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1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 77th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

1971 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Dates30 May 1971 - 14 November 1971
ChampionsBorder Bennettsbridge (12th title)
Runners-upBorder Fenians
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
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Fenians were the defending champions.

On 14 November 1971, Bennettsbridge won the championship after a 3–10 to 1–07 defeat of Fenians in the final.[1] It was their 12th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship

Results

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First round

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30 May 1971 First round Mooncoin 1-12 - 2-04 Thomastown Piltown Sportsfield
6 June 1971 First round Fenians 7-09 - 2-09 St. Lachtain's St. Patrick's Park
6 June 1971 First round Clara 4-02 - 4-20 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
13 June 1971 First round Rower-Inistioge 3-14 - 3-07 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
20 June 1971 First round Galmoy 4-21 - 7-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
27 June 1971 First round Bennettsbridge 3-11 - 2-06 James Stephens Nowlan Park
27 June 1971 First round Coon 3-09 - 2-12 St. Senan's Nowlan Park
First round replay Coon v St. Senan's Nowlan Park
  • Windgap received a bye in this round.

Winners' group

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First round

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25 July 1971 First round Galmoy 1-09 - 2-18 Bennettsbridge Nowlan Park
1 August 1971 First round Erin's Own 2-13 - 0-08 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
1 August 1971 First round Windgap 3-14 - 5-08 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield
8 August 1971 First round Fenians 5-11 - 1-08 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
8 August 1971 First round replay Windgap 1-14 - 2-11 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield
12 September 1971 First round second replay Windgap 1-11 - 2-04 St. Senan's Piltown Sportsfield

Second round

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12 September 1971 Second round Fenians 2-13 - 4-06 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
3 October 1971 Second round Bennettsbridge 7-03 - 4-10 Windgap Thomastown Sportsfield

Losers' group

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First round

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1 August 1971 First round St. Lachtain's 2-06 - 2-10 James Stephens Nowlan Park
1 August 1971 First round Clara 3-04 - 5-11 Coon Nowlan Park
8 August 1971 First round Thomastown 3-06 - 3-11 Young Irelands Nowlan Park

Second round

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12 September 1971 Second round Coon 2-13 - 3-10 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
26 September 1971 Second round James Stephens 5-08 - 3-02 Lisdowney Nowlan Park
3 October 1971 Second round replay Coon 2-07 - 5-07 Young Irelands Nowlan Park

Semi-finals

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31 October 1971 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 3-12 - 3-06 Young Irelands Nowlan Park
Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)
31 October 1971 Semi-final Fenians 3-15 - 2-06 James Stephens Nowlan Park

Final

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14 November 1971 Final Bennettsbridge 3-10 - 1-07 Fenians Nowlan Park
K Dunne 2-1, P Moran 1-1, J Kinsella 0-4, C Hayes 0-2, P Treacy 0-2. B Watson 1-0, P Delaney 0-3, J Moriarty 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, P Broderick 0-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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