All-Ireland Final
2003Erne Eagles14The Heath5
Rounders Association of Ireland All-Ireland senior Men’s Championship All-Ireland series 2003 [Ref: 3]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Northern Section
2003Erne Eagles15Ni Mhichil2
2003Erne Eagles15St. Claire’s9
Southern Section
2003Limekiln18Cuchulainns6
2003The Heath9Limekiln8
Rounders Association of Ireland All_Ireland senior Men’s Championship Section Games 2003 [Ref: 3]

Report

Co. Cavan’s Erne Eagles won the 2003 Rounders Association of Ireland All Ireland Senior Men’s Championship defeating The Heath of Co. Laois 14-5 in the All Ireland Final. With sevens teams entering, the Championship was divided into a Northern and Southern Section, with four remaining teams after the Group Stage entering the All Ireland Semi-Finals, where Naomh Mhichil of Co. Derry and St. Claire’s were eliminated.

About Rounders

Rounders is an Irish and British version of Softball and Baseball, and thought to be the ancestor of both. It was first codified in Ireland as part of the Original GAA Charter of 1884, but not organised until 1958. It is a Bat and Ball (also known as Safe Haven) sport whereby the batter attempts to hit a ball thrown at him or her by a pitcher or bowler and then attempts to run around the bases back home.

References

Sources

[1] Anon. (2003) “Limekiln launch a new All-Ireland Rounders Championship title bid”. The Echo. Thursday, August 28, 2003.

Websites

[2] GAA Rounders (2016) Senior Mens Roll of Honour [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaarounders.ie/seniormensrollofhonour [Accessed 10 December 2016]

[3] Rounders Association of Ireland | Wayback Machine (2003) Championship Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20030811090007/http://www.rounders.ie/championship.htm [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy & Frank Connolly.

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 12 December 2020

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