Cuala join very elite club of back-to-back All-Ireland Club SHC winners

Sat, 24th March 2018

Cuala have joined a very elite group of back-to-back winners of the Tommy Moore Cup as All-Ireland Club SHC winners.

Prior to Saturday's feat by the Dalkey club it was last achieved by Galway's Portumna in 2008-2009 and only three other clubs have reached that milestone in their history - Birr (Offaly) 2002-2003, Athenry (Galway) 2000-2001 and Sarsfields (Galway) 1993-1994.

Since emerging as Dublin champions again Cuala on this campaign's successful journey beat Dicksboro (Kilkenny), St Martin’s (Wexford), Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly), Liam Mellows (Galway) and Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) in the final after a replay, with extra-time unable to sort the sides first time out.

ALL-IRELAND CLUB SHC: Roll of Honour

Ballyhale Shamrocks (6): 1981, 1984, 1990, 2007, 2010, 2015

Birr (4): 1995, 1998, 2002, 2003

Portumna (4): 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014

Athenry (3): 1997, 2000, 2001

James Stephens (3): 1976, 1982, 2005

Blackrock (3): 1972, 1974, 1979

Cuala (2): 2017, 2018

St Finbarr’s (2): 1975, 1978

Sarsfields (2): 1993, 1994

Glen Rovers (2): 1973, 1977

Loughgiel Shamrocks (2): 1983, 2012